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The Hindu: Polar bears forced to forage eggs as warming shrinks hunting grounds: study

Apr. 8, 2021—(Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, research highlighted)

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Huffpost: Poll: Half of Republicans think Capitol rioters were largely peaceful or left-wing agitators

Apr. 6, 2021—(John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, quoted)

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Scary Mommy: Racism, hate, and bigotry are not mental health disorders

Apr. 6, 2021—(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)

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Reuters: Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot-Reuters/Ipsos poll

Apr. 5, 2021—(John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, quoted.)

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The Japan Times: A better way for farmers to cash in on carbon

Mar. 30, 2021—(Amanda Little, writer-in-residence in English, authored)

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BBC News: The real reason humans are the dominant species

Mar. 28, 2021—(Suzana Herculano-Houzel, associate professor of psychology, quoted)

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Los Angeles Times: Op-Ed: Learning from the Nashville model of social change

Mar. 28, 2021—(Daniel Cornfield, professor of sociology, Dennis Dickerson, Revered James M. Lawson Professor of History, Larry Isaac, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities, and Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr., co-authored)

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The Denver Post: Experts warn mental health discussions in wake of mass shootings don’t give the full picture

Mar. 27, 2021—(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)

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USA Today: Family said Colorado suspect had ‘mental illness.’ Experts say that’s rarely the cause of mass shootings.

Mar. 25, 2021—(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)

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The Hill: Committee chairs continue their lawmaking decline

Mar. 25, 2021—(Alan Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair and Professor of Political Science, co-authored)

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