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5 reasons to make sure recess doesn’t get short shrift when...
Rebecca London, University of California, Santa Cruz and William Massey, Oregon State University
Once children return to school for the first time since the coronavirus...
What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains
Stephen Schneider, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the...
Americans’ deepening financial stress will make the coronavirus a lot harder...
David Salkever, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Preventing deaths from COVID-19 depends on people who get it seeking treatment – which also allows authorities to...
You don’t need to worry about spreading the coronavirus with cash
Marilyn Roberts, University of Washington
Some people worry that cash may be spreading the coronavirus.
Earlier this year, both China and South Korea began sterilizing their...
Skipping standardized tests in 2020 may offer a chance to find...
James D. Kirylo, University of South Carolina
The Education Department is letting states cancel standardized tests. The move is a practical one: School buildings across...
Why having fewer OSHA inspectors matters
David Weil, Brandeis University
CC BY-NDIn many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, 5,250 workers...
Coronavirus unemployment at nearly 15% is still shy of the record...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
CC BY-NDThe U.S. unemployment rate jumped from 4.4% in March to a roughly 90-year high of 14.7% in April.
But could...
Why apparel brands’ efforts to police their supply chains aren’t working
Jason Judd, Cornell University and Sarosh Kuruvilla, Cornell University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
For years, apparel brands...
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‘Right to try’ laws are compassionate, but misguided
By Yoram Unguru, Johns Hopkins University
On November 4, the state of Arizona will decide whether to join Colorado, Missouri, Louisiana and Michigan in passing...
