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How do you know whether you might have COVID-19? A professor of medicine and immunology explains.
Jim Lehrer moderated 12 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012. His lessons on how to run a debate should be studied by today’s moderators, writes a former presidential speechwriter.
Americans under 30 are far less likely to vote than older citizens. Stepping up civics instruction might help change that, a scholar explains.
As the novel coronavirus spreads, an expert offers ways the elderly can stay safe while staying connected.
It’s not the price of health care that should concern us. It’s the cost. There’s a distinction, and it matters. Here’s why.
As the boomers age, many will have medication issues. That can be compounded by the number of drugs they take, both prescription and over-the-counter.
A growing chorus of people say the US has never been so politically divided. A Civil War historian reminds readers that there was once a far more divided time.
France agreed to postpone implementing its law to tax US technology giants as negotiators from nearly 140 countries seek agreement on reforms to the international tax system.
The coronavirus that has sickened hundreds in Wuhan, China, has worried health officials and other humans across the globe. Should people in the US worry?
An expert on Watergate says that today’s House Republicans have taken precisely the opposite position than the GOP took in 1974 on the president’s power to withhold documents from Congress.
Research into public health benefits of integrating nature into cities has focused on green spaces. New studies suggest water features are just as useful and can piggyback on other infrastructure goals.
Pada Agustus 2019, pemerintah meluncurkan Repositori Ilmiah Nasional (RIN) sebagai bank data tingkat nasional yang mengumpulkan data primer penelitian. Apa saja manfaat maupun tantangannya?
The govt recently launched the National Scientific Repository (RIN) to become a national-level data bank that aggregates research data from various sources. What are the benefits and challenges?
President Trump solicited foreign help for his presidential campaign. So did presidential candidate Richard Nixon. The difference, writes scholar Ken Hughes, is that Nixon was more skilled at it.
A historian says that critics get the past wrong.
How much homework kids should do is a subject of great debate.
Presidential candidates have been proposing plans to expand health coverage, lower prescription drug costs and make hospital bills more transparent. But few get to the real problem. Here’s why.
As the rate of obesity in the US rises, transplant centers are debating whether to accept organ donations from the obese. A new study suggests that oversized hearts are safe to use.
The US is unique in its criminal punishment policies – as the recent sentencing of neo-Nazi James Fields Jr. demonstrates.
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Georgia S. Bankard Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
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Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia
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Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Virginia
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Research Assistant Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Virginia
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Professor of Public Health Sciences, Director of the Program on Health Disparities and Community Engagement Research, University of Virginia
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University; Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia
