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As it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though only some are.
Pesquisadores querem saber se as pessoas com quem se comunicam e como é esta interação afetam a probabilidade de você mentir
Colorado’s governor signed two new bills enforcing stricter requirements for the state’s funeral homes and staff after cases of mishandling human remains.
The founders saw a need for government to intervene in markets.
Eliminating poverty has not been a major campaign issue during the 2024 presidential campaign.
President Reagan said sending troops to Lebanon was his ‘greatest regret.’ Other presidents left office with similar misgivings. Could leaving troops in Syria and Iraq be the next strategic mistake?
As states and local school boards in some places continue to pass anti-LGBTQ+ rights legislation and policies, hate crimes against young LGBTQ+ people have also increased.
A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
While Putin is all but guaranteed to win, war fatigue, electoral engineering and extreme risk-aversion suggest that the Kremlin is anxious to get these elections over and done with.
El Tetris tiene adictos de todas las generaciones. La capacidad de razonamiento dinámico espacial que es necesaria para jugar puede servir a los estudiantes para entender conceptos más complejos.
Lessons from the Serengeti herds may help conservationists manage migratory herbivore populations.
People young and old love the classic video game Tetris. A working knowledge of the spatial reasoning concepts underlying Tetris can set students up for success in mathematics.
A central question remains unresolved in the draft treaty: Is plastic pollution basically a waste management problem, or can it be solved only with a cap on production?
Researchers are interested in whether who you’re communicating with and how you’re interacting affect how likely you are to lie.
Being open to the possibility you could be wrong about your beliefs is an important part of learning about the world. But this trait is not enough on its own.
Halfway to the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, countries have made progress, but most are struggling to meet all 17 goals. The US is no exception.
The genre has long been viewed as too exclusive, too expensive and too stuffy. Thanks to video games, that’s starting to change.
The short answer: It’s complicated – and depends, in part, where you live.
In this course, a gun range becomes a classroom for students to explore their previously held beliefs about firearms.
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Assistant Professor of Politics & International Affairs, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Philosophy; Carlson Professor of University Studies; and Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University
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A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Psychology & Senior Research Fellow, Program for Leadership and Character, Wake Forest University
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Orchestra Director and Assistant Professor of Music, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Education, Wake Forest University
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Associate Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs, Wake Forest University
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Director of Environmental Law and Policy Clinic; Professor of Practice, Wake Forest University
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Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Biology, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
