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Several studies on locavores – people who go out of their way to buy foods and other products from local sources – explore the beliefs and values that makes them tick.
A legal scholar explains why Kennedy’s opinions on same-sex relationship rest on fragile constitutional grounds.
World Cup jerseys have to please players, national officials, FIFA rulemakers and – perhaps most importantly – fans who buy them to show support for their teams.
China’s government is prioritizing world-class science and tech. An expert describes the Chinese research landscape – and questions its sustainability.
It could seem attractive to try to teach computers to detect harassment, threats and abusive language. But it’s much more difficult than it might appear.
Simply based on how they are housed, forcibly separating immigrant kids from their families is bound to make a bad situation worse.
K-pop has been hugely popular in Asia, but has never able to catch on in the U.S. – until BTS topped the Billboard 200.
Hundreds of court cases show that companies are using features of timekeeping software to shortchange workers, a few minutes at a time.
Better funding, integrated neighborhoods and a diverse teacher workforce are among the things needed to dismantle a long-standing racially segregated school system, a scholar argues.
The California Supreme Court made it harder to classify workers as independent contractors. But it’s not quite the ‘game changer’ some observers claim it to be.
Biologists are finding new evidence that these ocean invertebrate grazers don’t just ingest whatever they catch. They can actually be picky eaters – and their choices might influence ocean food webs.
A revolt by women at the world’s largest sport brand revealed what companies and many others still don’t understand about the nature of workplace harassment.
The presidents of the University of Michigan, the University of Oregon and The Ohio State University offer three ways to judge the value of a college education.
Unfair competition law offers a more effective, targeted strategy to persuade China to play by the rules.
A scholar visited Rajneeshpuram and met the many highly accomplished men and women who became devotees of the controversial guru. What brought them to the spiritual community, and what made them stay?
The president’s tweets aside, the law provides strong protections to lawyers to ensure they can keep their clients’ secrets safe.
A purported contract between Sinclair and an anchor demanded a huge penalty if the employee quit. While many asked if that’s legal, a more interesting question is why more companies don’t do the same thing.
While Linda Brown is being celebrated for her role in the historic Brown v. Board of Education case that desegregated US schools, a researcher says the story behind the case is more complex.
The Trump administration announced a plan to relax fuel economy standards, but well-designed regulations can drive clean car innovations that make U.S. industry globally competitive.
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon
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Professor Emeritus of History and Labor Education, University of Oregon
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Judy and Hugh Oliphant Research Scholar, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon
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Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of History, University of Oregon
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Knight Chair of Special Education, University of Oregon
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Research Associate, University of Oregon
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Oregon
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PhD Candidate in Political Science, University of Oregon
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Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
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Professor Emerita of Political Science, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of History, University of Oregon
