The US faces a high risk of hurricanes and other disasters this year that could leave thousands of people in need of shelter. COVID-19 will make those disasters more dangerous to manage.
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If the forecasts are right, the US could be facing more natural disasters this year – on top of the coronavirus pandemic. Local governments aren’t prepared.
Winter is flu season – could it be coronavirus season as well? The research is mixed, but other factors besides temperature and humidity have more to do with the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Traditional vaccines can take years to create. Rather than immunizing people with viral proteins, the new approach gives the molecular instructions that allows the body to make its own vaccine.
Three new approaches in the field of competitive academic debate offer ideas that could help presidential debates serve both their public purposes.
Rural African American families typically have more disadvantages than those living in urban areas. But high-tech options can help.
Blacks are at higher risk for many diseases. This is partly due to poverty, discrimination and lack of access to care. But there may be something different about the higher rates of Alzheimer’s.
Two experts in higher education policy explain the high hurdles that must be cleared to use bankruptcy to escape crushing student loan debt.
Images without context or presented with text that misrepresents what they show can be a powerful tool of misinformation, especially since photos make statements seem more believable.
Will the White House plans to boost spending on career and technical education help today’s teens land better jobs?
In a national survey, transgender individuals had worse employment outcomes, lower incomes and higher rates of poverty than cisgender people.
It’s easy to perceive a political opponent as being uncivil – and that opens the door for an uncivil reply as well.
The self-references and superlatives used by President Trump made his State of the Union much more excessive linguistically than this speech’s tone typically is.
Two centuries after it was first sighted by Russian explorers, Antarctica is a key site for studying the future of Earth’s climate – and for global scientific cooperation.
If the US makes good on the president’s threat, Iran’s heritage won’t be the only thing damaged. Washington’s reputation would also take a hit.
Centuries’ worth of important information is stored on paper – which can decay, burn or get eaten by pests. Peek inside the process of making all that data digital.
Santa is the best part of Christmas for many children, but do they really believe in a magical man flying around the globe on Christmas Eve?
A new study looks at the impact a gift’s wrapping has on how the recipient likes what you give them.
Use of installment loans has grown dramatically in recent years – all without the regulatory scrutiny that tamped down on abuses in the payday loan market.
We have more neurons in our cortices than any other species, courtesy of an early technology – and along with them came our long, slow lives, with plenty of chances to gather around the dinner table.
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Associate Professor of History, Jewish Studies and European Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
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Critical Care Registered Nurse, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Director of LAPOP, Vanderbilt University
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David K. Wilson Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Research Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
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Ph.D. Student in Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
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Research Fellow and Visiting Scholar of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
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Senior Statistician and Research Lead, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of LAPOP Lab, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
