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The Mercury News
Economics professor Koleman Strumpf dismissed concerns about market manipulation and influencing voter behavior, saying that there historically hasn’t been issues and that the concerns “aren’t grounded very deeply in fact.” Instead, he sees them as an “incredible resource" for people interested in current events. “I would say as part of a news diet, opening up Polymarket or opening up Kalshi at the beginning of the day and seeing what markets are getting all of the activity tells you what the big stories of the day are,” he said.
March 22, 2026
The Conversation
"While some will attend services led by pastors who are women, the overwhelming majority of worshippers will not. Women constitute 23.7% of professional clergy in the U.S. and an increasing percentage of people earning graduate theology degrees," writes religion professor Mary Foskett. "The matter is an especially timely one to consider at Easter. Churches will continue to debate whether to ordain women, depending on how they interpret specific parts of the Bible. Yet according to the Gospels, the New Testament as we know it would simply not exist were it not for the proclamation of women."
March 20, 2026
San Francisco Chronicle
Why the betting markets may have a unique impact on California governor’s race
Economics professor Koleman Strumpf notes that prediction markets often outperform goals. “It's real-time information,” he said. “The people in the market are generally quite smart because if they're not smart, they're going to lose money.” Strumpf says he’s studying how much of an influence the personal preferences of people trading on the markets influence their decisions. He’s skeptical they do – people participating ostensibly want to make money by predicting the winner correctly, regardless of who they like.
March 20, 2026
Healio Primary Care
‘The trend of the moment’: Do weighted vests live up to the hype?
“Vests are really hot right now,” health and exercise science professor and researcher Kristen Beavers told Healio. “It makes sense to me that if you’re loading the skeletal system, it would have a benefit at least to the skeletal system in some way, shape or form. This is how bone works; it responds to the loads that it’s placed under. What we were trying to do was to fool your body into thinking that you were weight stable when you weren’t."
March 20, 2026
Vox
Why a little delusion is good for you
Where would humanity be without our mild delusion? Many of the technologies we take for granted, from the light bulb to iPhones, would cease to exist without relentless resolve. Stephen King, rejected dozens of times, persisted and became one of the world’s top-selling authors. The realization that we have some control over our fate is what psychology professor Christian Waugh calls “optimism’s greatest power.”
March 17, 2026
South Africa Today
Forest advocates accuse EU energy firm of Dutch biomass certification fraud
"For years, a battle has raged between EU nations that claim their forest biomass certification policies safeguard against deforestation, promote sustainability and enable carbon-emissions reductions, even as forest advocates have argued that those policies fail to combat climate change, are badly flawed or outright fraudulent," writes journalism professor Jusin Catanoso. "But now forest advocates are turning up the pressure in the Netherlands in an unprecedented way."
March 17, 2026
Phys.org
The cost of cold: Economics research links frozen crops to domestic violence
"There can be bad circumstances when you're trapped inside with someone who could be potentially dangerous, and who is—on top of that—under a lot of financial stress. There are plenty of agricultural communities worldwide, not just in Peru, even in the United States, that suffer the consequences when it gets very cold," said economics professor Leah Lakdawala.
March 17, 2026
The Globe And Mail
Trump may have had more support for war in Iran if he took a cue from history
The current combat in Iran has the least early support of any American military action in modern time. Had the current administration taken a cue from history, the numbers quite possibly might be different. “The numbers are astonishing,” said C. William Walldorf Jr., a Wake Forest University political scientist and author of the 2019 book To Shape Our World for Good: Master Narratives and Forceful Regime Change in United States Foreign Policy. “They’re bad because nobody knows what this war is about. And people don’t see its connection to any existential danger to the United States. All Trump had to do is explain what the threat was and he’d be in far better shape.”
March 13, 2026
Business News this Week
Why the 16-Oscar nominee ‘Sinners’ is a radical act of industry resistance
As the film “Sinners” heads into the upcoming Oscars with a record-breaking 16 nominations, Media Studies Professor Phillip Cunningham is available to provide expert analysis on the film’s groundbreaking business model and its potential impact on the future of the film industry. Professor Cunningham highlights the unique deal between director Ryan Coogler and Warner Bros., which allows Coogler to regain ownership of the film’s rights after 25 years—an arrangement rarely granted by major studios.
March 13, 2026
MSN Canada
Feeling like you belong in college? It might decide whether you graduate, says new study
A new study has revealed a powerful truth about college success: students who feel they truly belong on campus are significantly more likely to earn their degrees. The research, led by psychology professor Shannon Brady, shows that even a small boost in a student’s sense of belonging during their first year can dramatically improve their chances of graduating.
March 12, 2026
MSN International English
Irans stranded sailors wait out the war in Sri Lanka amid US pressure
The sinking of an Iranian frigate and a leaked US cable have dragged the debt-burdened South Asian nation into a Middle Eastern conflict. Reassurances will do little to resolve Colombo's underlying bind, according to internaitonal affairs expert Neil DeVotta. "The last thing a bankrupt country wants is an impetuous US president lashing out at it," DeVotta said.
March 11, 2026
Kansas City Star
Trump’s war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century
When U.S. leaders get caught up in costly regime change wars that outrun national support, they tend to back down, often with far fewer political costs than if they'd continued their unpopular war, writes politics and international affairs expert Will Walldorf.
March 10, 2026