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#OscarsSoWhite still plagues Hollywood’s highest achievement awards

Frederick Gooding, Jr., Texas Christian University

Despite efforts to diversify the film industry, the Oscars awards ceremony demonstrates how far Hollywood has come – and how far it still has to go.

Asian American mothers confront multiple crises of pandemic, anti-Asian hate and caregiving

Miliann Kang, UMass Amherst; C.N. Le, UMass Amherst

Asian American mothers face a caregiving crisis, fueled by the pandemic but rooted in histories of anti-Asian discrimination and violence.

2020 census miscounted Americans – 4 questions answered

Aggie Yellow Horse, Arizona State University

When the Census Bureau’s count of the population is inaccurate, it affects representation and government spending. Correcting errors isn’t always allowed.

In Egypt, where a meal isn’t complete without bread, war in Ukraine is threatening the wheat supply and access to this staple food

Jessica Barnes, University of South Carolina

Viewed from Cairo, the war in Ukraine poses an existential threat to something Egyptians can’t do without: abundant, cheap bread.

Even after lockdowns eased, pandemic depression persisted across social classes – new study

Catherine Ettman, Boston University; Sandro Galea, Boston University

Adults in the US reported the same levels of depression a year into the pandemic as they did at the outset.

Drugs that treat opioid use disorder are a good use for multibillion-dollar settlement funds

Elizabeth Chiarello, Saint Louis University

After battling drug manufacturers and distributors in court for years, local and state governments are about to receive a windfall that could expand access to treatments that can save lives.

When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he’s leaving out a lot of the story

Kathryn David, Vanderbilt University

Religion plays an important role in expansive views of Russian nationhood. But faith has played a role in Ukrainian nationalism, too.

Longer naps in the day may be an early sign of dementia in older adults

Yue Leng, University of California, San Francisco

While longer naps are a normal part of aging, excessively long dozes could be a warning signal for cognitive decline.

With threats of nuclear war and climate disaster growing, America’s ‘bunker fantasy’ is woefully inadequate

David L. Pike, American University

The end is often envisioned the same way: abruptly, hopelessly and completely. How does this constrain the range of possible solutions?

How has Emmanuel Macron changed France?

Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Clea Chakraverty, The Conversation France; Daniel Merino, The Conversation

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Left to die: the fate of thousands of people living with HIV in Tigray

Ukraine war: what game theory can tell us about how negotiations might go

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