Ethical challenges loom over decisions to resume in-person college classes
Neta C. Crawford, Boston University
By early July, about 80% of U.S. campuses were planning to resume at least some in-person instruction, even as a...
What we can learn from a book documenting the first vaccine, for smallpox
Anurag Papolu, The Conversation
As the world waits anxiously for a COVID-19 vaccine, Sam Lemley, curator of special collections at Carnegie Mellon University, says that...
Fireworks can torment veterans and survivors of gun violence with PTSD – here’s how...
Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University
For some combat veterans, the Fourth of July is not a time to celebrate the independence of the country they...
The US isn’t in a second wave of coronavirus – the first wave never...
Melissa Hawkins, American University
After sustained declines in the number of COVID-19 cases over recent months, restrictions are starting to ease across the United States....
Rethinking the K-pop industry’s silence during the Black Lives Matter movement
Hye Jin Lee, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
As nationwide protests against police violence and racial inequality continue in the...
Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution are becoming more common –...
Yangyang Xu, Texas A&M University and Xiaohui Xu, Texas A&M University
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Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their...
Adrian Bardon, Wake Forest University
Bemoaning uneven individual and state compliance with public health recommendations, top U.S. COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci recently blamed the country’s...
What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
William Petri, University of Virginia
With over 2 million cases in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many...
