The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
Troy Bickham, Texas A&M University
Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles,...
Over the holidays, try talking to your relatives like an anthropologis
Elizabeth Keating, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
How is it possible to spend so...
Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future
Emily Midkiff, University of North Dakota
While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books...
Anti-cancer CAR-T therapy reengineers T cells to kill tumors – and researchers are expanding...
Gregory Allen, University of California, San Francisco
Teaching the body’s immune cells to recognize and fight cancer is one...
That annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – a hearing specialist offers...
Bradley Kesser, University of Virginia
Not a week goes by when I don’t see someone in my clinic complaining...
Are snow days about to get buried by remote learning? Not quite – but...
Nathan M. Sorber, West Virginia University
Snow days, a nostalgic rite of passage for generations of students across the...
What is voluntary sterilization? A health communication expert unpacks how a legacy of forced...
Elizabeth Hintz, University of Connecticut
Sterilization is a safe and effective form of permanent birth control used by more...
This course takes college students out of this world – and teaches them what...
Joshua D. Ambrosius, University of Dayton
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