Should you fly yet? An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist walk you through the...
Kacey Ernst, University of Arizona and Paloma Beamer, University of Arizona
We don’t know about you, but we’re ready to travel. And that typically means...
Baby’s first photo call: how the royals learned to act normal
Laura Clancy, Lancaster University
After a day of waiting, the world’s press got their first look, and first photographs, of the newest member of the...
Why rooftop solar is disruptive to utilities — and the grid
Seth Blumsack, Pennsylvania State University
A report earlier this month detailed how electric utilities were working through state regulators to stunt the spread of rooftop...
Small cliques often take control of school governor boards
By Andrew Wilkins, University of Roehampton
As the investigations continue into what happened at the schools implicated in the Trojan Horse extremism affair in Birmingham,...
Only about 1 in 5 engineering degrees go to women
Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Despite various efforts to encourage...
Changing your mind about something as important as vaccination isn’t a sign of weakness...
Art Markman, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
Culturally, this is an era in which...
7 tips to stay safe while studying abroad
Chad M. Gasta, Iowa State University
Studying abroad can bring great rewards, but being a visitor in a foreign land also comes with significant risks.
“It...
The risks of blowing your own trumpet too soon on research
By Daniel Price, Monash University
UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH: What do we actually mean by research and how does it help inform our understanding of things? Today...
