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Experts help explain the context around the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, and subsequent trial and convictions of Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan.
Inflation is rising at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan was president.
Sixty percent of the Standard American Diet consists of ultra-processed food, which isn’t great for colon health. Researchers are looking into whether artificial food colors play a role.
This finding suggests public health efforts will have to address the treatment barriers these men face – like poverty or homophobia – to meet the nation’s goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030.
Experts help explain the context around the murder trial and convictions of Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan.
The flamboyant big-cat aficionados of the Gilded Age weren’t strangers to fierce competition, threats and bizarre drama.
World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14 marks an increase in diabetes deaths and new diagnoses as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hinder care for chronic conditions.
The police, the media and politicians have long objected Chief Keef’s ties to gang violence. But the rapper wrote the playbook for using social media to make a career out of music.
The number of school librarians in the US has dropped about 20% over the past decade, a recent study found. Here are four ways school librarians prepare students for today’s world.
Experiments in the US and Italy that observed people’s charitable choices found similar results: People tend to prefer to help local communities.
Un día cualquiera de hace unos 3.600 años los habitantes de una antigua ciudad que hoy llamamos Tall el-Hammam se dirigían a hacer sus tareas cotidianas sin tener ni idea de que un meteorito helado volaba hacia ellos a una velocidad de unos 61.000 kilómetros por hora.
Three men who pursued a black jogger who died of a shotgun wound in the confrontation claim they were trying to conduct a citizen’s arrest.
In the summer of 1776, Boston offered smallpox inoculation to everyone and required those who declined to leave town or stay in their homes.
When a disaster strikes, you may be stuck for days without power or safe running water. Or you might only have time to grab a bag and go.
New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a city near the Dead Sea 3,600 years ago.
Microschools might be an attractive alternative to regular public schools that are wrestling with the pandemic, but they are mostly out of reach for low-income students, a researcher says.
The Department of Education is investigating whether state bans on mask requirements in schools discriminate against students with disabilities.
Achieving widespread immunity to COVID-19 through vaccination requires as many people as possible to get their shots, including those who object or haven’t bothered.
Children use play to express themselves and process their emotions. Here’s how parents can make the most of play time together.
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Law Student at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Research Assistant for the Excellence in Policing and Public Safety Program, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Earth, Ocean & Environment, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Nursing, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Family Law, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Associate professor, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
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Ph.D. Candidate in Biochemistry, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Law, Faculty Director of the Excellence in Policing & Public Safety Program, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences, University of South Carolina
