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Public education is supposed to prepare an informed citizenry – elementary teachers have just two hours a week to teach social studies

Kenneth Anthony, Mississippi State University

From the founding of the U.S., public schools were seen as a key way to develop an informed, active citizenry. Social studies educators struggle to achieve that goal today.

Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes? 4 questions answered

David Mendez, University of Michigan Medical School; Rafael Meza, University of Michigan School of Public Health

As the comment period begins for the FDA’s proposed ban, public health experts explain the stakes.

Zinc is a metal essential to life – scientists have discovered a protein that helps keep cells alive when zinc levels are low

Andy Weiss, Vanderbilt University; Caitlin Murdoch, Vanderbilt University

While iron and calcium are the metals that get the most attention, zinc is also important for human health and function.

Nonprogrammers are building more of the world’s software – a computer scientist explains ‘no-code’

Tam Nguyen, University of Dayton

Developing software used to require programming skills. Today, a growing number of people are building websites, games and even AI programs without writing a line of code.

Whether in war-torn Ukraine, Laos or Spain, kids have felt compelled to pick up crayons and put their experiences to paper

Paul Morrow, University of Dayton

Their drawings and paintings often express a mix of horror, fear, hope and beauty.

Why Turkey isn’t on board with Finland, Sweden joining NATO – and why that matters

Ronald Suny, University of Michigan

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is against allowing two Scandinavian countries to join NATO over what he deems their support of ‘terrorists.’ His opposition will test the alliance’s unity.

Leaking a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion or other hot topics is unprecedented – 4 things to know about how the high court works

Eve Ringsmuth, Oklahoma State University

A Supreme Court scholar explains the significance of the recent Supreme Court leaked draft opinion.

US child welfare system is falling short because of persistent child poverty

Astraea Augsberger, Boston University; Mary Elizabeth Collins, Boston University

Despite a series of federal measures requiring greater efforts to preserve family unity, many policies make life harder for people swept up in the system.

Racism is different than colorism – here’s how

Ronald Hall, Michigan State University

A scholar of social work shares what he has learned about colorism by conducting research in more than 20 countries over the past few decades.

The role party affiliation played in getting US to grim new milestone of 1 million COVID deaths

Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University; David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY

Your willingness to get a vaccination is tied to your political party. And that may have deadly consequences.

More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13% of shooters are motivated by racial hatred, criminologists find

Just how accurate are rapid antigen tests? Two testing experts explain the latest data

Could people breathe the air on Mars?