By Eric Welch, Professor and Director, Center for Science, Technology & Environmental Policy Studies, Arizona State University Timothy P. Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Public Administration, University of Illinois Chicago
What do US researchers make of all the Trump administration science-related policy changes? A survey of 280 academic scientists asked them.
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By Henry F. Fradella, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
A new memo blocks graduate students from writing theses or dissertations on certain topics, raising questions about academic freedom and the purpose of higher education.
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By Kelley Cotter, Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Ankolika De, Ph.D. Candidate in Informatics, Penn State Priya C. Kumar, Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State
Anthropic developed an AI interviewer it claims can help social scientists conduct research at scale. But AI models lack the human qualities that make qualitative research unique.
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By Geoff Emberling, Research Scientist in Archaeology, University of Michigan
The ancient Kush city of Jebel Barkal rose up in the Nile River Valley starting around 2000 BCE. New research dug deep to learn more about what this landscape was like over the past 4,000 years.
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By Benjamin Chrisinger, Assistant Professor of Community Health, Tufts University
Many convenience stores, corner markets, bodegas and other small stores will have to make changes if they want to continue to accept SNAP benefits.
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By Caitlin Grady, Associate Professor of Environmental Management and Systems Engineering, George Washington University Sachi Nandurkar, Senior Research Analyst, Food, Energy, Water Systems Lab, George Washington University
Many Formula 1 innovations have made their way from the racetrack to regular roads. But technological improvements can only go so far toward limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
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By Magdalena Janus, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia Caroline Reid-Westoby, Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
An increase in the number of kindergarten children with special needs since the pandemic means more children will require specialized assistance and accommodation in later grades.
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By Nitya Rao, Professor of Gender & Development, University of East Anglia
Decisions to migrate in response to climate stress are rarely personal choices and there’s such a huge diversity of household migration patterns.
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By Catrin Cousins, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing, Cardiff Metropolitan University Jo Wiltshire, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Indie sleaze is back, but not as you remember it. The 00s scene’s revival taps into a growing backlash against hyper-polished influencer culture, offering a messier, more authentic alternative that feels both nostalgic and deliberately staged. The original indie sleaze look of the 2000s was an intentionally unrefined way of dressing, driven by a desire to stand apart from mainstream fashion, with a carefully constructed sense of effortless cool. The look was built from a recognisable set…
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By Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex
Climate and geopolitical shocks – from El Niño, global heating or wars – hit a food system which already magnifies environmental and social vulnerabilities.
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