By Frédéric Dimanche, Professor and former Director (2015-2025), Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
Kelley A. McClinchey, Teaching Faculty, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
A shutdown of the United States federal government started on Oct. 1 after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach an agreement on the funding legislation required to finance the government.
Tens of thousands of government employees will continue working without pay, and some may be furloughed, affecting many public services with interruptions or delays, depending…
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By Claire Wilcox, Adjunct Faculty in Psychiatry, University of New Mexico
A consensus is emerging among scientists that certain foods are addictive for some people. But questions remain about which foods, which people and why.
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By Libby Richards, Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
Despite some confusion around changing vaccine guidelines, the CDC still recommends an annual flu shot for everyone 6 months and older.
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By Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
Mitzi Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
Researchers are gaining insights into how external factors like air pollutants, diet and medications, and even microbes in the gut interact with regulatory T cells, for better or for worse.
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By Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
Athena Aktipis, Associate Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
Friendship isn’t a tit-for-tat balance sheet, but that’s how researchers have traditionally defined it. New studies are refining the model to be less about transactions and truer to real life.
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By Jie Huang, Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Bohong Zhang, Assistant Research Professor of Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Chen Zhu, Associate Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rex Gerald, Lead Research Consultant in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
When the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honored Omar Yaghi – the “father of metal-organic frameworks,” or MOFs – along with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson, it celebrated more than the creation of a new class of crystalline materials. It recognized a revolution quietly reshaping how scientists capture, store and sense molecules. These MOFs could allow for sensor technologies that make workplaces, the environment and human bodies safer.
What are MOFs, and why do they matter?
MOFs…
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By Gregory P. Magarian, Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
Political violence, made easier to carry out by the proliferation of guns, harms democracy by shifting the field of political disagreement from debate to aggression.
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By Joseph Morales, University Diversity Officer, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, California State University, Chico
Hispanic-Serving Institutions enroll over 60% of all Hispanic undergraduates in the US and include large schools like Florida International University.
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By Brittany Romanello, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arkansas
The church, whose members are often known as Mormons, has grown from a small community to 17.5 million members around the world – but not without some tensions.
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By Daniel Joinson, PhD Candidate, Engineering and Maths, University of Bristol
New research reveals that when you post on social media may matter more for your mental health than how much you use it.
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