By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image © 2025 Doris Miranda for Human Rights Watch The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a landmark ruling holding Guatemala accountable for violating the rights of Fátima, a 13-year-old girl who was forced to continue a pregnancy resulting from rape and become a mother when she was still a child herself. This decision highlights the need for Guatemala to take action to prevent sexual violence and ensure that survivors, especially girls, receive the support and justice they deserve.The committee found that Guatemala’s failure to investigate…
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By Jeffrey A. Hayes, Professor of Education and Psychology, Penn State
College students’ psychological well-being has deteriorated in the past two decades, but recent data suggests the tide could be turning.
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By Michael Naparstek, Associate Teaching Professor Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
As video games such as ‘Black Myth: Wukong,’ with strong religious themes, gain popularity, a course uses the interactive experience to teach students about the role of religion.
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By Adriana Espinosa, Associate Professor of Psychology, City College of New York
Lesia M. Ruglass, Associate Professor of Psychology, City College of New York
Public health messaging focused solely on the health risks related to using tobacco products misses the mark with some teens.
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By Julene Paul, Assistant Professor of Planning, University of Texas at Arlington
Josh Davidson, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Oberlin College and Conservatory
The success of SEPTA’s new Route 49 suggests public transit agencies can increase ridership by catering to current users instead of chasing car owners.
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By Shannon Bow O'Brien, Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
A nation’s history is told by its records. The White House no longer publishing Trump’s full remarks makes this history less complete.
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By Magali A. Delmas, Professor of Management, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles
Since the early 1990s, the small blue Energy Star label has appeared on millions of household appliances, electronics and even buildings across the United States. But as the Trump administration considers terminating some or all of the program, it is worth a look at what exactly this government-backed label means, and why it has become one of the most recognizable environmental certifications in the country.
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By Christopher Ramezan, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, West Virginia University
AI tools that provide information to you also gather lots of information from you and may provide it to third parties.
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By Daniel S. Schiff, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
Arne Bewersdorff, Post Doctoral Researcher in Educational Sciences, Technical University of Munich
Marie Hornberger, Research Associate at the School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich
President Trump’s executive order calling for AI literacy highlights its importance. The order also underscores its amorphous nature. Here’s how to develop and measure effective AI literacy programs.
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By Andrew Fieldhouse, Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Texas A&M University
Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation – and the vital productivity gains it supports.
The Trump administration has already canceled at least US$1.8 billion in research grants previously awarded by the National Institutes of Health, which supports biomedical and health research. Its preliminary budget request for the 2026 fiscal year proposed slashing…
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