Let’s get real with college athletes about their chances of going pro
Angela Farmer, Mississippi State University
When the NFL draft takes place, it will represent a professional dream come true for the 224 college football players...
A frenemy fungus provides clues about a new deadly one
Carol A Kumamoto, Tufts University and Jesus A. Romo, Tufts University
It seems like every few years there’s a virus or bacterium that threatens human...
Why federal student aid should be restored for people in prison
Andrea Cantora, University of Baltimore
Congress is thinking of lifting a longstanding ban on federal student aid for those serving time in prison.
The “Restoring Education...
5 things to consider before you hire a tutor for your child
Surani Joshua, Arizona State University
Private tutoring is a growing business, with people spending hundreds of billions of dollars. But is it worth it? And...
Will Netflix eventually monetize its user data?
Jason Mittell, Middlebury
Even in the wake of a recent mixed earning report and volatile stock prices, Netflix remains the media success story of the...
April 15 is the day tobacco companies pay $9 billion for tobacco illnesses, but...
Charles Betley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
April 15 is Tax Day in the U.S., and it is a bitter pill for many.
For state Medicaid...
Brain scans help shed light on the PTSD brain, but they cannot diagnose PTSD
Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University
Celebrities and public figures have recently been more open about mental health conditions they deal with. This is a positive...
When is dead really dead? Study on pig brains reinforces that death is a...
Katharina Busl, University of Florida
For the longest time, “death” used to be when the heart stopped beating and breathing stopped. Then, machines were invented...
