By Abigail Folberg, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha
Brittany Givens Rassoolkhani, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky
President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically reshaped health and medical research by rolling back federal funding from institutions that have diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and by cutting federal funding for research projects that the administration considers related to DEI.
As of Aug. 20, 2025, the…
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By Kristen Demoruelle, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Advances in research and medicine have given doctors helpful tools to assess a person’s individual risk and to help prepare them for pregnancy.
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By Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University
When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely reaches the public. Palantir Technologies, however, has attracted more and more attention over the past decade because of the size and scope of its contracts with the government.
Palantir’s two main platforms are Foundry and Gotham. Each does different things. Foundry is used by corporations in the private sector to help with global operations. Gotham is marketed as an “operating…
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By Justin Dunnavant, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles
As many as 10% of enslaved people on St. Croix escaped. Where they went has remained a mystery, but scientists are using new mapping technology to find answers.
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By Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life, Albany Law School
A federal court stopped contempt proceedings against Trump administration lawyers, but they may still have to respond to charges in states where they are licensed to practice law.
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By Charlotte Rogers, Associate Professor of Spanish, University of Virginia
As university leaders work to make deals with the Trump administration, many college presidents are at an ethical crossroads. On the one hand, they must do all they can to restore funding for vital research. On the other, they risk ceding to the demands of a president with views that don’t align with their missions.
As the fall semester begins, academic administrators could look to literature for guidance. Latin America’s rich archive…
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
The upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1, will be the organisation’s largest gathering of heads of state to date. It comes at a time when the existing liberal international order is rapidly disintegrating. But rather than offering a concrete new order, the SCO demonstrates the persistent difficulties that anti-liberal powers such as China and Russia have in agreeing and implementing a credible alternative.
Founded in Shanghai in 2001 with just…
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By Kumbirai Mabwe, Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Kalsoom Jaffar, Lecturer in Financial Education, University of Edinburgh
The UK system can be hard to navigate – and lacking knowledge on how it works can leave migrants paying more or missing out entirely.
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By Neta Crawford, Montague Burton Chair in International Relations, University of Oxford
Hamas killed about 1,200 people in Israel, mostly unarmed civilians, in its surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7 2023. Using Gaza health ministry statistics, the UN says more than 62,000 people have subsequently been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its military campaign against Hamas. An additional 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank.
The statistics do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. But Israeli government officials have…
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By Helen Hall, Professor, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
Nuns loom large in the European imagination. They are often caricatured to the point of dehumanisation. Either as a grotesque comic creation, like the chocolate-obsessed sister in Father Ted (1995-1998), or a monstrous aberration, like the demon Valak from the Conjuring (2013-2025) films.
Either way, by rendering the nun unreal, and stripping her of personhood, these portrayals allow viewers to avoid confronting…
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