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Truvada bottle and pills
January 3

Lawyers are trying to scare you with Facebook advertisements

Advocacy groups are raising alarms about law firms seeking clients to sue drug companies
Single-family houses on former farmland
January 2

America's love affair with the single-family house is cooling

But it won't be a quick breakup, two UO researchers write in The Conversation
Spongebob plush toy
December 23

Three internet language trends from 2019, explained

Two UO linguists help you catch up with the lingo changes wrought by social media
Child sick in bed
December 17

Feeling sick is an emotion meant to help you get better faster

'Lassitude' is an important part of how human beings work to recover from illness
Silhouettes
November 25

The more women run, the more they are treated like candidates

Law professor Elizabeth Tippett writes about the evolution of female political candidates
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
November 22

Another major democracy fights to maintain the rule of law

Professor David Frank sees parallels between Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump
Map seen through magnifier
November 19

Local news can bridge the media trust gap, if the public pays

Professor Damian Radcliffe discusses ways local journalists can rebuild public trust
Office scene
November 19

Why saying 'OK boomer' at work is considered age discrimination

Federal law protects older workers, law professor Elizabeth Tippett writes, but not millennials
Lighting a prescribed fire
November 1

States can learn from Native American wildfire management

In The Conversation, two UO researchers say native tribes have a long history using fire
Open mouths
October 25

The Conversation: Political views can influence pronunciation

Linguist Zachary Jaggers says politics affects how people say foreign words and place names

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