What counts as an academic publication?
By Christopher Sampson, University of Nottingham
What is it that sets academic publications apart from articles on The Conversation? Peer review might be your first...
Federal funding for higher ed comes with strings attached, but is still worth it
Jason Alix Coupet, North Carolina State University
When nonprofit colleges and universities get federal funding for research and to support students, do government regulations make...
Are today’s white kids less racist than their grandparents?
Margaret Hagerman, Mississippi State University
In America’s children, we often see hope for a better future, especially when it comes to reducing racism.
Each new generation...
FDA’s approval of the world’s first vaccine against RSV will offer a new tool...
Annette Regan, University of San Francisco
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first vaccine to prevent...
School safety commission misses the mark by ignoring guns
F. Chris Curran, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A federal school safety commission that formed after the Parkland, Florida, school massacre won’t be focusing on...
Should you be friends with your co-workers? Here’s what the research says
Stephen Friedman, York University, Canada
In my teens and twenties, I didn’t think much about how important it was...
How Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor became Halloween’s theme song
Megan Sarno, University of Texas at Arlington
Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn...
Disaster news on TV and social media can trigger post-traumatic stress in kids thousands...
Jonathan S. Comer, Florida International University and Anthony Steven Dick, Florida International University
When disasters strike, the flood of...
