By Bingbing Zhang, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa
Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and audio that falsely depict politicians, according to a study my colleagues and I conducted.
Although researchers have focused primarily on advancing technologies for detecting deepfakes, there is also a need for approaches that address the potential audiences for political deepfakes. Deepfakes are becoming increasingly difficult to identify, verify and combat…
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By Katrina Kosec, Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar’s home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then a government-supported cash transfer arrived. “The money transfer was a real boost for me and my family,” he says, explaining how he rebuilt his house, bought seeds for farming, paid for his daughters’ schooling, covered his son’s medical care after the disaster, and became more hopeful.
Stories like Woudou’s highlight how social transfers can shape more than incomes:…
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By Nwamaka Okeke-Ogbuafor, Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development, University of Glasgow
Salieu Kabba Sankoh, Research Fellow/Lecturer, University of Sierra Leone
Wild fish sustain life in Sierra Leone’s fishing towns, but declining stocks mean fish farming is needed. However, fishing communities distrust farmed fish.
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By Andrea Webster, Snr research fellow, University of Pretoria
Studying how much soil herbivores eat shows which species are vulnerable to toxic element exposure from natural or human sources – a useful guide for conservation.
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By Anayawa Nyambe, Medical Scientist and researcher, University of Zambia
Farming is central to life in Zambia, with about 60% of the country’s labour force relying on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood or income. Seasonal rains shape planting and harvesting, and temperatures can rise to 40°C. On small farms, men generally manage livestock such as cattle and cash crops like maize,…
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By William Bahnfleth, Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State
A German habit has been trending in recent weeks: ‘lüften,’ or airing out your home. It can help older, damp homes in the US – if circumstances are right.
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By Hai Luo, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba
Laura Funk, Professor of Sociology, University of Manitoba
Malcolm Disbrowe, Graduate Student, University of Manitoba
The Indigenous Seniors Research Committee examined the housing and care needs of Indigenous older adults in Winnipeg, Manitoba. And the evidence suggests a housing crisis that is economic and cultural.
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By Claire Leavitt, Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College
President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a larger spending bill that enables the federal government to continue operations. They now face a self-imposed deadline of Feb. 13, 2026, to negotiate potential changes to immigration enforcement.
The fact that funding for the department – and in particular Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE – has become politically…
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By Melinda Laituri, Professor Emeritus of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University
Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked.
Mapmaking has traditionally featured men, from Mercator’s projection of the world in the 1500s to land surveyors such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson mapping property in the 1700s,…
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By Corinne Brion, Associate Professor in Educational Administration, University of Dayton
While cellphone bans at schools can help students connect more with peers, they can also make students feel less safe and independent.
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