Tag: life & news
FDA recall of blood pressure pills due to cancer-causing contaminant may...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin, made by Teva Pharmaceuticals, is being...
Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens...
Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University
When most people think about immigration enforcement, they picture border crossings and airport checkpoints....
A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to...
Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Drew Kurlowski, Coastal Carolina University
Routine congressional oversight hearings usually don’t make headlines....
Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Washington University in St. Louis
Modern beer production is a US$117 billion business in the United...
Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and...
Rohan Grover, American University and Josh Widera, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
When the Trump administration gave...
The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers,...
Andrew Edelblum, University of Dayton and Abby Frank, University of Oregon
“Sex sells” has been a mantra in marketing...
Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began...
America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these...
Jeff Kruth, Miami University and Tammy Schwartz, Miami University
For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable,...
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Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
