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For many students of color, adjusting to college means navigating unfamiliar academic and social settings, often while also managing stress borne from experiences relating to race.This post was originally published on this site

Social media gets a lot of criticism over its platforming of toxic, divisive or polarizing content. But if you took away the awful material, much of what’s left would be unimaginably cute: clumsy puppies, fuzzy […]

Climate change-related flooding poses growing systemic threats to the British residential property market, insurance sector and mortgage lending system, academics have warned.This post was originally published on this site

Small rural communities looking to build tourism can reach for the stars, with the help of University of Alberta research.This post was originally published on this site

The Dutch Golden Age, beginning in 1588, is known for the art of Rembrandt, the invention of the microscope, and the spice trade of the Dutch East India Company. It ended a little under a […]

Every single day, thousands of people around the world use dating apps to strike up conversations with strangers, with the supposedly mutual objective of finding a partner. However, placing blind trust in others’ intentions is […]

In recent decades, Canadian universities have made definite progress ensuring gender equality in access to faculty positions. But despite this, persistent inequalities remain, and they are much more entrenched than one might think.This post was […]

If your commute involves packed subway cars, chances are your headphones are piping something rather different from your seatmate’s. A new study analyzing individuals’ listening patterns suggests that urban living not only exposes people to […]

Rules on the minimum income needed for foreign spouses and partners of British citizens and settled residents to live in the U.K. are already leading to lengthy and permanent separations, damaging family life and causing […]

Academics from the University of Bath are standing in solidarity with The Dad Shift as they prepare to lead the world’s first Dad Strike on 11 June in London and Edinburgh. The protest, timed just […]