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The Democratic candidates hoping to replace Trump in 2020 debated a host of critical issues but never brought up the equally important challenge of Americans’ food security.
The typical American’s annual household carbon footprint is over five times the world per capita average.
Presidential candidates and the current president have all talked about ways to lower drug costs, but experts know it is going to take more than politics to change how drugs are priced in the US.
Visitors to these sites had one particular religious ritual that may strike some as strange: they carved graffiti in important and sacred places.
A group of America’s most powerful CEOs said companies should no longer merely focus on maximizing shareholder wealth. A business professor explains why it’s not a big deal.
White nationalists in the US and Europe are appropriating the language of environmentalism.
Legal bans and moratoriums on other emerging technologies need not be permanent or absolute, but the more powerful a technology is, the more care it requires to operate safely.
Before an exhausted crowd, Hendrix fused protest and horror with patriotism and optimism.
Des femmes noires ayant combattu les nazis pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale aux femmes aujourd'hui impliquées en politique, le premier combat est celui de la légitimité.
Hajj pilgrims looking online for advice about their upcoming pilgrimage to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, may not find TripAdvisor so useful.
Firearms are the second leading cause of death among US children and adolescents.
The Earned Income Tax Credit was established in 1975 to reduce payroll taxes and help with rising prices for low-income families. Today, it could help poor families with housing.
With Congress rebuffing efforts to cut benefits, the White House is trying to change the rules.
Recent changes to the ball seem to be juicing hitters’ stats. But could other factors, like the climate and advanced analytics, also be playing a role?
Doctors in the US and UK are being urged to act as immigration officials. But doctors are resisting.
Scientists are predicting major algae blooms in Lake Erie and large dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico this summer. Nutrient pollution from industrial corn farming is a major driver.
Recent advances in technology and new trends in commercial air travel could make supersonic flight economically viable. But regulations will have to change first.
While 92% of adults feel that talking with their loved ones about end-of-life care is important, only 32% have actually done so.
A professor of information discusses how an app she developed can help solve the problem of schools failing to report when students are restrained or secluded.
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Doctoral Candidate in Movement Science, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan
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Research Professor, Michigan Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Information, University of Michigan
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Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives (University of Michigan Law School) | Visiting Lecturer (University of Chicago Law School) | Visiting Lecturer (UCLA School of Law), University of Michigan
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Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
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Independent writer and editor, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan
