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Whenever tuition rises at nonselective four-year colleges and universities, racial and ethnic diversity within the student…
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The 10,300 women serving in fire departments across the US face ill-fitting gear, hostility and sexism. But in the end,…
In a complex environment with massive numbers of internet-connected devices, the key barrier to better cybersecurity isn't…
Researchers found stark differences in child mental health and infant mortality rates, depending on whether immigrant mothers…
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Although the choice of liberal icon Jimmy Carter as commencement speaker at Liberty University might be surprising, an expert…
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Each year, 500,000 people die of malaria annually, a preventable disease. Most of them children in Africa, where many anti-malarial…
E. coli bacteria are the frequent culprits behind outbreaks of food-borne illnesses. But not all strains are harmful; some…
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Here are three lessons that former FBI Director James Comey, took from the 20th-century American Christian philosopher,…
Traditional public schools suffer as states create favorable funding schemes for charter schools and school vouchers.
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