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- Spending time at the beach or taking a聽walk in the park improve your well-being, and the coronavirus pandemic has made it even more important. CIRES research scientist Erin Leckey and her colleagues share on The Conversation.
- Faith communities are changing many traditional practices to deal with coronavirus restrictions. Assistant Professor Samuel L. Boyd shares with The Conversation how聽innovation has long been part of religious practice.
- Bernie Sanders is the antithesis of a political showman who says one thing today, another tomorrow. Perhaps, in the end, that was his undoing.聽Adjunct Assistant Professor of Linguistics Adam Hodges shares on The Conversation.
- The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies, universities and even the NBA to break contracts. What does the law say about liability in a situation like this, and does the money have to be returned?聽Professor Andrew Schwartz shares on The Conversation.
- Why not just let the pandemic run its course? Public health officials聽are working to spread聽infections out over a longer period of time to help make sure hospitals have space for those who get sick. Public Health Program Director and Professor Matthew McQueen shares on The Conversation.
- Publishers funnel resources into聽potential bestsellers, but they鈥檝e become spellbound by 鈥渟tories of struggle鈥澛爐hat can succumb to stereotypes. Assistant聽Professor of Journalism Christine Larson shares on The Conversation.
- New research highlights the importance of learning from interactions with local banks and developing a credit history at a young age. Associate Professor of Finance Tony Cookson shares on The Conversation.
- Unsafe drinking water and household air pollution are major聽causes聽of illness and death in Rawanda.聽Associate Professor Evan Thomas and co-authors聽discuss a research program to聽address these environmental health challenges on The Conversation.
- Where, when and how did humans first domesticate horses?聽How can you distinguish a domestic聽animal from its wild cousin?聽Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology聽William Taylor shares new research聽on The Conversation.
- Algorithmic cruelty: Unable to聽fully grasp the nuances of human relationships and behavior, social media algorithms can end up backfiring. Anthony Pinter, doctoral student in information science, shares on The Conversation.