By Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Dennis Petrie, Professor of Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
Sonja de New, Associate Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
A modest increase in health funding is all that’s needed to save lives. That’s a big impact for the price of a fancy coffee.
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By Rebecca Cluett
The death of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o in May 2025 raises the question of his influence in French-speaking Africa: how is this important author seen by African authors?
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By Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe
Independent Ukrainian women traveled the world as early as the 1930s and left their thoughts and experiences in travelogues that are now rediscovered in Ukraine.
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By Hanika Rizo, Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University
Jonathan O’Neil, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the oldest terrestrial materials dated by scientists.
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By Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
Work requirements will expand and exemptions from them will recede. How much states have to pay will be tied to the prevalence of mistakes, not fraud.
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By Hanika Rizo, Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University
Jonathan O’Neil, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the oldest terrestrial materials dated by scientists.
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By Yasemin Pacaci, Postdoctoral Fellow, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
Mindfulness and self-compassion have become popular tools for improving mental health and well-being in the workplace. Mindfulness involves paying attention to thoughts, emotions and surroundings without judgment, much like watching clouds pass in the sky. This moment-to-moment awareness helps people respond skilfully rather than react automatically.
Self-compassion builds on mindfulness by encouraging people to meet…
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By Sara M. Grimes, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and Professor, McGill University
Riley McNair, PhD Student in Information Studies, University of Toronto
Parental controls designed for children’s games can be confusing. They also don’t take into account how families may — or may not — communicate.
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By Daniel Atlin, Adjunct Professor, Gordon S. Lang School of Business, University of Guelph
Trying to navigate an environment where massive disruption and unprecedented change is the norm presents a challenge for business leaders everywhere.
Social-purpose, multi-stakeholder organizations like post-secondary institutions, hospitals, governments and NGOs are particularly affected.…
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By Salah Ben Hammou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University
Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups as isolated events.
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