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Cracking down on extremism online won’t solve the problem of extremist violence, will inevitably censor speech that’s important to protect and risks harming political dissidents and democracy itself.
Some Puerto Ricans voted, but most stayed home amid a looming financial debt crisis and political protests. Will this vote matter?
The Caribbean territory has struggled to build consensus on its relationship to the US. Will this vote be any different in the face of a major financial crisis?
Amazon currently sells pretty much everything, including the kitchen sink, but medications are very different from books and fidget spinners.
The Trump administration’s cuts to social programs like career and technical education would deal a blow to its efforts to boost economic growth.
We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
A scholar who has profiled the likes of Saddam Hussein and Vladimir Putin says there is a method to understanding the madness.
Enron stands as one of the most infamous scandals in business history. With a growing charter school sector and lax regulation, the same kind of corruption and fraud is rearing its ugly head.
Many human-wildlife conflicts are rooted in struggles over land. Some countries, notably Mexico, have found ways to protect both nature and the rights of indigenous people and forest dwellers.
Over the years, Puerto Ricans have in fact been granted three different types of U.S. citizenship, but questions about their rights and equal treatment as citizens still remain.
Black politicians throughout US history have struggled to overcome deep, negative stereotypes held against them by white Americans. Obama succeeded at the highest level. Here’s how.
Alcohol companies used controversial marketing practices in their Super Bowl commercials – including using animals and themes that are appealing to youth.
The first step in discovering whether something is a carcinogen is epidemiology.
Aux États-Unis, de plus en plus d’états autorisent l’usage médical du cannabis. Pourtant, la recherche sur les effets de cette plante est encore balbutiante.
The ability to say offensive things online on a daily basis without consequences led to new, and more toxic, norms for civic behavior.
New research suggests our gut microbes have their own circadian rhythms that in turn influence our organ functions. Is this an explanation for how disrupting our daily patterns can cause health problems?
With restrictions to cannabis loosening at the state level, research is badly needed to get the facts in order.
With a pilot that was deemed too complex and cerebral, ‘Star Trek’ looked dead in the water. Fifty years later, we look back at the show’s rocky beginnings.
The American Medical Association (AMA) issued guidelines for communities to reduce harmful effects of LED streetlights. A medical researcher explains what can go wrong.
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Director, University of Connecticut Humanities Institute; Professor of English, University of Connecticut
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Director, Center for Judaic Studies, University of Connecticut
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Senior Research Scientist of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
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Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Science and Community Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Associate Director of the ARMS Center for Gun Injury Prevention, University of Connecticut
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Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Education, University of Connecticut
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Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Connecticut
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Adjunct Professor of Genocide Studies and Human Rights, University of Connecticut
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Associate Research Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Earth Science, University of Connecticut
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University Teaching Fellow, Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
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Chief of Staff, Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of Connecticut
