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What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?: (The Conversation); Created on 21 November 2024; ... Ronald Reagan vowed to do in 1980. Just like Trump, Reagan campaigned on abolishing[5] the department, which at the time was only a year old. Since then, the Republican Party platform has repeatedly called[6] ...
Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals: (The Conversation); Created on 14 November 2024; ... of many universities and tech companies. It’s also a goal of the National Science Foundation, the biggest funder of university-led... Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields ...
Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on: (The Conversation); Created on 12 November 2024; ... theorist[22], students can expect an eclectic blend of disciplinary knowledge and lived experiences. We learned about race and the American story through very different lenses, and we leverage our own ...
10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means: (The Conversation); Created on 08 November 2024; ... failed. Measures[2] in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Maryland, Missouri, Montana and Nevada were approved by voters, while measures to expand abortion access in Florida[3], Nebraska[4] and South Dakota[5] ...
Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity: (The Conversation); Created on 05 November 2024; ... at the nation’s southern border fastest and most effectively. Trump’s rhetoric is more extreme: He’s called the U.S. a... With U.S. voters across the political spectrum strongly concerned about ...
Beyond bottled water and sandwiches: What FEMA is doing to get hurricane victims back into their homes: (The Conversation); Created on 29 October 2024; ... Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University Read more https://theconversation.com/beyond-bottled-water-and-sandwiches-what-fema-is-doing-to-get-hurricane-victims-back-into-their-homes-241176 ...
HANDSHAKE SPEAKEASY, MEXICO CITY, NAMED THE WORLD'S BEST BAR AS THE WORLD'S 50 BEST BARS 2024 LIST IS REVEAL: (PR Newswire); Created on 22 October 2024; ... Design Award winner is Himkok, Oslo MADRID, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The list of The World's 50 Best Bars 2024, sponsored by Perrier, has been unveiled at the live awards ceremony in Madrid, Spain. ...
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research: (The Conversation); Created on 16 October 2024; ... mainly through eating and drinking[8], but also through breathing[9]. A plastic microfiber found in the exhaled breath of a bottlenose dolphin is nearly 14 times smaller than a strand of ...
How a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel Prize: (The Conversation); Created on 09 October 2024; ... science, their work is deeply rooted in the principles of physics, particularly a subfield called statistical mechanics[7]. As a computational materials scientist[8], I was excited to see this area of ...
Bottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions: (The Conversation); Created on 03 October 2024; ... has successfully sunk or damaged Russian ships and whittled away at Russia’s Black sea fleet, sinking about 15[15] of its prewar fleet of about 36 warships and damaging many others. Russia has been forced ...
Yes, calling someone ‘mentally disabled’ causes real harm: (The Conversation); Created on 01 October 2024; ... 2024, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Trump told supporters[3] that “Joe Biden became mentally impaired. Kamala was born that way. She was born that way. And if you think about it, only a mentally disabled ...
Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages: (The Conversation); Created on 23 September 2024; ... expressed interest in going to The Excel Center but never enrolled. Why it matters The Excel program is not just good for the students who graduate; it offers the states who help fund the program a ...
Preventive care is free by law, but many Americans get incorrectly billed − especially if you’re poor, a person of color or don’t have a college degree: (The Conversation); Created on 18 September 2024; ... Professor of Health Economics, University of Toronto Read more https://theconversation.com/preventive-care-is-free-by-law-but-many-americans-get-incorrectly-billed-especially-if-youre-poor-a-person-of-color-or-dont-have-a-college-degree-238401 ...
Trump’s tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year: (The Conversation); Created on 11 September 2024; ... (www.councilofnonprofits.org)^ trying to increase giving incentives (www.congress.gov)Authors: Daniel Hungerman, Professor of Economics, University of Notre DameRead more https://theconversation.com/trumps-tax-cuts-led-to-a-20b-reduction-in-charitable-giving-within-a-year-237909 ...
Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth: (The Conversation); Created on 11 September 2024; ... of Alabama. First published in Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis, 8, 19, 2024 by Springer Nature, CC BY-ND[18] Unbridled urban sprawl Houston offers a case study in the challenges ...
The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed: (The Conversation); Created on 03 September 2024; ... expeditions on this one-of-a-kind oceangoing laboratory have drilled 230 miles (370 kilometers) of sediment and rock cores[2] – long cylindrical samples that provide a unique view of the ocean floor. The ...
Gus Walz’s unbridled emotion on the DNC stage opens the door to more understanding of neurodiversity: (The Conversation); Created on 30 August 2024; ... which a difference is characterized as a deficit, has led to societal oppression by forcing the neurodivergent person[17] to change their behaviors to align with neurotypical behaviors. This attitude ...
LGBTQ people have a troubled relationship with police − new survey shows high rates of harassment, abuse and distrust: (The Conversation); Created on 13 August 2024; Participants in the 2023 San Francisco Pride parade show their opposition to law enforcement. Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty ImagesThe LGBTQ community’s long history with law enforcement is so troubled and ...
Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’: (The Conversation); Created on 12 August 2024; ... in detail the virtues of the mythic hero King Arthur and deeds of the Knights of the Round Table, such as Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain. In some of the adventures, a maiden carrying the Holy Grail, called ...
How San Francisco’s Democratic political machine led to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign: (The Conversation); Created on 09 August 2024; ... Jewish activist who fled the Nazis and later became a member of Congress; a Black lawyer and civil rights activist from rural Texas; and the scion of a powerful political family who moved to San Francisco ...
Bangladesh’s protests explained: What led to PM’s ouster and the challenges that lie ahead: (The Conversation); Created on 06 August 2024; Anti-government protesters celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Sazzad Hossain/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesBangladesh’s embattled prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, ...
Assassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders: (The Conversation); Created on 06 August 2024; ... as part of a historic prisoner exchange[1]. Krasikov was serving a life sentence for killing exiled Chechen separatist Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in a Berlin park in 2019[2]. The German court that sentenced ...
Why are migraines worse during your period? Research in mice points to a hormone called progesterone, offering a new treatment target: (The Conversation); Created on 05 August 2024; ... called menstrual migraines[7]. These migraines tend to be more severe and more challenging to treat than episodes occurring before or after menstruation. Repeated migraine episodes increase the risk[8] ...
Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words: (The Conversation); Created on 23 July 2024; ... and politicians including President Joe Bidenhave called on Americans to tone down white-hot political rhetoric. Some have invoked the words... Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, ...
The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper: (The Conversation); Created on 22 July 2024; ... with the regional Kurdish government fled in disarray, IS fighters captured and enslaved[3] an estimated 6,800 Yezidis, mostly women and children. About 1,500 Yezidis were executed. A similar number lost ...
Stroke survivors may be saddled with an invisible disability known as spatial neglect – but a simple treatment offers significant improvement: (The Conversation); Created on 17 July 2024; ... rehabilitation to improve their function and freedom. One condition, called spatial neglect[2] – in which a person’s three-dimensional reality and spatial movements are distorted on one side – is particularly ...
Why is Congress filled with old people?: (The Conversation); Created on 11 July 2024; ... Congress. Nearly all members of Congress who run for reelection end up winning. The so-called “incumbency advantage” helps all sitting members of Congress, not just older members. But it limits the number ...
Disability community has long wrestled with ‘helpful’ technologies – lessons for everyone in dealing with AI: (The Conversation); Created on 01 July 2024; A robotic arm helps a disabled person paint a picture.Jenna Schad /Tufts UniversityYou might have heard that artificial intelligence is going to revolutionize everything, save the world and give everyone ...
Diplomacy, sanctions and soft power have failed to deter Iran’s anti-West agenda − could a new Iranian president change that?: (The Conversation); Created on 26 June 2024; ... doesn’t feel compelled to come to an agreement with the U.S. and its allies on security interests. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action[25], the nuclear nonproliferation agreement signed in 2015 but ...
US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge that history in legal citations: (The Conversation); Created on 18 June 2024; ... relied on Prigg to explain how to interpret a federal statute. Neither of these judges acknowledged or addressed the origins of the Prigg v. Pennsylvania case. That is not unusual. What I have ...
How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual: (The Conversation); Created on 11 June 2024; ... The American flag. Library of Congress[7] One of the more popular patriotic rituals honoring the U.S. flag is the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. For generations, ...
Maintaining and Caring for LED Light Bars: (Technology); Created on 29 May 2024; LED mild bars are exquisite tool for quite a range of uses, which incorporates industrial and employer illumination and stale-street the usage of. It is essential to provide those adaptable fixtures ...
2 knights, 1 horse − how a legendary Knights Templar symbol has puzzled and fascinated since the Middle Ages: (The Conversation); Created on 28 May 2024; ... ^ School of Raphael/Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org) ^ powerful symbol (templarblog.com) Authors: Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College Read more https://theconversation.com/2-knights-1-horse-how-a-legendary-knights-templar-symbol-has-puzzled-and-fascinated-since-the-middle-ages-227849 ...
Louisiana set to reclassify abortion pills as controlled, dangerous substances − here’s what that means: (The Conversation); Created on 24 May 2024; ... as “controlled, dangerous substances.” Both pills have a long history of safe and effective use in medication abortions as... Louisiana’s Legislature approved a bill on May 23, 2024, that would ...
How the 18th-century ‘probability revolution’ fueled the casino gambling craze: (The Conversation); Created on 24 May 2024; ... to gambling entrepreneurs, who operated out of taverns, coffeehouses and other similar venues. “Keeping a common gaming house” was illegal, but with the law riddled with loopholes, enforcement was lax ...
Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago: (The Conversation); Created on 21 May 2024; ... the decades since. Ranger rebirth The idea for the U.S. Army Rangers was inspired by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s idea for what he called a “butcher and bolt”[4] force – small teams that ...
Expansion of Asian American studies fueled by racial attacks and activism: (The Conversation); Created on 21 May 2024; ... the rise of violence against Asian Americans, for instance, requires knowledge of the U.S. wars in Asia and their connection to individual Americans’ social psychology. More than 50 years ago, Asian ...
College students in Austin, Texas, have dwelled in windowless rooms for years − here’s why the city finally decided to ban them: (The Conversation); Created on 16 May 2024; ... I see this ban as a belated but welcomed development. For 25 years, I have given my students an assignment called “My Window,” where I ask them to draw a section of the window in their bedroom. In 2021, ...
Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US: (The Conversation); Created on 08 May 2024; Abortion rights supporters gather outside the Arizona Capitol building in Phoenix.AP Photo/Matt YorkWhen the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state’s Civil War-era law banning nearly ...
How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns: (The Conversation); Created on 08 May 2024; ... after the war, and its reformist leanings largely faded. Mass casualty events like war and flu led to periodic revivals[22], especially of séance culture. But hell belief in America ultimately held steady ...
War games risk stirring up troubled waters as Philippines − emboldened by US − squares up to Beijing at sea: (The Conversation); Created on 07 May 2024; ... the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. In addition, heightened tensions over the status of Taiwan[13] – a territory that the Biden administration has pledged to defend militarily[14] in the event of ...
Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome: (The Conversation); Created on 07 May 2024; Homeschooled children don't always get a well-rounded curriculum. miniseries via Getty ImagesHomeschooling is the fastest-growing education setting in the United States. More than 3 million students were ...
HANDSHAKE SPEAKEASY IN MEXICO CITY NAMED AS THE BEST BAR IN NORTH AMERICA AS RANKING OF NORTH AMERICA'S 50 BEST BARS IS REVEALED AT THIRD ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMON: (PR Newswire); Created on 24 April 2024; ... Bar in Canada, sponsored by Naked Malt, for the third year in a row La Factoría, Puerto Rico, at No.18, earns The Best Bar in the Caribbean, sponsored by Amaro Lucano Claudia Cabrera of female-led ...
Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents: (The Conversation); Created on 22 April 2024; ... ask what a term means from an open and curious place than to act as if you know all the terminology. Many concentrates are vaporized and inhaled. Vaporizing is different than smoking, as vaporizing heats ...
Columbia president holds her own under congressional grilling over campus antisemitism that felled the leaders of Harvard and Penn: (The Conversation); Created on 18 April 2024; ... grilled Columbia University President Minouche Shafik and three colleagues on April 17, 2024, over antisemitism on college campuses, just... Lawmakers grilled Columbia University President Minouche ...
PARIS RESTAURANT PLÉNITUDE IS REVEALED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE ART OF HOSPITALITY AWARD 2024 BY THE WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANT: (PR Newswire); Created on 18 April 2024; ... is revealed as the recipient of the Art of Hospitality Award 2024 from The World's 50 Best Restaurants, ahead of the official ceremony... Announced in advance of the awards ceremony for the ...
Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war: (The Conversation); Created on 08 April 2024; ... of Israeli bombardment following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, the immediate concern is for people’s lives. Already, the conflict has killed more than 33,000 people in Gaza[10], according to health ...
Philadelphia’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009 – here’s why efforts to raise it have failed: (The Conversation); Created on 04 April 2024; ... to raise the minimum wage above the state level of $7.25 an hour. For an adult working full-time hours, that’s $15,080 annually. In June 2023, Pennsylvania’s Democratic-controlled House passed a bill[8] ...
3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s knowledge of science: (The Conversation); Created on 26 March 2024; ... that works well for older kids[9]. When contrasting scientific evidence with historical beliefs, it is important not to be critical of other cultures. Use the eclipse to talk about how scientific knowledge ...
How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology: (The Conversation); Created on 15 March 2024; ... and human health. “Dune” soon became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement and a rallying flag for the new science of ecology. Indigenous wisdoms Though the term “ecology” had been coined ...

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