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Teacher referrals will replace standardized testing. That could disadvantage already-underrepresented students.
Statistical models debunk claims by Trump and others that undocumented immigration into the U.S. increases crime, building on a litany of past research.
Research and a recent campaign rally show how political leaders’ rhetoric can shape risk perceptions among their loyal followers.
The effect of a warmer climate on ecosystems and large and small vertebrates is being widely studied. But warmer temperatures seem to alter the microbes that live in and on these animals and plants.
Millions of Muslims travel to Karbala in Iraq for one of the largest annual pilgrimages. The pilgrimage has adapted and changed over its centuries-old history.
Students with exceptional spatial skills should be eligible for gifted and talented services and given personalized support. But many schools fail to identify and engage these children.
Researchers say it’s time to finally discard a decades-old theory about the origins of human language – and revise the date when human ancestors likely were able to make certain speech noises.
Depuis plus de 50 ans, on pensait que les singes n'étaient pas capables de parler à cause d'une différence anatomique au niveau de la gorge. Les études récentes prouvent que cette théorie est fausse.
While large-scale education assessments, such as the PISA, are meant to show how education systems are faring around the world, evidence shows these assessments come with a host of problems.
An anthropologist works in American Samoa, taking advantage of the island’s longstanding tattoo culture to tease out the effects tattoos have on the body’s immune function.
Over the past decade, more teens have attempted suicide. The trend has vexed researchers, but it’s that much more difficult to determine whether a fictional TV show has had any role.
Hurricane Harvey swamped much of Houston in 2017, causing more damage than all other US hurricanes except Katrina. But now the city is authorizing construction in zones at high risk for flooding.
The great thinker left thousands of comments in the margins of his personal library. Now these are being digitised and catalogued.
Our panel of experts examines whether immigration leads to more crime using data from across 200 metropolitan areas and 20 years of research.
Researchers have come up with a new way to make sure each partner in a business gets their fair share when they decide to split.
The world has global authorities for trade and security, but not for threats to the environment. It’s time the natural world got its own version of the World Trade Organisation or UN Security Council.
With Freedom on the Move, historians hope to reveal patterns of escape and capture, while giving anyone the chance to learn about the individual heroism of runaway slaves.
Ross William Ulbricht, the tech-savvy Texan who created the Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on charges that equated him with a mafia boss.
Shoppers have launched into the holiday buying season and retailers are looking forward to year-end sales that make up almost 20% of their annual receipts. But as you check out at a store or click “purchase…
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Assistant professor, University of Alabama
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PhD Student in Psychology, University of Alabama
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Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Alabama
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Instructor of Gender & Race Studies, University of Alabama
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Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama
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Associate Professor of Educational Studies, University of Alabama
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Professor of History, University of Alabama
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, University of Alabama
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Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Interim Dean of the School of Social Work, University of Alabama
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Alabama
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Alabama
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Research Associate, University of Alabama
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Assistant Professor of Biocultural Medical Anthropology, University of Alabama
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Alabama
