Experts In The News
On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending the procurement and use of paper straws at federal agencies. It was a stark reversal from the Biden era, in which the former president vowed to remove plastic straws and single-use plastics from federal food service in favor of paper straws, which are thought to be better for the environment.
After leading 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ through the pandemic and the 2023 on-campus shooting, Keith Whitfield announced late Monday he is stepping down as president effective at the end of that day.
Vaccines are one of, if not the, most important developments in public health history, and despite nearly a century of data, some people still doubt their safety and efficacy. Infectious disease experts, however, do not—and if you're 50 years old or older, you're going to want to get certain specific jabs to keep yourself safe from some awful (and awfully contagious) illnesses.
With 146 confirmed cases of measles in the current Texas outbreak, and the first U.S. death from the disease in a decade, you may be wondering whether you actually did get all your childhood vaccinations. These include the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine, designed to protect you from the notoriously contagious measles.
Train stations have long been the center of community activity in many cities across the United States (US). Now, after decades of neglect, many areas are reviving them in creative and new ways.
The funding was supposed to last for at least several more months, said Jace Flatt, an associate professor of health and behavioral sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. But on Friday, he and several other scientists studying LGBTQ+ health received a letter from the National Institutes of Health informing them that some existing, ongoing grants from the federal government were terminated, effective immediately.
Mark Tremblay, an assistant professor of economics at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, is analyzing how fee transparency in short-term rentals may influence consumer and host behavior in pricing.
President Donald Trump vows to place 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada starting Tuesday. He also asserts tariffs on China will increase to 20%. Trump says the tariffs are meant to get countries to crack down harder on fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. as well as step up the fight at the border. The tariff threat has sent the stock market plunging.
