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US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts - Todd Herrenkohl, University of Michigan; Kathryn Maguire-Jack, University of Michigan, and Rebeccah Sokol, University of Michigan

1 day ago

Smartwatches promise all kinds of quality-of-life improvements − here are 5 things users should keep in mind -- James Gilmore, Clemson University

1 day ago

Repealing the estate tax could create headaches for the rich – as well as worsen inequality -- Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia

8 days ago

No whistleblower is an island – why networks of allies are key to exposing corruption -- Kate Kenny, University of Galway

15 days ago

Decentralized finance is booming − and so are the security risks. My team surveyed nearly 500 crypto investors and uncovered the most common mistakes -- Mingyi Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology

7 days ago

How rising wages for construction workers are shifting the foundations of the housing market -- Bahaa Chammout, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Islam H. El-adaway, Missouri University of Science and Technology

16 days ago

If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try boosting innovation in rural manufacturing -- Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology

4 days ago

Trump's attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn't good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation) -- Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University and Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex

23 days ago

200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history's greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations -- Marlene L. Daut, Yale University

25 days ago

Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here's how this could affect its economy -- Ross Bennett-Cook, Leeds Beckett University

1 month ago

U.S. tariffs are about to trigger the greatest trade diversion the world has ever seen -- Wolfgang Alschner, L'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa

1 month ago

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10 months ago

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4 months ago

Digital clones of real models are revolutionizing fashion advertising -- Luana Carcano, Simon Fraser University

7 days ago

Trump likes to know where his suits come from. His tariffs could now upend the world's fashion supply chains -- Arooj Rashid, Nottingham Trent University and Anthony Kent, Nottingham Trent University

7 days ago

Keep calm and carry on buying: how Ukrainian consumers are hitting back at Russia -- Cristina Galalae, The Open University; Eva Kipnis, University of Bradford, and Nataliia Pysarenko, University of Exeter

7 days ago

Trouble at Tesla and protests against Trump's tariffs suggest consumer boycotts are starting to bite -- Erin O'Brien, Griffith University and Justine Coneybeer, Griffith University

1 month ago

Aviation safety isn't just about pilot skill — it also comes down to corporate decision-making -- Thomas Walker, Concordia University and Hamed Khadivar, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

2 months ago

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10 months ago

I'm a business professor who asked dozens of former students how they define success. Here are their lessons for today's grads -- Patrick Abouchalache, Boston University

4 days ago

Why people with autism struggle to get hired − and how businesses can help by changing how they look at job interviews -- Cindi May, College of Charleston

7 days ago

Bureaucrats get a bad rap, but they deserve more credit − a sociologist of work explains why -- Michel Anteby, Boston University

18 days ago

US workers with remote-friendly jobs are still working from home nearly half the time, 5 years after the pandemic began -- Radostina Purvanova, Drake University and Alanah Mitchell, Drake University

2 months ago

People with dementia could stay in the workplace longer – with the right tech -- James Fletcher, University of Bath and Olivia Brown, University of Bath

1 month ago

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10 months ago

African countries shouldn't have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist -- Carlos Lopes, University of Cape Town

6 months ago

Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent – analyst -- Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town

8 months ago

What are halal mortgages? -- Shariq Siddiqui, Indiana University

7 months ago

No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing -- Joonhyuk Yang, University of Notre Dame and Jung Youn Lee, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University

4 months ago

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8 months ago

Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way -- Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh and Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University

7 days ago

Endowments aren't blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times -- Ellen P. Aprill, University of California, Los Angeles

25 days ago

With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past -- Johanna K. Taylor, Arizona State University and Mary McAvoy, Arizona State University

25 days ago

Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers -- David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University - Newark, and Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York

2 months ago

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1 month ago

Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis -- Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross

7 days ago

How the Take It Down Act tackles nonconsensual deepfake porn − and how it falls short -- Sylvia Lu, University of Michigan

3 days ago

Trump's vision for Air Force One will turn it from the 'Flying White House' to a 'palace in the sky' -- Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton

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Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake -- Jane Tavares, UMass Boston and Marc Cohen, UMass Boston

1 day ago

When does a kid become an adult? -- Jonathan B. Santo, University of Nebraska Omaha

2 days ago

Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court -- Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California

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