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Brenna Hassinger-Das, Pace University and Jennifer M. Zosh, Penn State
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Ryan Leack, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Early on in my writing courses, I ask students...
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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...
Parents tend to choose their children’s schools based on their own educational experience
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...
Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ endures as rap artists detail complex relationships with their mothers, street...
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are...
Lessons from ‘Star Trek: Picard’ – a cybersecurity expert explains how a sci-fi series...
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers.
Society’s...
