By Kristen Marie Beavers, Research Professor of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University
Health and fitness trends come and go, and many fads don’t deliver on their promises – remember vibrating belts or sauna suits? Today, weighted vests, made from sturdy fabrics like nylon and filled with iron sand or small weights, are gaining widespread use. Here’s what to know about them:
Weighted vests have…
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By Patrick Jackson, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia
A new year might mean new viral threats.
Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility means that viruses can rapidly…
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By Kymberlee Montgomery, Senior Associate Dean of Nursing, Drexel University
Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, Professor of Nursing, Duquesne University
The 2025 tax and spending law lowers the federal loan borrowing limits for nursing students, raising the up-front costs of nursing school.
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By Emily Wanderer, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh
Recent advances in computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence offer an opportunity for facial recognition to apply to bears and other animals.
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By Christopher Neubert, Deputy Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
Farm bills – famously complex legislative and spending balances between farm subsidies, food assistance, conservation and more – have tended to be passed about every five years since 1933.
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By Aaron Pilkington, Fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver
Perhaps no one outside of Venezuela should care more about the US invasion and capture of President Nicolás Maduro than the Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
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By Pablo Sanguinetti, Profesor de IA y Pensamiento Crítico, IE University
Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn’t just made up of data, chips and code – it’s also the product of the metaphors and narratives we use to talk about it. The way we represent this technology determines how the public imagination understands it and, by extension, how people design it, use it, and its impact on society at large.
Worryingly, many studies show that the predominant representations of AI – anthropomorphic…
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By David L Collinson, Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organisation, Lancaster University
Keith Grint, Emeritus professor, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Several high-profile political leaders have in recent months been seen apparently dabbling in Nazi allusions. In many cases, dog whistle messages send oblique signals to supporters. These are pitched at a frequency that most listeners can’t hear but are meaningful to those seeking confirmation of their own views.
When challenged, the people using these tactics often respond with strong and furious rebuttals. After emphasising their shock that they would be associated with Nazi imagery or ideas, they typically go on the offensive. They express indignation and moral outrage. Then, they…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Old photo from April 9, 2020, of security forces patrolling the streets of Juba, South Sudan. © 2020 ALEX MCBRIDE/AFP via Getty Images South Sudan’s security forces, since late June 2025, have conducted sweeping arbitrary arrests of boys, young men, and women under the guise of a crackdown on criminals.Many were held for up to a week without charge and often released only after their families paid bribes. Young women were sexually assaulted, some young men and boys were forcibly conscripted, and some have not been seen since.The authorities should end arbitrary arrests…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Students on the first day of a new academic year at a public school in Cairo, Egypt, September 21, 2025. © 2025 Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua via Getty Images (Beirut) – The Egyptian government has severely undermined the rights to education and health care by failing to allocate sufficient spending, falling short of constitutional obligations and international benchmarks, Human Rights Watch said today. It is failing to ensure free primary education for every child and quality health care accessible to all. Inadequate funding has contributed to severe shortages and high…
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