For Black youth, death by suicide has become a leading cause of death. And they face social problems that give rise to depression and isolation that their white counterparts do not.
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Founded in 1868, Wayne State University is a nationally recognized urban research institution offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 27,000 students. Wayne State’s main campus in Midtown Detroit comprises 100 buildings over 200 acres; its five satellite campuses offer higher education to students throughout Southeast Michigan.
Wayne State is dedicated to preparing students to excel by combining the academic excellence of a major research university with the practical experience of an institution that by its history, location and diversity represents a microcosm of the world we live in. Reflecting its location and the excellent international reputation of its graduate schools — particularly in the sciences — Wayne State boasts the most diverse student body among Michigan’s public universities.
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While Canada has done well compared to countries like the U.S. and the U.K. in containing COVID-19, rates of infection and deaths are higher than in many similar western democracies. Why?
An effort to bring three teachers together while they taught young students online over the summer in Arizona didn’t bode well.
Land in what is now eastern Oklahoma, which was granted to the Creek Nation by Congress in 1833, is still under tribal sovereignty, the Supreme Court ruled.
The use of military metaphors in some contexts can be helpful. In medicine? Not so much.
Setting off fireworks may be fun for you, but for some of your neighbors it could be a traumatic experience.
Our experts offer safer ways to bring back amateur sports.
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In some parts of the US, a silver lining of COVID-19 may be a return to childhood friendships based in neighborhoods.
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, missteps in transitioning the incarcerated back to their communities places this already vulnerable populace at greater risk of getting and transmitting the virus.
Human beings have difficulty assessing distant threats.
When you’re stuck at home during social distancing, it’s only natural to feel on edge at times. So how do you listen to a loved one who’s on edge, too?
Educating your children at home doesn’t have to resemble the kind of education that takes place in a regular classroom, an expert advises.
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A study found the emotional dynamic between young heterosexual partners can have a measurable physiological effect on men, but not on women.
Terlalu sedikit dan terlalu banyak tidak baik.
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Wayne State University
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Director of the Washington Office of the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, Wayne State University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Teaching, Wayne State University
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Chair of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University
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Dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College and Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State University
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Professor of Law, Wayne State University
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Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Professor Emeritus of Business, Wayne State University
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Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University
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Graduate Student, Department of Urban Planning, Wayne State University
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Professor of Sociology, Wayne State University
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Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
