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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 286 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 259 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 184 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 191 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 188 views
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Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen

by lisadtinsley February 22, 2022

Aram Goudsouzian – Bizot Family Professor of History, University of Memphis In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of…

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February 22, 2022 0 comment 219 views
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How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat

by lisadtinsley February 20, 2022

Gabriel Filippelli – Chancellor’s Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute, IUPUI   People fishing along the banks of the White River as it winds…

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February 20, 2022 0 comment 176 views
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Rising costs of climate change threaten to make skiing a less diverse, even more exclusive sport

by lisadtinsley February 17, 2022

Brian P. McCullough – Associate Professor of Sport Management and Director of the Laboratory for Sustainability in Sport, Texas A&M University Lance Warwick – Graduate student, University of Illinois at…

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February 17, 2022 0 comment 349 views
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Racial and ethnic diversity is lacking among nonprofit leaders – but there are ways to change that

by lisadtinsley February 2, 2022

About 87% of nonprofit CEOs in the U.S. were white in 2019, down from 90% in 2016. Similarly, roughly 78% of nonprofit board members were white in 2019, down from 84%…

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February 2, 2022 0 comment 176 views
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How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases

by lisadtinsley January 28, 2022

Deborah Fuller – Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines – are…

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January 28, 2022 0 comment 407 views
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