By Laura Beers, Professor of History, American University
In ‘1984,’ George Orwell envisaged a world in which books were a mass-produced commodity no different from ‘jam and bootlaces.’
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By Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
Alarm over the war of words between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has escalated with remarkable speed, from The New York Times to the Daily Beast and local television.
The pope has repeatedly called for peace in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war, insisting that “God…
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By Rajiv Chowdhury, Professor of Global Health, Florida International University
When people consider what causes high blood pressure, they often think of lifestyle factors, such as eating salty foods, lack of exercise or smoking. However, an unexpected source of salt might also be raising blood pressure for millions of people: the water they drink.
As sea levels rise, more and more salt water tends to infiltrate global freshwater sources. I’m a public…
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By David Hekman, Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, University of Colorado Boulder
Mallory Decker, PhD Candidate, University of Colorado Boulder
All-women groups, whether in sports, music or business, are consistently underpaid compared to men. They’re seen as more threatening to the status quo.
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By Sujith Ramachandran, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi
Liang-Yuan (Claire) Lin, PhD Candidate in Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi
If you watched the Super Bowl in 2026, you likely saw Serena Williams share her weight loss journey on GLP-1 medications in a commercial.
Like millions of others around the country, if you’ve ever considered taking one of these drugs, you probably went online to learn more about where you can get them and how much they cost.
Online searches for GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have risen…
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By Randall Hansen, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Global Migration & Director of the Global Migration Lab, University of Toronto
I was recently in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and approached a group of young men in front of the Indian embassy. I told them I was a University of Toronto researcher.
I asked: “Are you from the scam compounds?” Scam compounds are industrial-scale complexes where trafficked workers are confined and forced to carry out online fraud.
They were. One man in his early 30s named Akshit told me his story.
Akshit was not your typical human trafficking victim.…
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By Lauren Johnston, Associate Professor, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
The global geoeconomic volatility wrought by the second Donald Trump US presidency and hostilities in the Middle East make the shift in China’s Africa strategy even more important for China and for Africa.
China’s Africa strategy started to shift in 2019, towards investment. It is anchored in Hunan Province.
The “Hunan Model” emerged because the “Angola…
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By Brendon J. Cannon, Associate Professor, Khalifa University
China recently pledged to expand military support to Somalia in its fight against al-Shabaab militants. Beijing has promised equipment, training and closer security cooperation with Mogadishu. This marks a shift…
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By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
The High Court has rendered invalid an entire part of Victoria’s Electoral Act because it favours major parties at the expense of independents and smaller parties.
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By Lidia de la Iglesia Aza, Professor of Labour Law and Social Security, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Menopause has long been treated as something private, but the silence surrounding it is increasingly at odds with demographic reality. Women over 50 are the fastest-growing group in the workforce in many countries, and most will experience menopause during their working lives.
Despite this, workplaces, policies and research continue to treat menopause as a personal matter rather than a structural…
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