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Trump must now find a way to mitigate national anxieties in the wake of millions of dollars of TV and radio ads that played on voters’ fear and anger.
There’s more than one reason, according to two professors who have studied 25 years of Clinton’s public life.
Do you feel as if the moderators keep asking the same questions of the presidential candidates? Our panel has some fresh ideas.
A year of violence continues with bombs in NYC and a stabbing in Minnesota, leaving many asking, why? A psychologist explains what research has revealed about the minds of violent extremists.
The writing process is different whether your instrument is a fountain pen, a crayon, a typewriter or a computer. What fingerprints does the technology leave on the product?
A shortage of organs for donation has led some to ask: would establishing a market help? That, however, raises another question: would it also harm?
Data-driven algorithms drive decision-making in ways that touch our economic, social and civic lives. But they contain inherent biases and assumptions that are too often invisible to the public.
Research from the University of Maryland suggests that ‘Trump culture’ is part of human culture, and has its roots in warfare, famine and natural disasters.
Nitrogen inputs in African soil must be carefully used. If they’re not, there will be unintended consequences for the environment and human health.
Children don’t learn all aspects of language from their parents, but invent a language structure themselves.
Behind the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon lie decades of controversy over federal control of public land in western states.
Many Western policies that aim to prevent terrorism may actually be causing it.
A professor’s extra credit question goes to show how, as humans, we do care for each other. The challenge is: how do we apply it to more pressing problems of the world?
A panel of scholars provide analysis of the Obama administration’s EPA Clean Power Plan and its impact on the electricity sector, the climate and politics at home and abroad.
Drones have a positive role to play on the African continent, from delivering medicines to fighting poaching and even giving visitors to game parks a head-up on where to spot the game.
A scholars’ panel looks at the diplomacy, the science and the pragmatism behind the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed between Iran and six world powers.
The Bank has come under fire for its investment in Bridge Academies, which runs a network of schools in East Africa.
After 100 years of policies pushing federal land management, it’s time to admit they’ve been a costly failure.
Polls in Iran and US underscore the mutual popular mistrust that could scuttle a final deal.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland
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Professor and Director of the Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, University of Maryland
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Maryland
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Faculty Affiliate, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor, Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland
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University System of Maryland Regents Professor of Law, University of Maryland
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Professor, Logistics, Business and Public Policy, University of Maryland
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Professor of Marketing, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Maryland
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PhD Student in Supply Chain Management, University of Maryland
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Professor of Public Policy and Saul L. Stern Professor of Civic Engagement, University of Maryland
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Professor of Communication, University of Maryland
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Lecturer, University of Maryland
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Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland
