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Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know yet why it’s better than other aerobic activities

by lisadtinsley August 28, 2021

Written by Seena Mathew – Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the ravages of aging. But a growing body of research suggests…

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How Black writers and journalists have wielded punctuation in their activism

by lisadtinsley August 25, 2021

Written by Eurie Dahn – Associate Professor of English, The College of Saint Rose Using punctuation and capitalization as a form of protest doesn’t exactly scream radicalism. But in debates…

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August 25, 2021 0 comment 321 views
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How to put women at the centre of Africa’s food systems

by lisadtinsley August 23, 2021

Written by Elizabeth Mkandawire and Melody Mentz-Coetzee  The number of hungry people in the world grew by a staggering 161 million people in 2020 to 811 million. More than one third…

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August 23, 2021 0 comment 445 views
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With a Diagnosis at Last, Black Women with ADHD Start Healing

by lisadtinsley August 22, 2021

By Claire Sibonney Miché Aaron has always been a high achiever. The 29-year-old is in her third year of a planetary sciences doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University, where she…

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August 22, 2021 0 comment 449 views
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Apple can scan your photos for child abuse and still protect your privacy – if the company keeps its promises

by lisadtinsley August 16, 2021

The proliferation of child sexual abuse material on the internet is harrowing and sobering. Technology companies send tens of millions of reports per year of these images to the nonprofit…

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The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade

by lisadtinsley August 10, 2021

When Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days, she set a record for oldest human. That record still stands.  As statisticians who study demography, we…

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Restaurant U To Connect At-Risk Houston Kids With World-class Eateries

by lisadtinsley July 21, 2021

A new program will introduce some of Houston’s most vulnerable children to a world of culinary possibilities. Entitled Restaurant U, the initiative is a partnership between local non-profit Homemade Hope and the Greater Houston Texas Restaurant…

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Damage to Children’s Education — And Their Health — Could Last a Lifetime

by lisadtinsley July 11, 2021

By Liz Szabo Before the pandemic, 16-year-old Na’ryen Cayou had everything he needed. He had his own room. A partial scholarship to a boys’ prep school. A spot playing trombone in…

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Ohio quadruplets graduate together from Yale

by lisadtinsley July 3, 2021

By Terry Shropshire The Wade quadruplets made international headlines when they were accepted to 60 of the most elite schools in America after their high school graduation in Ohio. Four years…

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Nine Facts About Juneteenth You Should Know

by lisadtinsley June 19, 2021

Written by Lisa D. Tinsley      Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.  It went into effect on January 1, 1863.   In the Confederacy, slaves were…

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