By Anand Kumar, Professor and Department Head of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Chicago
Despite advances in neuroscience, the underlying biology of mental illness has remained elusive. The DSM-6 will attempt to integrate neurobiology into how clinicians diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions.
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By Yetimoni Kpeebi, Ph.D. Student in Geography, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Brandon Marc Finn, Research Scientist at the School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
As economic and demographic growth increasingly coexists with poverty and homelessness, resident-led alternatives to housing are supporting communities left behind.
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By Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School
The courts have rejected similar arguments before. Meanwhile, maintenance costs are rising, and the Forest Service’s own data contradicts the administration’s wildfire claims.
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By Anna Liljedahl, Affiliated Professor in Arctic Hydrology, University of Alaska Anchorage
Ingmar Nitze, Postdoctoral Research in Polar Geoscience, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
The abrupt disappearance of a lake is one clear sign that the ice below is melting, and a clue to wider permafrost changes.
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By Claire Galea, Adjunct Fellow, Western Sydney University
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has distributed 318 million books worldwide. Nearly 50,000 Australian children are receiving a free book every month.
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By Marina Schmitz, Researcher/External Lecturer, IEDC-Bled School of Management; European Academy of Management (EURAM)
Mirjana Matešić, Researcher, IEDC-Bled School of Management
Mislav Ante Omazić, President of the Management Board and acting Dean, IEDC-Bled School of Management
A new project offers free learning materials for boosting the circular economy by rethinking processes for recycling waste or reconditioning clothing and vehicles and navigating policy U-turns.
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By Dr Dino Dogan, Strategic Management expert and former Dean of Luxembourg School of Business, European Academy of Management (EURAM)
Bringing employees back to work in person and smart office-based people management drives companies forward and is conducive to engineering change. Here’s how.
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By Lewis C. E. Mason, Lecturer in Microbiology, Kingston University
Lentils, beans, chickpeas and peas provide fibre and protein. Research suggests they may also influence blood sugar, cholesterol and gut health.
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By Vahid Aryanpur, Principal Investigator and Research Fellow, Energy Systems Modelling, University College Cork
Climate change does not affect every form of transport in the same way. And the result is more than just cancelled journeys.
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By Tanja Ahlin, Research Fellow in Anthropology, Leiden University
Xin Zhan, Research fellow, SOAS, University of London; University of Cambridge
Amy, a 27-year-old software developer, has struggled with disordered eating since she was a teenager. “But after learning to code, I got much better,” she said in a research interview. “I often code for ten or more hours without stopping.” Her psychiatrist, however, worried that Amy has replaced one compulsive behaviour with another.
“Digital addiction” is often used to describe our relationship with smartphones, social media and other digital technologies. This way of thinking suggests that people get “hooked”…
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