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Mexican farmworkers with H-2A visas weed a North Carolina tobacco field in 2016. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

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Trump’s push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with ‘guest worker’ visas

Staff Writer - July 27, 2025

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Keith Krach’s Vision of Trusted Collaboration to Counter Authoritarianism is Basis for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

Visions of hell have varied in books and movies throughout the years. wera Rodsawang/Moment via Getty Images

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Students go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages

The U.S. is the only advanced economy that doesn’t legally mandate a minimum number of vacation days. Comstock Images/Stockbyte via Getty Images

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Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?

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Why do couples use baby talk with one another?

Some people get headaches after drinking red wine. Yuliia Kokosha/Moment via Getty Images

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Why does red wine cause headaches? Our research points to a...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2024

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Why conservatorships like the one controlling Britney Spears can lead to...

Staff Writer - July 19, 2021

George Washington believed restraint was the truest measure of American national interest. Elizabeth Fernandez/Getty Images

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George Washington’s foreign policy was built on respect for other nations...

Staff Writer - January 11, 2026

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Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries

Staff Writer - January 22, 2024

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How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to...

Staff Writer - July 16, 2021

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What is Afrofuturism? An English professor explains

Staff Writer - June 17, 2022

In 2024, Trump and other Republicans scored notable gains in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, along with other heavily Hispanic areas. Getty Images/Michael Gonzalez

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The ever‑evolving Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans

Staff Writer - March 23, 2026

Afghan girls are barred from attending school after sixth grade. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

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Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting –...

Staff Writer - January 5, 2025

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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026