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‘Cajun Navy’ volunteers who participate in search-and-rescue operations after hurricanes are forming long-lasting organizations

Volunteers with Savage Freedoms Relief Operation coordinates aid in Swannanoa, on Oct. 7, 2024, after Hurricane Helene severely damaged the North Carolina town.Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty ImagesThe vo...

Kyle Breen, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M International University - avatar Kyle Breen, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M International University

Machine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Protein molecules can have complicated structures that dictate their functions.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesThe 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry recognized Demis Hassabis, Jo...

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Misspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word

Democratic candidate Tim Walz, during the vice presidential debate in which he said he ‘misspoke’ about being in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square protests.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDu...

Valerie M. Fridland, Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno - avatar Valerie M. Fridland, Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno

Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, filling a large gap for older Americans and their caregivers

Vice President Kamala Harris' proposal would allow Medicare to expand its coverage of home health care aides for older Americans.FredFroese/E+ via Getty ImagesVice President Kamala Harris has outlined...

Jane Tavares, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, UMass Boston - avatar Jane Tavares, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, UMass Boston

‘No antidote for bad polls’: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting

President Dwight Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, left, with Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, greet crowds after Adlai Stevenson conceded defeat on Nov. 7, 1956.Bettmann/Getty ImagesIn r...

W. Joseph Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication - avatar W. Joseph Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication