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Most have heard of the Battle of Waterloo, but who has heard of the volcano called Tambora? No school textbook I’ve seen mentions that only two months before Napoleon’s final defeat in Belgium on June…
Like many of the English-speaking market democracies, Australia and, perhaps to a lesser extent the US, like to think of themselves as merit-based societies in which everyone has a “fair go”. This idea…
“A programme to implement independent public schools will lead to higher productivity, better quality education outcomes for students.” - The Coalition’s Policy for Schools, August 2013. The Coalition…
Perhaps the proverbial tipping point in US print journalism has been reached. With the US$250m acquisition this week of The Washington Post by Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos, the US newspaper…
The runaway train of 73 oil tankers that derailed and exploded in the small town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec, Canada last week left 15 dead, around 50 missing, and shows how dangerous transporting oil can…
Friendships and social relationships in the office are linked to job satisfaction, according to a new study from the University…
The kerosene wick lamps that are used for lighting many homes in developing countries have been found to release 20 times…
Reforms preventing excessive executive pay will not have much effect on reducing risk within the financial sector, according…
Education policy in the United States is paved with some glaring failures. Despite this, many Australian reformers are looking west for inspiration, as the Gonski review of education funding is carried…
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Muscle Biology and Meat Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Ph.D. candidate in Political Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Professor of African American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Senior IT Specialist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Professor of Biology and Biomechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Professor of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Research assistant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign