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Evan Papa, Tufts University
My wife and I were in the grocery store recently when we noticed an older...
From sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served...
Jelani M. Favors, North Carolina A&T State University
Of all the contributions for which Harry Belafonte will be remembered,...
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Brenna Hassinger-Das, Pace University and Jennifer M. Zosh, Penn State
Picking out a baby toy – whether it’s for...
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Ryan Leack, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Early on in my writing courses, I ask students...
Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis
William Nash, Middlebury
Barbara Kingsolver’s literary honors range from the National Book Prize of South Africa to the PEN/Faulkner...
Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about overcoming childhood misfortune
Stacy Rosenbaum, University of Michigan and Robin Morrison, University of Exeter
In 1974, an infant mountain gorilla was born...
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Anna Rhodes, Rice University and Julia Szabo, Rice University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic...
Cloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it a...
Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation
When an unexpected rainstorm leaves you soaking wet, it is...
