Why Trump’s proposal to merge the departments of Labor and Education should fail
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Most people go to school with the expectation that it will lead to a job. If this is the case, then...
Is Juul making it easy for kids to vape in school? New study suggests...
Jon-Patrick Allem, University of Southern California
The Juul vaporizer is the latest advancement in electronic cigarette technology, delivering nicotine to the user from a device...
A brief history of the s’more, America’s favorite campfire snack
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
This summer, 45 million pounds of marshmallows will be toasted over a fire in America. Many will be used as...
Why are Russians so stingy with their smiles?
Samuel Putnam, Bowdoin College and Masha A. Gartstein, Washington State University
In the lead-up to the World Cup, articles appeared noting that Russian workers were...
The latest blood pressure guidelines: What they mean for you
John Warner, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Updated blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association mean that many more Americans, notably older people, are now...
How colleges must collaborate to lift up the communities just outside their door
Nancy Cantor, Rutgers University Newark and Gordon Gee, West Virginia University
From the editors: Universities teach and research, but what impact do they –...
Schools must equip students to navigate alt-right websites that push fake news
Jennifer Rich, Rowan University
More than 60 percent of America’s middle and high school students rely on alt-right internet sites as credible sources for their...
Making art ‘should be uncomfortable’ – a conversation with visual artist Lorna Simpson
Christina Sharpe, Tufts University
Lorna Simpson, a pioneering visual and conceptual artist whose striking work on race, gender and identity has placed her among the...
