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Funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children quickly halts during government shutdowns.
Using the rhetoric of the First Amendment, a string of US Supreme Court cases has allowed members of some religious groups to limit the freedoms of other Americans.
The collapse of the self-proclaimed republic ushers in a new reality in the South Caucasus. For Armenia, the first concern is how to accommodate the needs of 100,000-plus refugees.
There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.
The founding story of Museveni’s government remains persuasive for a great many people 37 years later.
Incluso los “paraísos climáticos” se enfrentan a un futuro más arriesgado, y las infraestructuras a menudo no se construyen para hacer frente al cambio climático.
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Setting guidelines for human coexistence with carnivores usually falls to local community leaders. An expert explains why the federal government should step in.
The 120,000 residents of the disputed region are being deprived of food and medicines after a crucial link to Armenia was cut off by Azerbaijan.
A pipeline that has carried Canadian oil and gas across Wisconsin and Michigan for 70 years has become a symbol of fossil fuel politics and a test of local regulatory power.
On Aug. 11, 1973, a block party in the Bronx spawned a genre that would go on to influence nearly all aspects of US culture – and the music, fashion and art of countries around the world.
By bridging culture and computation, heritage algorithms challenge the myth of ‘primitive cultures’ and forge a new understanding of science and art.
The law changed older adults’ caregiving behavior because their children became more able to take paid time off work to care for their own newborns.
A scholar explains how a concept that appeared in Nation of Islam literature nearly a century ago essentially defines hip-hop’s consciousness today.
Superresolution microscopy allowed researchers to view cells at the molecular level. Improvements on the technique can help study the building blocks of complex cell processes over time.
Asking users the dollar value of the costs and benefits of walking in exoskeletons is a better way of finding out how users feel about them than measuring calories saved.
Leaders of the Western military alliance meet in Lithuania with the ongoing war in Ukraine as a backdrop.
Aging is a culmination of factors spanning from your cells to your environment. A number of interconnected processes determine how quickly your body is able to repair and recover from damage.
A historian explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin, weakened by a short-lived mutiny, might find a path to peace with Ukraine.
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Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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PhD Candidate, University of Michigan
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Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Research Investigator, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Instructor of Nursing, University of Michigan
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Professor of Musicology, Arts Leadership & Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan
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Independent writer and editor, University of Michigan
