Trained service dogs are fundamentally different from emotional support animals – and certification could make sure the public understands the difference.
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Assisted living facilities are one option for seniors. But finding clear and accurate information about them isn’t easy.
Inadequate public education on a new language policy has generated resistance from parents at the early childhood education level in Ghana.
Colleges and universities should apply the best techniques of research and education to their own decision-making.
Since 1990, the homicide rate has declined by 20%. Researchers are still figuring out what’s behind the trend: increased incarceration, improvements in the economy or even aging populations.
Randomly selecting citizens to take turns governing offers the promise of reinvigorating struggling democracies, making them more responsive to citizen needs and preferences.
California has limited medical exemptions for vaccinating children. A new law places final authority with the state public health department, but does that shift the balance of power?
Davide Tanasi, a digital archaeologist, thinks it’s a pity when historical artifacts are locked away in storage. He’s working to fix this by sharing them as 3D models.
There’s a big market for new treatments for TB, malaria and other ailments. But most of these diseases afflict low-income people unable to pay for medicine.
Like a cocktail partygoer able to focus on one discussion in a noisy room, brains are able to make reliable connections against a busy neural background. Here are two phenomena that help it happen.
A campus psychologist explains why so many students ask him for help after they’ve failed courses.
How is NASA preparing astronauts for high-stress living on the Moon? Turns out the answer is by living in undersea bases just off the coast of Florida in a lab known as Aquarius Reef Base.
Hurricane season presents special dangers for elders, particularly for those in nursing homes and assisted living. Research indicates sheltering-in-place may actually be less risky than evacuating, at times.
Rosselló’s corruption is just the latest in a string of disasters for Puerto Ricans – but it also created an opportunity for a stressed community to come together.
Old injustices don’t simply disappear with time – they tear a nation apart.
Ancaman kesehatan dari kurangnya tidur berkualitas telah banyak dicatat. Sekarang, penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kurang tidur tidak hanya buruk bagi kesehatan, tetepi juga bagi pekerjaan Anda.
Americans’ votes in 2020 will likely be a statement on what they think of Trump – rather than a measured choice between him and the Democratic candidate.
The health dangers of not getting enough restorative sleep have been documented for some time. Now, studies are suggesting that sleep loss is not only bad for your health but also for your job.
As the measles outbreaks spread, public health officials are trying different measures to curb it. Yet there are limits to what they can do as they balance community safety and personal freedom.
Rural and small-town residents believe they aren’t getting their fair share from the government. A majority of them were Trump supporters in 2016. How will they vote when Trump is gone?
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Associate Professor of Physics, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of History, University of South Florida
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Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor in Cybercrime, University of South Florida
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Professor of Music Education, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Criminology, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Director of AMHR Lab, University of South Florida
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Professor of Health Law, Public Health Law and Medical Ethics, University of South Florida
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Ph.D. Candidate in Integrated Mathematical Oncology, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Florida
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Professor of English and Digital Humanities (Ret.), University of South Florida
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Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
