By Aniko Bodroghkozy, Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two white Minneapolis residents killed in January 2026 by federal agents while protesting the Trump administration’s immigration policy, have become household names. National media outlets continue to focus on their deaths and the circumstances around them.
Neither of them was the first person to be shot and killed by immigration enforcement officials…
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By John J. Martin, Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University
A gobsmacking amount of money is spent on federal elections in the US. The credit or blame for that reaches back to a landmark, 50-year-old Supreme Court decision.
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By Claire Oberon Garcia, Professor of English, Colorado College
For the past eight years, the Colorado Springs City Council has issued proclamations and recognitions paying homage to the achievements of its African American citizens.
In 2005, the Colorado Springs City Council and Mayor Yemi Mobolade jointly issued a Black History Month proclamation.
This year, the mayor’s office issued…
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By Joel Carnevale, Assistant Professor of Management, Florida International University
Generative artificial intelligence has become a routine part of creative work.
Novelists are using it to develop plots. Musicians are experimenting with AI-generated sounds. Filmmakers are incorporating it into their editing process. And when the software company Adobe…
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By Stephanie Lessing, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, UMass Boston
For body cameras to function as transparency tools, wrongdoing would have to be consistently penalized, highlighting the consequences of noncompliance.
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By Kevin Healy, Lecturer in Macroecology, University of Galway
As you read this, the screen is probably flashing over 240 times per second, yet, as a human, you won’t notice this flickering light.
However, to a fruit fly hovering above your head, the screen would represent a strobe light fit for an Ibiza rave. This is because the way different species sample time, and the rates at which they can perceive it, varies greatly across the animal kingdom.
To us, a fast moving ball might seem like a blur but to dragonflies, pigeons and even bigclaw snapping shrimp it can be seen in great detail. But for species like snails or certain deep…
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By Geoffroy Laumet, Associate Profesor of Physiology and Neuroscience, Michigan State University
Pain is something most people experience after an injury, whether from a sprained ankle, surgery or car accident. Normally pain fades as the body heals. But it may last longer in women than in men, making women more likely to develop chronic pain.
For decades, differences in pain between men and women have often been attributed to psychological, emotional or social factors. Because of that, persistent pain in women is often…
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By Nate Allen, Associate Professor of Security Studies, National Defense University
Joel Amegboh, Assistant Professor of Security Studies, National Defense University
Across Africa, governments are finding ways to reduce dependence on foreign arms suppliers and building capabilities they can control, maintain and adapt.
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By Jordi Diaz Marcos, Profesor departamento materiales y microscopista , Universitat de Barcelona
As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of plastic trays, boxes, bottles and bags. But as these bins fill up quicker and quicker each week, an awkward question arises: is all this effort actually doing any good?
Many of us would answer with a sceptically resigned “of course not”. The facts unfortunately support this increasingly common view. In Europe, only around 15% of plastics are recycled, while in the United…
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Mark Webber, Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham
Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
Tetyana Malyarenko, Professor of International Security, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
Four years ago, on February 24 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that his forces had begun a full-scale invasion of Ukraine – the reasons for which we have explored here. Within minutes, explosions were heard in major Ukrainian cities as Russian troops flooded across the border.
Russian forces made swift gains, capturing key areas near the capital of Kyiv. But the offensive soon stalled and, by December,…
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