By Brian O'Neill, Professor of Practice, International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?
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By John Calabrese, Assistant Professor of International Relations, American University
Japan is one of the countries most affected by restrictions placed on one of the world’s most important choke points.
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By Randolph A Robinson II, Associate Professor of Law, University of Illinois Chicago
In August 2026, Meta agreed to one of the largest consumer protection settlements in American history. The settlement resolves claims from 47 states alleging that Meta intentionally designed its Facebook and Instagram platforms to be addictive to young users and harmful to youth mental health.
As part of the settlement, Meta agreed to pay up to US$17.1 billion – approximately 20%…
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By Elizabeth Schmidt, Professor of Practice in Public Policy, Nonprofit Organizations, and Social & Environmental Enterprises, UMass Amherst
A proposed Trump administration rule aimed at quashing diversity efforts could jeopardize the nonprofit status of private schools. It could take effect in mid-2027.
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By Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Professor Emerita of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
The English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 wasn’t an isolated outburst. Across medieval Europe, ordinary people challenged the authority of rulers who failed to live up to their end of the bargain.
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By Katrine L. Wallace, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago
When state health departments, federal health agencies and medical societies diverge, how is an ordinary person supposed to know whom to trust?
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By Patricia Edwards, Professor of Education, Michigan State University
About 1.4 million Michigan students returned to the state’s K-12 public school classrooms this fall.
One of the most powerful influences on how these students will perform exists outside the classroom: the quality of the partnerships that schools and families establish with each other.
Establishing these partnerships may be easier than it sounds. Throughout more than four decades as an educator and researcher…
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By Faizan Ali, Established Professor of Marketing and Vice Dean (Startegic Projects), University of Galway
Laiba Ali, Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism, University of Sunderland
Imagine telling your phone that you want a quiet boutique hotel near a city centre, below a certain price, with a decent breakfast and late checkout. A few seconds later, an AI assistant compares the options, explains why each one fits and helps complete the booking. This is no longer hypothetical.
In late August this year, Google began rolling out hotel booking through its AI Mode search feature in the US. Travellers can describe their preferences conversationally, compare hotels and guest reviews, select a room, check cancellation conditions and complete the booking using Google Pay.…
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By Robert Dempsey, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
The summer before starting university can be a time of multiple worries for students. Worry about obtaining a place on your desired course. Worry about navigating clearing to confirm your place. Worries about securing accommodation, sorting student finance, preparation for academic studies and even finding the right stationery are also common.
Yet many students’ biggest concern is social in nature: “will I make friends?”. Surveys consistently suggest that loneliness…
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
A bacterium that can live quietly in the stomach for decades may have an unexpected connection with bowel cancer.
A new study estimates that exposure to Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) could be associated with more than one in five cases of bowel cancer worldwide.
That…
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