By John Ballato, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University
Fiber optics allow you to search the internet, text your friends and check your social media feeds. They also have geological, security and manufacturing applications.
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By Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Asian Studies, Penn State
Swasthani holds a central place in Nepali culture. Its female characters uphold ideals of faithful wifehood – seen by some as patriarchal and by others as a source of strength.
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By Vincent Artman, Senior Researcher, Geography and Regional Development, University of Ostrava
Tamara Krawchenko, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
A Russian state whose leadership denies the existence of a separate Ukrainian identity will not be satisfied with mere territorial concessions in any peace efforts.
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By Camisha Sibblis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology/Director of the Black Studies Institute, University of Windsor
Even when courts are provided with race-informed clinical assessments designed to contextualize trauma and systemic vulnerability, Black youth are still seen as a risk.
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By Anna Taylor, Senior research officer: Climate Adaptation in the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town
South Africa needs almost US$15 billion over a decade just to reach a basic level of climate adaptation, that protects water, food, health and infrastructure.
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By Catherine Wanjiku Nyambura, Dean of the Business School, Uganda Technology and Management University
Over the last two decades, economic losses from extreme weather (such as the damage caused by floods, mudslides and drought) has amounted to trillions of dollars.
In parts of Kenya and particularly in Nairobi County, disasters have ranged from severe drought to killer floods…
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By Marielena Vogel Saivish, Research Fellow in Virology (Post-Doc position), The University of Texas Medical Branch
Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, affects millions of people every year across Asia, Africa and Latin America. And it’s expanding geographically as warmer temperatures and urban growth allow mosquito populations to thrive in new regions.
At first glance, dengue seems like an obvious candidate for vaccination. It is caused by a virus. Infection triggers an immune response. Vaccines against similar viruses already…
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By Eranda Jayawickreme, Professor of Psychology & Senior Research Fellow, Program for Leadership and Character, Wake Forest University
Growing up amid Sri Lanka’s civil war, I saw pluralism in action – but didn’t have a name for it. Today, I study the virtues that help people sustain relationships across faiths and cultures.
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By Tim Fowler, Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Bristol
Esther Dermott, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Bristol
Just because something is prohibited doesn’t take away the need for parents to have conversations with their children about it.
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By Kit Yates, Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement, University of Bath
Warning this article contains spoilers about the new Amazon Prime series Young Sherlock.
I’ve read the whole Sherlock Holmes canon multiple times over. I love how Holmes uses analytical reasoning to unravel problems that look mysterious, but ultimately prove to have simple explanations. So I was excited when I saw Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock appear on Amazon Prime. My excitement was quickly tempered when I started watching, though.
A key part of the plot relies on mathematics. Holmes…
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