By Amnesty International
Reacting to the news that South African international jurist and human rights defender Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard said: “We pay tribute to Navi Pillay whose commitment to international law, unwavering independence and guiding moral light have made her one of the most respected […] The post Nobel Peace Prize honours Navi Pillay for lifelong commitment to human rights, justice and accountability appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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Friday, October 9, 2026
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was on Friday announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
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By Eamonn Ferguson, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Nottingham
Opt-out organ donation was meant to boost the supply of organs for transplant. New figures suggest that isn’t the case.
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By Elaina Sutley, Associate Professor of Engineering, University of Kansas
Arindam Chowdhury, Professor of Civil Engineering, Florida International University
Engineers are using a unique test facility called the Wall of Wind to develop housing that’s both affordable and disaster-resistant. Their tests show the magnitude of the challenge.
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By Moones Alamooti, Assistant Professor of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, University of North Dakota
You have probably noticed it on a hot summer day: A basement feels cool even when the air outside is baking. The ground does not heat up and cool down as fast as the air does. A few hundred feet down, it stays close to the local yearly average all year, which can be around 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 Celsius).
In Verona, Wisconsin, the health software company Epic Systems has spent two decades turning that fact into infrastructure. It has drilled roughly 6,100 wells, 300 to 800 feet (90 to 240 meters)…
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By Alex Brown, Associate Professor of Medieval History, Durham University
Just as Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey sent sales of Homer’s original text surging, cinematic epics have a way of reigniting our appetite for the history behind the drama.
Paul Greengrass’s medieval epic The Uprising, starring Andrew Garfield, brings the chaos, tension and raw…
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By Firmesk Rahim, PhD Student in Global Governance and Human Security, UMass Boston
The region may become less of a target for groups seeking to pressure the United States. But the Kurds also have less security support now, should they need it.
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By Nikki R Wooten, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of South Carolina
Over 1.4 million children had a parent or caregiver who served in the U.S. armed forces in 2024.
Among active-duty families, 2.4% of military children had both parents serving in the military. Another 4% lived in single-parent households.
More than 90% of these children attend U.S. public…
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By Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
College faculties have become more diverse since the 1970s, but college faculty of color still often find that they feel marginalized among their peers.
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By Brian C. Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State
A historian traces how Oil City brokers, then John D. Rockefeller, then futures exchanges decided what the world pays for crude – and why no one entity does today.
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