Fear of strangers extends beyond racism and discrimination against people who look like they might come from another place – it includes people who sound different, too.
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Nurses on the front lines of a pandemic need education, training and institutional support.
Who is most likely to survive an infection of the new coronavirus? Two immunologists explain that it is those who mount exactly the right immune response – not too weak, not too strong.
All of the senses have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, not because the senses have changed, but because the world has, writes a sensory historian.
Every time the virus copies itself it makes mistakes, creating a trail that researchers can use to build a family tree with information about where it’s traveled, and when.
Have you ever felt a piercing pain in your head when you eat something cold?
America’s news reports and social media chatter open a window into the nation’s psyche. An AI-based text analysis of these words shows that the coronavirus is driving up familiar social ills.
Rural America has special problems as it copes with the COVID-19 pandemic.
School closings due to COVID-19 could prompt school districts to try to make up for lost time during the summer. An education scholar explores the pros and cons of that scenario.
The coronavirus pandemic is not like other emergencies addressed in custody arrangements. The best advice is to try to collaborate and cooperate – even if that’s difficult.
As long as teachers are creative and resourceful, kids will keep learning. What’s less clear is how schools will make up for the lost time if they remain closed for several months or longer.
Some graphic novels can spur teens’ engagement with social justice issues.
African American voters are indispensable to any Democrat strategy. Given party affiliation is increasingly split down racial lines, is the best tactic to get out the black, anti-Trump vote?
There’s a long history of books being banned from public and school libraries.
South Carolina’s black community has a long history of fighting for democratic rights.
A longtime White House reporter describes what’s lost when the relationship between the press and the president is bad and once-routine press briefings aren’t held.
Films of the battle for Iwo Jima, being digitized 75 years after they were made, offer connections and lessons for Americans of today.
During the ‘love glut,’ roughly 1 in 5 of all comic books were romance comics, as publishers scrambled to appease readers’ appetites for scandalous storylines.
Brexit represented British voters’ desire to reclaim more control over their economic future, but some worry the cost will be some of the prosperity gained from globalization.
Chronic violence was dampening the holiday spirit in Chihuahua, Mexico. So the Mennonite community planned a ‘Parade of Lights’ and holiday party where neighbors could celebrate safely even at night.
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Associate Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of South Carolina
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Instructor, Department of History, University of South Carolina; Institute for Humane Studies
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Assistant Professor of Race and Media, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Law, and Politics, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Family Law, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Media Effects, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina