By Guowei (Wayne) Tu, Ph.D. Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
Evgueni Filipov, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as reed strips, to make woven baskets for thousands of years. This weaving method has reemerged as a technique for engineers to create textile and fabric structures with complex geometry. While beautiful and intricate, these baskets can also be surprisingly strong.
We are a team of structures…
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By Rahim Kurwa, Associate professor of Sociology, University of Illinois Chicago
Anti-immigrant housing policies have been cast as a way for citizens to access more housing, but they fail to prevent the shortages driving the crises.
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By Rachelle Wilson Tollemar, Lecturer in Spanish Environmental Cultural Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.
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By Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University
The consulting firm Accenture recently laid off 11,000 employees while expanding its efforts to train workers to use artificial intelligence. It’s a sharp reminder that the same technology driving efficiency is also redefining what it takes to keep a job.
And Accenture isn’t alone. IBM…
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By inmediahk.net
While the US Human Trafficking report acknowledges Hong Kong’s efforts to eliminate human trafficking, the city still falls short of international minimum standards. The Hong Kong government disagrees.
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By Latin America Bureau
In March 2025, more than 25,000 barrels of crude oil polluted the rivers of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The government arrived quickly, but left even faster.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, July 16, 2024. © 2024 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo (New York) – Developing an effective International Convention to Prevent and Punish Crimes against Humanity will require ambitious and forward-looking diplomacy, Human Rights Watch and Columbia Law School’s Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity Project said today in a new briefing paper outlining 25 recommendations for delegations at the United Nations to consider as they prepare for the formal treaty negotiations. Recommendations for the International…
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By Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
Catherine E. Wood, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Swinburne University of Technology
Knowing when to stop psychological therapy is just as important as knowing when to start.
The decision is complex and influenced by many factors, including your own progress, your relationship with the therapist, and your broader life.
Therapy is expensive, even if you’ve got a mental health plan entitling you to see a psychologist for ten subsidised sessions each calendar year. So many people stop because they can no longer justify the cost.
But apart from financial considerations,…
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By Alex Munt, Associate Professor, Media Arts & Production, University of Technology Sydney
Sorry, Baby and After the Hunt have put graduate research – and its ethical grey areas – on the screen.
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By Joel Williams, Research Associate in Marine Ecology, University of Tasmania
Nicole Hill, Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, University of Tasmania
In the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean lies a vast underwater volcanic ridge known as the Kerguelen Plateau. At its centre sits Australia’s most remote territory: Heard Island and McDonald Islands. These icy outposts about 4,100km southwest of Perth are home to Australia’s only active volcanoes.
These isolated islands are a biodiversity hotspot. Seals and penguins abound on rocky beaches. Underwater, seabed fish species have evolved antifreeze-like compounds in their blood to cope with near-freezing temperatures.
Isolation doesn’t mean protection. The discovery of many…
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