Tag: quick reads
College applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana
Christopher D. Blake, Emory University
Colleges in states where recreational marijuana became legal over the past decade saw a...
Education linked to better employment prospects upon release from prison
Ben Stickle, Middle Tennessee State University and Steven Sprick Schuster, Middle Tennessee State University
Better job prospects. Higher...
1 in 4 Colorado 11th-graders skipped their state’s standardized test −...
Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Carlos Casanova, Arizona State University; Kathryn Chapman, University of Florida, and Sherman Dorn, Arizona State University
Searching for the right angle – students in this course shoot...
Jamaal Abdul-Alim, University of Maryland
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could...
Yoni Ashar, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Most people with chronic back pain naturally think their pain is...
To better understand addiction, students in this course take a close...
Debra J. Rosenthal, John Carroll University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation...
Israel is getting a surge in donations from the US in...
Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, Indiana University
The U.S. government has stepped up its focus on Israel following the Oct....
Remote workers are more aware of cybersecurity risks than in-office employees:...
Joseph K. Nwankpa, Miami University and Pratim Milton Datta, Kent State University
Workers who telecommute tend to be more...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
