For male students, technical education in high school boosts earnings after graduation
Shaun M. Dougherty, Vanderbilt University
Job prospects for young men who only have a high school diploma are particularly bleak. They are even worse for...
Education isn’t a commodity for labor
Steven Fesmire, Middlebury College
When it comes to current debates in politics and policy, even a strident defense of the liberal arts – such as...
Rural America: Where Sam Shepard’s roots ran deepest
John J. Winters, Bridgewater State University
When Sam Shepard died on July 27 the world lost one of the greatest playwrights of the past half-century....
Fall means more deer on the road: 4 ways time of day, month and...
Tom Langen, Clarkson University
Autumn is here starting Wednesday, and that means the risk of hitting deer on rural...
Heart transplant doctors could help more people by accepting donations from the obese
Leora Yarboro, University of Virginia and Elizabeth D. Krebs, University of Virginia
Heart disease is the top cause of death in the U.S. For some...
Don’t hate your gut: It may help you lose weight, fight depression and lower...
Jasenka Zubcevic, University of Florida and Christopher Martynuik, University of Florida
A universe of organisms living inside you may affect every part of your body,...
In defense of HBO’s counterfactual ‘Confederate’
Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Fairfield University
In late July, HBO announced its forthcoming alternate history series “Confederate,” a show that will take place in a...
Marijuana is a lot more than just THC – a pharmacologist looks at the...
James David Adams, University of Southern California
Medical marijuana is legal in 33 states as of November 2018. Yet the federal government still insists marijuana...
