Tag: local
What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics...
Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan
Microplastics – the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down – are...
Why do skiers sunburn so easily on the slopes? A snow...
Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University
It’s extremely easy to get sunburned while you’re skiing and snowboarding in the...
What’s sociology? A sociologist explains why Florida’s college students should get...
Joya Misra, UMass Amherst
In January 2024, Florida officially voted to reduce the number of students enrolled in sociology...
Michigan mother convicted of manslaughter for school shootings by her son...
Thaddeus Hoffmeister, University of Dayton
In a decision expected to have far-reaching implications for the criminal responsibility of parents...
Michigan is spending $107M more on pre-K − here’s what the...
Christina J. Weiland, University of Michigan and Ajay Chaudry, New York University
About one-third of the nation’s 4-year-olds...
Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users...
Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University; Jannet van der Veen, Drexel University; Synøve Nygaard Andersen, University of Oslo, and Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, University...
San Jose and the reemergence of the donut city
Mark Davidson, Clark University
The specter of downtown decline is again haunting American cities.
After many...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
