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While more and more countries have moved to ban corporal punishment in schools, certain types of nations have been slower than others to outlaw the practice. A recent analysis seeks to explain why.
Research has found ways to detect deepfakes through flaws that can’t be fixed easily by the fakers.
Solar and wind can’t deliver power on demand. But overbuilding solar and wind, and simply dumping unneeded energy, would go a long way to smoothing out those bumps, study finds.
With advancements in technology, libraries are offering much more than something to read. A library researcher offers a sampling of some unexpected items that library patrons can check out these days.
Scientific inspiration struck a geologist after many walks through the woods in New York and New England. These ruins hold the secret of where the compass pointed north when they were built centuries ago.
The National Death Penalty Archive collects documents and paraphernalia behind the thousands of executions that have taken place on American soil.
Un climatólogo que ha visitado el mismo glaciar en Perú durante varios años explica los complejos impactos de su rápido derretimiento.
The significant churn in the Trump administration has caused confusion in foreign policymaking. In contrast, Bush’s presidency was marked by collegiality, which contributed to many successes.
A climate scientist has been visiting the same glacier in Peru for years and explains the complex effects its rapid melting is having.
Some popular high school textbooks have used hesitant language to describe human contributions to climate change, our study shows.
The results of a study that measured public responses to a policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions contradict a common environmental concern.
Un experto en seguridad cibernética aconseja a los estudiantes de high school para que se mantengan seguros en dispositivos móviles, computadoras, juegos y redes sociales.
A cybersecurity expert offers tips to keep high schoolers safe on mobile devices, computers, games and social media.
The new technology behind machine learning-enhanced fake videos has a crucial flaw: Computer-generated faces don’t blink as often as real people do.
On top of boosting South Sudan’s development, these groups are showcasing what refugees can accomplish in the US.
About 5 percent of all UFO sightings cannot be easily explained by weather or human technology. A physicist argues that there’s compelling evidence to justify serious scientific study and that the skeptics should step aside – for the sake of humanity.
Guatemala has ended its Fuego volcano rescue mission and declared 110 dead. But people in the hot, ash-covered eruption zone say that the real death tally is much higher and that they’ll keep digging.
Your blood is red;
it’s never blue.
Because of hemoglobin;
and the view through tissue.
A new program uses tax incentives to encourage investors to help revitalize low-income communities. Research on similar programs from the past suggest it doesn’t work to reduce poverty.
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Lecturer, Program Director, Globalization Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Dean and SUNY Distinguished Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Research Assistant in Educational Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Director for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor Of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Research Fellow at Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity; Social and Healty Equity Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Graduate Assistant, University at Albany, State University of New York
