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Following a fatal beating of a student, Chicago started a Safe Passage program in 2009 to ensure students get to and from school safely. Nine years on, how is it working?
A new statistical test lets researchers search for similarities between groups. Could this help keep new important findings out of the file drawer?
Protecting democracy requires more than just technical solutions. It includes education, critical thinking and members of society working together to agree on problems and find solutions.
One of the main reasons polarization in the US is on the rise – the way congressional seats are drawn to favor parties – isn't going away anytime soon.
Chemists sure know how to party. And here is the proof. On October 23rd they celebrate their hallowed unit: the mole. Find out what that's all about.
When artists destroy their works, it's usually to express their disdain for critics, dealers and curators. But does this get lost in the attention, hype and money that follows?
A scientist explains how researchers use cloning in the lab and what is the difference between cloning a gene versus cloning an entire organism.
A través de juegos y tareas domésticas, los padres pueden enseñar a sus hijos habilidades básicas de matemáticas, como contar, algo de geometría y pensamiento algebraico.
Through games and household tasks, parents can help their children learn basic math skills like counting, geometry and algebraic thinking.
Before colonialism, India embraced homosexuality and gender fluidity. The Supreme Court's repeal of a 157-year-old gay sex ban partially reclaims that history, but LGBTQ Indians still face hurdles.
Kavanaugh thinks judges 'must be an umpire – a neutral and impartial arbiter.' So does Chief Justice Roberts. But more liberal jurists believe that the application of the law is inherently subjective.
The more undemocratic tendencies of the US electoral system are growing stronger. As the midterm campaign season enters its final stage, it turns out that some votes count more than others.
When a dam comes down this fall, a team of scientists will be there to track the environmental changes.
A new analysis explores what making space for nature means for our global food production systems.
Basic research can be easy to mock as pointless and wasteful of resources. But it's very often the foundation for future innovation – even in ways the original scientists couldn't have imagined.
The number of young people who work traditional summer jobs has declined significantly in recent decades. A scholar who focuses on generational differences in the workforce explains why.
Russian hackers are coupling old propaganda strategies with new technologies to attack and exploit not just computers and stored data, but how people think.
With superpowers other animals can only dream of, these crustaceans challenge sharks for the title of most amazing predator in the sea.
Even when federal contractors stir public outrage, the government probably should be under fire.
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Ph.D Candidate in Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Ph.D. Student in Plant Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Manager of the Molecular Characterization and Analysis Complex, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Preminda Jacob is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Doctoral Student in Applied Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor, Applied Development Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Senior Lecturer and General Chemistry Coordinator, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Chemistry and Dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
