Janet Yellen and Kamala Harris keep shattering glass ceilings – but global elite boys club remains

Yellen with a few of the boys. (AP Photo/Annie RiceJanet Yellen may soon become the first woman to lead the Treasury Department, about six years after shattering another glass ceiling at the top of th...

Kevin L. Young, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Will there be a monument to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Editor’s Note: Dr. Emily Godbey is a professor of art and visual culture at Iowa State University. In this interview, she discusses how plague monuments were used to commemorate victims of past ...

Emily Godbey, Associate Professor, Art and Visual Culture, Iowa State University

Poland's anti-abortion push highlights pandemic risks to democracy

The push to tighten Poland's restrictive abortion laws has proved a lightning bolt moment for protesters. Wojtek Raadwanski/AFP via Getty ImagesHundreds of thousands of Poles have taken to the streets...

Brian Grodsky, Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

California vetoed ethnic studies requirements for public high school students, but the movement grows

A mural outside La Chiquita Grocery in Santa Ana, Calif. honors the military service of nearly 200 local Mexican Americans.Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesCalifornia Gov. Gavin News...

Wayne Au, Professor of Education, University of Washington, Bothell

It's not just ABCs – preschool parents worry their kids are missing out on critical social skills during the pandemic

Preschool is an opportunity to develop important social skills like taking turns, working in groups and making friends. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAs COVID-19 cases once again spik...

Michele L. Stites, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

5 Key Factors To Starting A Website

Every business needs a website to be successful. However, this is a challenge for many due to the lack of coding and designing skills. The good news is, you do have a way around this—hire a deve...

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MICHAEL MESEY and AMERICAN GREED Release “Together”

“Together” As the go-to special show and traveling drummer for Chuck Berry for many years, Michael Mesey had a blast creating explosive moments on stage with the legendary musical pioneer all ...

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Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper than Pfizer's and Moderna's and doesn't require supercold temperature

Now there is a third possible vaccine for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has released data on what is now the third p...

Sanjay Mishra, Project Coordinator & Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University

Testing sewage can give school districts, campuses and businesses a heads-up on the spread of COVID-19

There's valuable data on the spread of COVID-19 in this wastewater.Montgomery County Planning Commission, CC BY-SANovember has brought encouraging news about several COVID-19 vaccines. But members of ...

Charles Gerba, Professor of Virology, University of Arizona

How Biden and Kerry could rebuild America's global climate leadership

President-elect Joe Biden picked former Secretary of State John Kerry, shown with him in 2015, to be U.S. climate envoy in the next administration.AP Photo/Andrew HarnikJohn Kerry helped bring the wor...

Dolf Gielen, Payne Institute Fellow, Colorado School of Mines

SHERYL LEE RALPH PRESENTS THE 30TH ANNUAL DIVAS: SIMPLY SINGING UPDATE

DIVAS Simply Singing!, the longest consecutive running musical AIDS benefit in the United States, hits a major milestone in 2020, hosting its 30th annual fundraiser for The D.I.V.A. Foundation as a virtual event and on Saturday, December 5th on K...