By Jennifer Reich, Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Denver
Some parents in Colorado are uncertain about the safety and necessity of vaccines given to their children. They also question how the vaccines are timed.
I am a sociologist who has spent nearly two decades studying how parents make vaccine decisions for themselves and their families.
I have interviewed dozens of Colorado parents, as well as pediatricians, researchers and policymakers, and observed vaccine clinics, educational events for parents and providers, and meetings of groups…
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By Filipe Mendonça, Associate Professor of International Relations, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
Henrique Menezes, Associate Professor of International Relations, Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)
Because Trump picked this fight due to his concerns about Brazilian politics, that country’s presidential elections might quell it soon.
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By Catherine Armbruster, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated soil.
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By Henry F. Fradella, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
George Grispos, Associate Professor of Digital Forensics, Arizona State University
Jihun Joun, Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Forensics, Arizona State University
Laws against surreptitiously recording someone extend to home devices like robot vacuums, but those recordings can still be used against you in court.
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By Clare Whitton, PhD Candidate in Medieval History, University of Oxford
Italian immigrants used to be accused of clinging too tightly to the Old World. Today, millions gather in Little Italy to celebrate the food, faith and traditions they brought with them.
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By Jason Bramburger, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Concordia University
Silicon Valley may end mathematical trophy hunting by making sport of it. But the modern mathematical landscape is so much broader than that.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government will be wedged between those who think the changes don’t go far enough and critics who believe they’re draconian.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Nationals leader said he’ll do ‘whatever it takes’ to beat the Labor government – including not ruling out a move to the lower house before the next election.
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By Peter Hurley, Professor and Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
Melinda Hildebrandt, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
The federal government will make it harder for international students to bring their families with them to Australia, among other changes.
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By Milo Barham, Associate Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Matej Lipar, Research Associate, Geosciences, ZRC SAZU; Curtin University
Stretching over 200,000 square kilometres across southern Australia, the vast, flat plains of the Nullarbor mark one of the world’s largest regions of limestone. It formed when an ancient shallow sea retreated some 14 million years ago.
Ultimately, this led to the familiar dry landscape of today, which has acted as a significant barrier…
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