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The Trump Foundation has received lots of scrutiny in recent months questioning how much the candidate gives, where the charity’s money comes from and how it’s used. Here’s what we know so far.
Recent floods in southeast Louisiana were the most severe U.S. natural disaster since 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. Suburban sprawl and slow execution of flood control projects worsened the damage.
Beyond making guns at home, 3D printing could help countries secretly develop nuclear weapons and terrorists stage more effective attacks. How do we protect innovation and ourselves?
Gaming is a way to connect to family members. Those relationships can improve mental and physical well-being, in addition to creating meaningful personal bonds.
Researching how news has changed from the 17th century to the present makes two scholars sanguine about its future.
The word may be new, but the first time the ‘birther’ political ploy was used was in the 1916 presidential elections.
This Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day. Gender biases continue and women’s voices are missing from expert discussions.
Aux États-Unis, une nouvelle étude montre que les résultats des élèves sont directement affectés après une fusillade à l’école. Nous republions notre article après le drame de l'Oregon.
Candidates beware! History suggests that book writing presidents are not necessarily the best presidents.
New Orleans police have been eulogized as heroes and condemned as racists in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. A scholar examines the legacy of conflicting narratives and points to a way forward.
What happens to kids who survive school shootings? What are some of the damaging effects they are left to cope with?
How much money does the government spend on producing information? How many people are engaged in this? We don’t know the answers - here’s why we should.
Researchers have found that allowing use of mobile phones in schools harms low-achieving and low-income students the most.
The torpedoing of the passenger liner in 1915 was abhorrent but the story behind the story reveals one of the first effective government propaganda campaigns
The National Security Agency’s eavesdropping on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone calls. The United States Postal Service’s computers recording names and addresses on selected mail. The Obama Administration…
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Louisiana State University
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Assistant professor in oceanography and coastal sciences, Louisiana State University
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Communication, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
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Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
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Dean and Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Oceanography and Coastal Science and Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Media law and Media History, Louisiana State University
