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A new report calls land key to solving climate change. The good news is that there are strategies for reducing carbon emissions from land use that can also produce economic and social benefits.
More than 40 percent of U.S. adults have a gun in their household, making it hard to get guns off the streets – even if new gun restrictions are passed.
State governments are leading the charge against opioid makers over their role in the epidemic. A team of researchers at Penn State examined just how much the crisis has cost them.
As more than a million people have indicated plans to partake in a citizen ‘raid’ on the famed Area 51 to ‘see them aliens,’ a scholar on the search for extraterrestrial life weighs in on the hype.
US school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even if there are no longer overt laws requiring racially segregated schools.
Demographers have figured out a simple and effective way to estimate the number of unauthorized immigrants – even without information on citizenship.
Because professional athletes are thought to be paragons of physical and mental toughness, their psychological health has long been a taboo topic. That’s starting to change.
Ancaman kesehatan dari kurangnya tidur berkualitas telah banyak dicatat. Sekarang, penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kurang tidur tidak hanya buruk bagi kesehatan, tetepi juga bagi pekerjaan Anda.
Scientists identified the general pattern of measles infections as a country moves toward eliminating the disease. This roadmap can help public health workers most efficiently fight and end measles.
Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don’t fit neatly into sport’s definition of gender?
The health dangers of not getting enough restorative sleep have been documented for some time. Now, studies are suggesting that sleep loss is not only bad for your health but also for your job.
One of Uber’s selling points is that a driver is always available to pick up a rider within minutes. But the drivers who make this possible aren’t being compensated for the time they spend waiting.
Travel along the U.S.-Mexico border and meeting migrants can build empathy for people without papers.
What will the decisive outcome mean for Ukraine’s relationship with Russian and the West?
For the rest of us, it’s another sign of the country’s eroding media and political landscape.
Does the Electoral College encourage candidates to campaign in rural areas, as its supporters claim? And do electors actually filter the ‘passions’ of voters, as the founders wanted them to?
About 47 million adults in the US are expected to gamble on March Madness this year. A growing share of the bets will actually be legal.
A number of states are considering laws to put charter school growth on pause, saying they drain resources from public schools. A school finance expert explains the logic behind the efforts.
The interests of pharmaceutical companies and public health are not the same. Industry dollars can distort research agendas, while framing health challenges and solutions in ways that benefit corporations.
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Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
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Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications & Professor of Telecommunications, Penn State
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Teaching Professor, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
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Professor of Law, Penn State
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Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State
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Distinguished Professor of Modern History, Penn State
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Professor of Educational Administration, Penn State
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Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology and Labor and Employment Relations, Penn State
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Associate Research Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director of the Research Translation Platform, Penn State
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Clinical Professor of International Business; Director, Center for Global Business Studies; Associate Dean for International Programs, Penn State
