Sequencing the genome of newborns in the US: Are we ready?
Tom Diacovo, University of Pittsburgh and Gerard Vockley, University of Pittsburgh
Twenty-four to 48 hours after birth, every newborn in the U.S. will have a...
How the Flint water crisis set students back
Marilynne R Wood, University of Toledo
When the Flint water crisis took place in 2014 and 2015, one of my graduate nursing students decided to...
How much power can one image actually have?
Nicole Smith Dahmen, University of Oregon and Paul Slovic, University of Oregon
When the Associated Press published Julia Le Duc’s photograph of a drowned Salvadoran...
Gates launches lobbying arm – higher education on agenda
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Bill and Melinda Gates have launched a lobbying group in part to drive their agenda on education.
The move comes as Congress...
The civil rights activist so close to Martin Luther King Jr. she was thought...
Jason Miller, North Carolina State University
In a recent article published in Standpoint Magazine, Pulitzer Prize-winning Martin Luther King Jr. biographer David Garrow details new...
For many NBA players, finding a better high school was critical to success
Rob Book, University of Southern Denmark
When University of Southern California freshman Kevin Porter, Jr., became a first-round NBA draft pick on June 20, he...
Supplements for brain health show no benefit – a neurologist explains a new study
Steven DeKosky, University of Florida
Americans and others around the world have turned increasingly to dietary supplements in order to maintain or preserve their brain...
7 ways to build your child’s vocabulary
David Dickinson, Vanderbilt University
If you want your child to have a rich and fulfilling life, one of the best things you can do is...
