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The Democratic party needs a revised image, grounded in a new reality, that will address basic issues of inequality, access and fairness.
Everyone has a different ideal temperature at any given time. It could be more comfortable to monitor people's body temperatures and adjust heating and cooling in response.
Interviews with immigrants health service providers in metro Detroit reveal a climate of fear that may affect the health of families.
A small community of Afrikaners has been living in Argentina since the early 1900s. Linguistic research has found they're like a time capsule, reflecting pronunciation and syntax from an earlier era.
Climate change is a serious threat now for poor people in developing countries, but the COP24 conference in Poland offered them little hope of near-term emissions cuts or economic aid.
Did you ever consider that human beings might have a breeding season? Birth seasonality exists – and has interesting implications for childhood disease outbreaks.
Most Americans underestimate how many calories nutritionists recommend they consume each day, which means maybe you can probably have one more treat without feeling guilty.
Don't eat raw cookie dough in a house, with a mouse, or here, there or anywhere, wrote the FDA commissioner last week. A public health scholar sees – and tastes – things differently.
Private companies – many based in the US – are blocking access to their websites from particular countries around the world. It's contributing to a splintering of the global internet.
Some observers have blamed recent wildfires on poor forest management, while others point to climate change. In fact, a climate scientist explains, reducing fire risks means tackling both issues.
Vehicles made before 2001 could suffer fuel system or engine damage if they're run on E15.
Donald Trump may have executed a hostile takeover of the Republican party, but the GOP has been laying the groundwork for decades.
Before augmented reality products and apps take over the world, they'll have to get out of their own way.
Las tareas de los padres están cambiando, pero las expectativas de la sociedad no están al día. Muchos papás usan grupos de discusión en línea, blogs y videos para explorar su nueva identidad
White men hold more racial bias toward blacks than white women do, and this harms blacks' health in significant ways. It not only can lead to some diseases but also impedes treatment.
Over the past 20 years, the number of American households that have grandparents, their kids and their grandkids living under the same roof has nearly doubled.
The Iffy Quotient measured misinformation on social media in the run-up to the recent elections. Facebook has gotten better at combating untrustworthy links, but Twitter still struggles.
How do women decide whether – and what – to say about their pregnancy loss experiences on social media?
Outed. Denied care. Openly harassed. These are just a few of the experiences reported by American transgender and non-binary individuals when seeking medical care or social services.
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Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Director, African Studies Center/Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Michigan
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Professor of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
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Ph.D. Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
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Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
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Senior Economist and Associate Director of Social Science and Policy, University of Michigan Energy Institute, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, Departments of Romance Languages & Literatures, and Linguistics, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, Departments of History and of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, Departments of Romance Languages & Literatures and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, Departments of History and of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
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Clinical assistant professor, University of Michigan
