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When children don’t live with their fathers, educators often act as if the men don’t exist, an expert on child development laments in an essay about why schools must do more to recognize dads.
President Trump plans to put a 5% tariff on every Mexican good that crosses the border unless Mexico does more to reduce the flow of migrants.
A trip to the emergency room can turn expensive fast if the providers are not in your network. That is happening more often, as some doctors choose to opt out of insurance plans. Here’s why.
As candidates propose ways to provide health insurance for more people, it’s important to know that some proposals could have unexpected consequences, including potential closure of public hospitals.
Alarm bells went off when several recent studies reported mass insect die-offs in different parts of the world. But reports of an ‘insect apocalypse’ have been greatly exaggerated.
In the wake of a judge’s ruling that Medicaid work requirements in two states are not legal, questions remain. The most pressing ones are about how to help low-income people, not punish them.
Some are calling the FAA’s relationship with Boeing an open-and-shut case of ‘regulatory capture.’ The reality is more complicated.
As coal companies look for ways to cut costs, many are reneging on their promises for health care for retired miners. Unless Congress intervenes, these miners could face ill health and poverty.
The Trump administration’s proposal to lower drug prices focuses on discounts. A health policy scholar argues that the US could learn from Europe’s system of measuring drug value and effectiveness.
Facebook’s focus on personalizing ads has created new tools for businesses to interact with customers and to connect coworkers.
A former social studies teacher lists three ways educators and others can better understand the difficult subject of slavery in the US, including a way to hear directly from freed slaves themselves.
The teachers strike in Los Angeles is the first big one of 2019, but likely not the last. An education scholar says low teacher pay and inadequate public school funding will likely spur more strikes.
The Federal Reserve opted to lift interest rates in a snub to stock investors who have been bleeding red for more than two months.
A judge in Texas ruled Dec. 14 that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. His ruling has no immediate effect, however, except to signal more perils ahead for the health care law.
Republicans have sought to limit Medicaid, and a key component of those efforts is requiring that those who receive Medicaid benefits work. But many already do, and others can’t, a scholar explains.
Voters listed health care as one of their biggest concerns in the midterm elections. Were their concerns addressed? The results are mixed.
Here’s a riddle: What’s the dominant image of the 2018 election campaign? There isn’t one. But there are many.
A national survey of over 1,300 congregations found that religious leaders struggle to balance security concerns with carrying out a mission to be open to the communities they serve.
A former middle school teacher offers a series of tips on how educators can teach young people to engage in more civil discourse.
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, West Virginia University
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Professor of Finance and Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Finance Research Chair, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Pediatric Epidemiology, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Geology, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
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Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, West Virginia University
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Teaching Assistant Professor of Musicology, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, West Virginia University
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Professor of Clinical Education, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University
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PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University
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Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University
