By Deirdre Clemente, Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Annie Delgado, PhD Student in History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The star of the 1920s silver screen who appears on Taylor Swift’s new album abruptly left Hollywood at the height of her success – a middle finger to the men whom she had made rich and powerful.
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By George Veletsianos, Professor of learning technologies, University of Minnesota
Every few years, an emerging technology shows up at the doorstep of schools and universities promising to transform education. The most recent? Technologies and apps that include or are powered by generative artificial intelligence, also known as GenAI.
These technologies are sold on the potential they hold for education. For example, Khan Academy’s founder opened his 2023 Ted Talk by arguing that “we’re at the cusp of using AI for probably the biggest positive transformation that…
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By Mordechai Gordon, Professor of Education, Quinnipiac University
Last month, Danny Mamlok, a friend of mine and an Israeli professor from Tel Aviv University, was scheduled to give a talk at Concordia University in Montreal on the topic of education for tolerance. Four days before the presentation was supposed to take place, the organizers of this event said they were subjected to significant pressure from pro-Palestinian activist groups at…
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By Gavin E.L. Hall, Teaching Fellow, Political Science and International Security, University of Strathclyde
As midnight approached on April 13, over 300 weapons were launched from Iran towards Israel. This included 185 drones, 110 ballistic missiles and 36 cruise missiles. The vast majority were shot down by Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system with help from the UK, the US and neighbouring…
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By Michael F. Harsch, Associate Professor of National Security, National Defense University
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined bold, long-term goals: Strengthen the country’s depleted military with extraordinary investments and adopt assertive foreign policy defending global norms.
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By Amnesty International
“On 15th April, the day fighting erupted in Khartoum, I was in Nairobi. I was supposed to travel to Khartoum, Sudan, on a Tuesday, but the war started on Saturday morning. Most of the Sudanese I know were expecting something to happen. There were a lot of indicators of war, but nobody thought that it […] The post Arif: “We want to give Sudanese people the information they need to build a better life.” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
“On the day the conflict began in Khartoum, 15 April 2023, I was at home. It was a weekend, and I had an appointment with a doctor downtown. When I left the apartment, I heard the shooting. I stopped everything, and I contacted my colleagues in other embassies and international organizations. They told me it’s […] The post Elaf: “We didn’t see this coming, we lost everything.” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Holod Media
For two years now, Alexander Gronsky has been documenting what Moscow looks like and how it lives during the war and how the war intrudes into the urban space.
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By Krystal Tolley, Principal Scientist, South African National Biodiversity Institute
Graham Alexander, Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand
Media reports about the biodiversity crisis and what researchers have argued qualifies as a mass extinction event tend to focus on the big ecological effects. Melting ice sheets, severe weather events, droughts, habitat loss and wildfires dominate headlines. So too do the plights of large iconic animals – orangutans, gorillas, polar bears, rhinos, elephants,…
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By Amnesty International
Memories of life before war in Sudan Its been one year of conflict in Sudan. The people of Sudan feel forgotten as their country falls into a rampant spiral of violence and suffering. Life for many people in the country is no longer the same. The post My Sudan appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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