By Benjamin F. Henwood, Professor of Social Policy and Health, University of Southern California
When homeless shelters allow people to stay with their dogs and other pets, more unhoused people become more willing to stay in a shelter.
That’s what my team at the University of Southern California’s Homelessness Policy Research Institute learned when we evaluated California’s Pet Assistance and Support Program.
California’s Department of Housing and Community Development established this pilot program in 2019.…
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By Paul C. Sereno, Professor of Paleontology, University of Chicago
The hunt for a mythicized fossil hot spot took a team of researchers on a journey through the Sahara Desert.
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By Erin Potter, Lecturer in Geography and Ph.D. student in Earth Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Plants changed the atmosphere, built soil and created ecosystems that allowed animals like us to thrive. But first they had to make their way from the water to the land.
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By Daniel M. Stuart, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of South Carolina
The Burmese meditation master Sayagyi U Ba Khin played a key role in shaping the meditation retreats that are popular today.
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By Kristi Girdharry, Associate Teaching Professor of Arts and Humanities, Babson College
I was early to the generative AI wave in higher education: I was among the first professors who teach writing to publish in an academic journal about generative AI and critical thinking, and I am now part of an interdisciplinary team at Babson College thinking about how AI is impacting education, industry and society.
But that does not mean I am all in on AI – nor am I anti-AI. I am pro-learning. As my co-authors and I argue in a forthcoming…
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By Michael Carrafiello, Professor of History, Miami University
From World War II to the Apollo era, the space shuttle program and today’s privately developed commercial rockets, the landscape of spaceflight has changed dramatically.
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By Melissa Gallina, Research Co-ordinator, Housing and Conference Services, McMaster University
Akalya Kandiah, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, McMaster University
John Maclachlan, Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Earth Environment and Society, McMaster University
Failure in higher education can be a powerful teacher, but only when students have the support, time and agency to process it.
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By Franck Ghomsi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Nansen Tutu Centre, University of Cape Town
An El Niño event combined with other weather phenomena led to record level sea rise in African oceans during 2023 and 2024.
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By Deborah Oyine Aluh, Lecturer/Researcher, University of Greater Manchester
When Idoko, a 23-year-old man living in rural Benue State, north central Nigeria, began hearing voices, withdrawing from family and speaking incoherently, his family’s first call was not to a psychiatrist. They took him to a local faith-based prayer group, where members pray over people believed to be afflicted by spiritual forces. When he showed no signs of recovery, the clan head advised them to take him to a renowned traditional healer.
Idoko was chained to a tree for the first six weeks, and was given doses of a herbal concoction prepared by the traditional healer. His condition…
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By Amani Karisa, Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
A child’s success at school doesn’t depend only on teachers and classrooms. Studies show that when parents engage with schools – by attending meetings, supporting learning at home and working with teachers – children tend to do better academically and socially.
In many African countries, fathers hold decision-making…
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