El sexismo jugó un papel clave en la derrota de la candidata presidencial demócrata Hillary Clinton -y en la victoria de Donald Trump- en 2016. ¿Se ha vuelto Estados Unidos más tolerante con una mujer líder? No exactamente.
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O Fusarium oxysporum pode infectar mais de 120 espécies de plantas. Se ele destruirá as bananas Cavendish como fez com suas antecessoras, depende do setor agrícola e dos consumidores.
Fusarium oxysporum can infect over 120 plant species. Whether it destroys Cavendish bananas as it did their predecessor depends on the agricultural industry and consumers.
Sexism played a key role in Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s defeat − and Donald Trump’s victory − in 2016. Has America become more accepting of a woman leader? Not exactly.
Reduced to its essence, the process of natural selection would look a lot like play.
Reports first surfaced in 2019 that the former NRA leader had spent millions from the group’s coffers on his own personal needs and whims.
A big roadblock to offshore wind power is getting approval for onshore transmission lines. But what if there were fewer connection points, and power could flow both ways? Plans are underway.
By putting financial pressure on white businesses – often in a highly organized way – Black civil rights leaders achieved social change.
Many videos people upload to YouTube aren’t really meant for public consumption, but they’re available for AI companies to vacuum up. Many of these personal videos are posted by children.
It’s a conundrum: While vaping can help some adults stop cigarette smoking, it also appeals to young people who may take up the habit.
La inclinación del eje de la Tierra al orbitar alrededor del Sol provoca los cambios estacionales.
While manufacturers say they are marketing oral nicotine pouches as a safer alternative for people who already smoke, nonsmokers and young people are being drawn to them, a large-scale study found.
People with diabetes are about twice as likely to become seriously ill with COVID-19 compared with those who don’t have diabetes.
The new law makes it illegal to possess 2 types of abortion pills without a prescription.
Insistir que há uma solução tecnológica para todos os problemas do mundo parece não apenas otimista, mas também bastante conveniente se você estiver entre as pessoas mais ricas do planeta e em posição de lucrar com o setor de tecnologia.
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is one of this concept’s biggest enthusiasts.
Trump’s efforts may appear to play by the rules, but in reality they ignore key aspects of the rule of law because he does not act in good faith.
There’s a backlash against programs that aim to reverse the effects of systemic racism in the US. A survey indicates that racism is behind that backlash.
Technology has made driving safer in many ways, but also provided more opportunities for drivers to distract themselves.
Given her strengths and Donald Trump’s vulnerabilities, why did Nikki Haley fail to seriously challenge Trump’s dominant position in the GOP primaries? Sexism is part of the answer.
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PhD researcher, Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Professor of English, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Practice in Public Policy, Nonprofit Organizations, and Social & Environmental Enterprises, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Industrial Engineering Applied to Energy Policy, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor, Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of History, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Senior Researcher, Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Global Digital Media, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Astronomy, UMass Amherst
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Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMass Amherst Poll, UMass Amherst
