Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes...
Christine Nguyen, University of Southern California
In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed...
Student reporters fill crucial gap in state government coverage
Richard Watts, University of Vermont
The local news business is in crisis. The nation is currently losing two community...
Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has...
Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of Southern California; Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Joseph Cimpian, New York University
Online predators target children’s webcams, study finds
Eden Kamar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Christian Jordan Howell, University of South Florida
There has been a tenfold...
Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn
Ying Xu, University of Michigan
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Prescription drugs’ fine print is important – a toxicologist explains how to decode package...
Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University
Many adults take prescription drugs, and usage rates are continually increasing. With approximately 1.3...
What Socrates’ ‘know nothing’ wisdom can teach a polarized America
J. W. Traphagan, The University of Texas at Austin and John J. Kaag, UMass Lowell
A common complaint in...
Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song...
Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis
In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry...
