Barbara Bush may have suffered from a chronic lung disease called COPD – a...
Frank Sciurba, University of Pittsburgh
Former First Lady Barbara Bush died on April 17, 2018, two days after spokespeople said that she had decided not...
Superman at 80: How two high school friends concocted the original comic book hero
Brad Ricca, Case Western Reserve University
Superman – the first, most famous American superhero – turns 80 this year.
The comics, toys, costumes and billion-dollar Hollywood...
Choosing the wrong college can be bad for your mental health
Noli Brazil, University of California, Davis and Matthew Andersson, Baylor University
Going off to college might be a source of anxiety for some students, but...
Wealthy Americans know less than they think they do about food and nutrition
Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan State University and Douglas Buhler, Michigan State University
Socioeconomics play a significant role in attitudes about food – especially concerns about safety...
The deaths of 76 Branch Davidians in April 1993 could have been avoided –...
Catherine Wessinger, Loyola University New Orleans
Twenty-five years ago, on February 28, 1993, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents attempted to execute a “dynamic...
Night owls may have 10 percent higher risk of early death, study says
Kristen Knutson, Northwestern University and Malcolm von Schantz, University of Surrey
Do you wake up bright eyed and bushy-tailed, greeting the sunrise with cheer and...
Why double-majors might beat you out of a job
Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University and Benjamin S. Selznick, James Madison University
Two college majors are better than one. That is the...
Local media struggle to hold Sinclair accountable
Andrea Hickerson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s stations are under renewed scrutiny following Deadspin’s release of a montage of anchors reading the same...
