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Jackie Robinson was a radical – don’t listen to the sanitized version of history

by lisadtinsley May 8, 2022

Peter Dreier – E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College In our new book, “Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed…

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May 8, 2022 0 comment 46 views
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Students of color in special education are less likely to get the help they need – here are three ways teachers can do better

by lisadtinsley April 23, 2022

Mildred Boveda – Associate Professor of Special Education, Penn State When I was a special education teacher at Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Miami in 2010, my colleagues and I recommended that…

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April 23, 2022 0 comment 78 views
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The ‘hot hand’ is a real basketball phenomenon – but only some players have the ability to go on these basket-making streaks

by lisadtinsley April 11, 2022

Konstantinos Pelechrinis – Associate Professor of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh Wayne Winston- Professor of Decision and Information Systems, Indiana University March Madness is here, and basketball fans are…

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April 11, 2022 0 comment 161 views
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Students with disabilities are not getting help to address lost opportunities

by lisadtinsley March 24, 2022

John McKenna – Associate Professor of Special Education, UMass Lowell Even before the pandemic hit, 98% of U.S. school districts said they didn’t have enough special education teachers to serve all the…

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March 24, 2022 0 comment 161 views
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Why your kid won’t put down the smartphone – it’s not your fault

by lisadtinsley March 21, 2022

Meghan Owenz – Assistant Teaching Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, Penn State Nearly three-quarters of parents are concerned that their kids’ use of mobile devices may be harmful to them or to family…

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March 21, 2022 0 comment 126 views
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LifeNationalScience

Disasters can wipe out affordable housing for years unless communities plan ahead – the loss hurts the entire local economy

by lisadtinsley March 18, 2022

Shannon Van Zandt – Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University The tornadoes and wildfires that devastated communities from Kentucky to Colorado in the final weeks of 2021 left thousands of people…

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March 18, 2022 0 comment 576 views
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Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low

by lisadtinsley March 15, 2022

Anna Nagurney – Professor and Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst The blood supply in the U.S. is now at its lowest level in over a decade. Many of the nation’s…

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March 15, 2022 0 comment 117 views
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What you eat can reprogram your genes – an expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics

by lisadtinsley March 12, 2022

Monica Dus – Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan People typically think of food as calories, energy and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that…

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March 12, 2022 0 comment 105 views
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Barbie doll that honors Ida B. Wells faces an uphill battle against anti-Blackness

by lisadtinsley March 9, 2022

Toni Sturdivant – Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University-Commerc When Mattel announced in January 2022 that it was releasing a new Barbie doll to honor Ida B. Wells –…

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March 9, 2022 0 comment 109 views
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Grammy winner explains why Adele is right – album tracks should not be shuffled

by lisadtinsley February 24, 2022

Lisa D. Tinsley For as long as albums have existed, they have offered listeners wonder, hope, truth and reality concerning the state of the human condition. This is achieved through a…

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February 24, 2022 0 comment 151 views
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