As the COVID-19 crisis continued to ravage the U.S. and the globe, 2021 saw a January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the inauguration of a new U.S. president, record numbers of homicides, and a vaccine rollout, among other news. Many of IPR’s most-read articles reflect these and other pressing current events. But they also zeroed in on research that reflects ongoing societal concerns, such as the intensifying opioid crisis, the long-term effects of school shootings, addressing racism, and how language boosts infants’ brains.
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