By Adam James Fenton, Assistant Professor, Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
Chris Shannahan, Associate Professor in Political Theology, Coventry University
Researchers interviewed almost 30 religious leaders across all six major religious faiths in the UK to find out how AI was affecting them.
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By Julia Bowling, Senior Research Associate, City University of New York
Colorado voters passed Amendment A, a ballot measure touted as an end to slavery in state prisons in 2018. The amendment eliminated the penal exception clause, which allowed the state to use forced labor in addition to incarceration as a punishment for crime.
Colorado was the first of eight states to repeal its penal exception clause. Advocates…
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By Melanie Cree, Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz
Polycystic ovary syndrome is an inaccurate name for a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Its new name can help address missed diagnoses and fragmented care.
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By Chloe N. East, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Colorado Boulder
Elizabeth Cox, Professional Research Assistant, Economics Department, University of Colorado Boulder
Contrary to the belief that an immigration crackdown would lead to more jobs for US-born workers, ICE enforcement hasn’t produced economic gains for Americans.
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By Huaying Wang, Researcher in Education, Cleveland State University
After my niece died by suicide, I began researching how Chinese immigrant families feel about their children’s mental health and why they often avoid care.
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By Ingrid A. Nelson, Professor of Sociology, Bowdoin College
A series of racist costume parties at Bowdoin shows the contradiction colleges have to navigate – encouraging open, reasoned debate, while creating a safe campus for all students.
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By Gideon Yoffe, Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Science, Weizmann Institute of Science
Future missions may be able to take only a small, damaged sample from space back to Earth. A simple analysis tool could help determine whether its contents suggest the presence of life.
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By Carrie McDonough, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
Virtually every living thing on Earth, from Patagonian penguins to newborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
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By Thomas Adam, Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas
Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in much of the English-speaking world – has become a truly global phenomenon that connects fans on all continents. It is also, come World Cup time, a deeply nationalist affair that pits teams and their fans from various countries against each other.
Yet today’s deeply competitive…
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By Antonio R. Moreno Poyato, Associate professor, Universitat de Barcelona
Khadija El Abidi El Ghazouani, Professora Lectora d'Infermeria, Universitat de Barcelona
Sara Sanchez-Balcells, Enfermera especialista en salud mental
Being admitted to a mental health unit can be one of the most vulnerable moments in a person’s life. They often arrive in the midst of a crisis, and are fearful, confused and anxious. But in these situations, one thing can profoundly affect their experience: the relationship established with the nurses who attend them, especially in the first days.
While it may seem secondary to medical treatments or clinical decisions, the therapeutic relationship – meaning the collaborative bond between patient and nurse – has a greater impact than previously thought.
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