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Issoufou has failed to strengthen fundamental democratic rights. If anything, the Issoufou era is a textbook case of democratic backsliding.
Because dementia patients are more likely to acquire COVID-19, and because so many live in close-quarter facilities – like nursing homes – it’s critical to vaccinate them as quickly as possible.
What if you passed COVID-19 to someone else? For those living with that guilt, the thought could be devastating.
Today, beer is marketed to men and the industry is run by men. It wasn’t always that way.
The Texas electric power market is designed to give energy companies incentive to sell electricity at the lowest possible cost. That focus helps explain why it collapsed during a historic cold wave.
AI chatbots can provide mental health support for people who are isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia once had ‘the South’s most racist governor,’ a man endorsed by the KKK. Now its senators are a Black pastor and a Jewish son of immigrants. A scholar of minority voters explains what happened.
A Florida sheriff has been using student records to flag students ‘destined’ for crime. Now a congressman is calling for a federal inquiry.
Kratom, which has been linked to many deaths in the US, has been grown in Southeast Asia for centuries. There, people drink a tea made from the herb, with no ill effects. Why the difference?
Les Noirs au Brésil ont connu une hausse de leur représentation politique lors des dernières élections. Mais le paysage politique n’est pas aussi diversifié que les statistiques ne le laissent croire.
Even during COVID-19, there are ways to keep your teeth healthy.
Three women of color with Ph.D.s weigh in on their experience being in the academic field.
A race-changing scandal raises suspicion about the motivations of 4,580 newly elected city council members and mayors who only recently began to identify as Black.
Ada 15 steker yang berbeda yang digunakan di seluruh dunia.
There are 15 different kinds of electrical outlets around the world. One standard would be more convenient, but no one wants to change theirs.
The United Nations recently asked a group of experts across the world to recommend ways to persuade people to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Here is a summary of their suggestions.
Si bien la cuarentena por esta enfermedad ya rebasó ese límite temporal, aún hay soluciones y estrategias para estar bien en nuestra casa. Te contamos.
The pandemic has put a spotlight on a once little-discussed disorder – hoarding. But hoarding disorder is not what you might think.
Women made gains in Congress this election cycle, but they are still underrepresented compared to their share of the population.
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Director of Partner Strategies - Center for Public Interest Communications, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Florida
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Director, Center for Public Interest Communications, University of Florida
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Distinguished Professor and Director of Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI), University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Florida
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Instructional Associate Professor, Sport Management, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
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Professor of Neurology, University of Florida
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Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Hematology, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Florida
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Professor of Neurology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor, University of Florida
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Head of the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, University of Florida
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Ph.D. Student in Geological Sciences, University of Florida
