Tag: life & news
James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from...
Andor J. Kiss, Miami University
James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist most known for co-winning the 1962...
National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter...
Matthew W. Kreuter, Washington University in St. Louis and Rachel Garg, Washington University in St. Louis
Between January and...
Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is...
Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of...
What to know as hundreds of flights are grounded across the...
Laurie A. Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology
Major airports across the United States were subject to a 4% reduction...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
