Supreme Court delivers a home run for sports bettors – and now states need...
Jennifer Roberts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
On May 14, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, a federal...
What can we learn from the way graduates are decorating their caps?
Sheila Bock, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
For college students across the country, commencement formally marks the transition from student to graduate. Per tradition, most...
Mad Magazine’s clout may have faded, but its ethos matters more than ever before
Michael J. Socolow, University of Maine
Mad Magazine is still hanging on. In April, it launched a reboot, jokingly calling it its “first issue.”
But in...
Science teachers sacrifice to provide lab materials for students
Emily Cayton, North Carolina State University and M. Gail Jones, North Carolina State University
Whatever salary the science teacher at your local public school makes...
Chemotherapy timing could influence how well the treatment works
Yanyan Yang, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and Aziz Sancar, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Most living organisms –...
How one early 20th-century performer defanged her fat-shamers
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, University of South Carolina
It’s all-too-common for women – especially those in the public spotlight – to be criticized for their weight....
Why graduation rates lag for low-income college students
Nathan Favero, American University School of Public Affairs
As college students nationwide prepare for graduation, a new analysis has shown that just under half of...
As marijuana goes mainstream, what’s happening to the way we talk about weed?
Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville
For decades, the marijuana industry operated underground, outside the confines of the law.
But even though at the federal level, possession...
