By Adriana Hildenbrand
A collage-based artistic creation workshop revealed how a group of incarcerated women counter the dynamics and effects of imprisonment through individual reflection, creative practice, and the sustaining of collective bonds.
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By Eduardo Avila
The New Year brought an exciting announcement: the official launch of Wikipedia in Nawat, the result of several years of training and community-building across communities in El Salvador and beyond.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Abortion rights protestors demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court as oral arguments are delivered in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Washington D.C., April 2. 2025. © 2025 Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images State restrictions on abortion, since the Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that the US constitution does not confer a right to abortion, are creating risks to pregnant people nationwide. Women are dying preventable deaths because abortion care is denied or delayed due to state restrictions.Thirteen states enforce complete abortion…
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By Eilidh Noyes, Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of Leeds
Walter Scheirer, Dennis O. Doughty Collegiate Professor of Engineering, University of Notre Dame
The BBC’s conspiracy thriller drama The Capture is back for a third season. The first two series had viewers hooked with a story that intertwined police investigations, facial recognition and deepfake AI technology.
As experts in facial recognition and AI, we’re separating the fact from the fiction ahead of the new season.
Fans of The Capture will be familiar with scenes of investigators using…
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By Belen Martinez, Research Fellow, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University
Do you remember the last time you had to queue for a toilet? If several examples spring to mind, the chances are you were standing in the women’s line. Whether at theatres, airports, shopping centres or festivals, the pattern is the same: men breeze in and out with barely a wait, while women stand in line.
In most public buildings, toilet space is divided by floor area, giving men and women roughly equal space. While this might appear fair, research…
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By Fred L. Pincus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In October 2025, the Trump administration made a controversial proposal to nine major colleges and universities, including Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia. The administration offered them a deal: If they agreed to adopt certain policy changes, such as revising admissions and hiring practices, they would…
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By Kenneth Michael White, Associate Professor of Political Science & Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University
Conflict between Washington and the states is perennial and by design. Lack of clarity about who’s in charge on what issue keeps power from becoming concentrated.
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By Terrence Liu, Assistant Professor, University of Utah
Policymakers are still deciding whether to make some types of Medicare coverage for telehealth permanent. Studies show it helps older adults get more consistent health care.
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By Max Crowley, Professor of Human Development, Family Studies and Public Policy, Penn State
Since early 2025, several large federal health grants to states have been suspended and then restored after legal challenges. On Feb. 13, 2026, for example, the federal government moved to suspend about US$600 million in public health grants to four states before a federal court temporarily blocked the action. Hundreds of…
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By Peter McGraw, Professor of Marketing and Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder
In 1960, 72% of adults were married, and over 90% would go on to marry. HR policies and management practices back then catered to nuclear families with a lone, male breadwinner.
Today, dual-career couples and working mothers…
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