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Yes, Putin and Russia are fascist – a political scientist shows how they meet the textbook definition

Alexander Motyl, Rutgers University - Newark

When Russia invaded Ukraine, its leader was immediately labeled “fascist” by Ukrainians and others. A political scientist explains why that label fits.

Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality

Jelani Ince, University of Washington; Zackary Dunivin, Indiana University

The Black Lives Matter movement is having a lasting impact on the racial reckoning in the US that was triggered after the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer in 2020.

How does the COVID-19 prevention drug Evusheld work and who should receive it? An infectious disease specialist explains

Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia

Evusheld is an antibody drug from AstraZeneca intended to help prevent COVID-19 infection for immunocompromised and other vulnerable patients.

Restoring touch through electrodes implanted in the human brain will require engineering around a sensory lag

David Caldwell, University of California, San Francisco; Rajesh P. N. Rao, University of Washington

When designing neuroprosthetic devices for users to control with their thoughts, engineers must take into account the sensory information brains collect from the environment and how it gets processed.

COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children may be inching closer to authorization

Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia

Moderna will ask the FDA to allow emergency use for its vaccine in children as young as 6 months, a step many parents have been anticipating.

Black college presidents had a tough balancing act during the civil rights era

Eddie R. Cole, University of California, Los Angeles

College presidents worked both at the forefront and behind the scenes in fighting for African Americans’ civil rights in the 1960s.

A rocket crashes into the Moon – the accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space

International law says Putin’s war against Ukraine is illegal. Does that matter?

Ukrainian female refugees are fleeing a war, but in some cases more violence awaits them where they find shelter