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By: Jenny Ralph, Rodrigo Santa Maria | Published: January 31, 2024 | 12:27 pm | SHARE: During Black History Month, America celebrates the legacy of Black Americans whose leadership brought about positive change across the nation. Florida State University’s new Civil Rights Institute Director, Ted Ellis, will travel to Capitol Hill this month as Acting Chair for the federal 400 Years of African-American History Commission (400YAAHC).

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Chinese citizens who rarely voice open criticism of their government reveal stronger negative views when they can answer questions anonymously, according to a new study published in The China Quarterly.

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Legislation introduced in Illinois would eliminate financial barriers to clinically appropriate genetic testing and additional screenings in an effort to detect breast cancers related to a known inherited gene mutation.

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Legislation introduced in South Dakota will eliminate financial barriers to earlier breast cancer detection by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging.

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Legislation introduced in South Dakota will eliminate financial barriers to earlier breast cancer detection by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging. This imaging is critical in ruling out or confirming breast cancer but can cost hundreds-to-thousands of dollars.

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A ‘fitness check’ of regulations in five countries - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, EU (including UK) and US - meant to protect animals during transportation, has deemed that they all fall short of fully protecting animals during transport.

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A new study led by researchers at the George Washington University predicts that daily, bad-actor AI activity is going to escalate by mid-2024.

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The second edition of Rap on Trial: A Legal Guide was released today amid growing national concern and legislative developments regarding the use of rap lyrics in court.

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While there has been much public scrutiny and research on police interactions and violence towards sexual minorities in the United States, there is a gap in the current literature on how sexual minorities fare with law enforcement contact in Canada.

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The 2024 presidential election is underway with the first contests being Iowa and New Hampshire. While Iowa holds caucuses, New Hampshire holds an open primary — illustrating that the way states assign their delegates isn’t always the same.

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Texas A&M is collaborating with center-lead Florida International University and Sam Houston State University within the nation’s only forensic science Industry-University Cooperative Research Center.

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Virginia Tech political experts Karen Hult and Caitlin Jewitt provided perspectives on what the results of the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses could spell for the Jan. 23 Republican primary in New Hampshire and the race overall.

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Though much has been written in the past decade about “involuntary celibates,” the rise of violent extremism, and their connection to mass violence, empirical research on this community is surprisingly scarce. A new examination authored by URI Professor Miriam Lindner aims to fill this gap.