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Republicans immediately labeled the president's budget proposal dead on arrival, but the very nature of government means it remains very much alive.
After a period of decline, cities around the world are revitalizing but it's coming at a cost: an increasingly tight affordable housing squeeze.
Computer science has become a popular major and public schools want to extend instruction. Where are the teachers?
Federal agencies pay much of the cost to fight forest fires, which means taxpayers are subsidizing the risky practice of building more homes at the wildland-urban interface.
Immigration policies for people fleeing poverty or civil unrest dominate the news, but there's been a huge rise in wealthy migrants to the West. Are these "cash for citizenship" programs worth it?
People are increasingly expressing worries over the environmental impact of Olympic Games but for every London, there's a Sochi -- or another Beijing.
Mayors from the around the world are at the Vatican to discuss climate change, a global issue that's proving to be most effectively addressed at the local level.
What can Star Trek teach us about today's trek of life?
In the long lead-up to our ultimate flyby of Pluto, space science has reconfigured our notions of what it means to be a solar system, a planet, a world.
As summer vacations approach, it's worth recalling the value of disconnecting and perils of multitasking in our digitally distracted lifestyles.
When the sun belches out high-energy solar storms into space, fair warning would be appreciated by those who run technologies that can be affected here on Earth. A new technique promises better forecasts.
For 50 years, country music executives in Nashville have tried to dilute the genre's rich, diverse history.
The story of the Grand Review of the Union Armies in May 1865 and of the veterans of Sherman's March who believed that it was their campaign that helped bring the Civil War to its end.
The death of al-Qaida propagandist and "traitor" Adam Gadahn, known as Azzam the American, got scant attention – just what the US government wanted. A scholar examines the definition of treason.
America is a country with pockets of poverty with neighborhoods filled with unskilled workers with limited opportunities.
Freddie Gray had high levels of lead as a child, one of the environmental injustices suffered by poor and minority groups.
Research suggests that many international health-oriented responses are poorly targeted. So what kind of health response would best target the needs of the Nepalese?
A panel of scholars comments on the origins and the implications of the violence in Baltimore.
Emerging research looks at new ways to measure the ecological footprint of cities, a key step to making them more environmentally benign and perhaps more livable.
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Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Community Psychology Subprograms, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor of English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Doctoral Student (Ph.D.), Human Services Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Chair and Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor of HIstory, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Food Systems Geographer, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
