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A scholar explains how a concept that appeared in Nation of Islam literature nearly a century ago essentially defines hip-hop’s consciousness today.
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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.
The history of Christian nonconformism should lead church leaders to look with sympathy on gay Ugandans’ situation today.
Research is clear that what we eat can drive our test preferences as early as 2 years of age.
When fruit flies see other dead fruit flies, their life spans are cut short. Other species also undergo analogous physiological changes when seeing their dead.
The way many Americans think about racial identity today is hard to map onto the complex history of ancient Egypt and ancient Nubia.
French soccer star Karim Benzema will join Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League, and others may follow.
If hunter-gatherers went beyond nose-to-tail eating to include the undigested plant matter in a prey animal’s stomach, assumptions about gendered division of labor start to fall apart.
The deal would raise the ceiling for two years, cap some federal spending and impose new work requirements on certain federal benefits. It still needs the blessing of Congress.
The Vatican plans to set up an ‘observatory’ to investigate apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A scholar of global Christianity explains why this is a major shift in how apparitions are authenticated.
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Lecturer, University of Michigan
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Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan
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Professor of Management & Organizations, Environment & Sustainability, and Sustainable Enterprise, 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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PhD Candidate in Business Administration, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Research Area Specialist, University of Michigan
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Professor of Musicology, Arts Leadership & Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan
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Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Professor of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
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Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
