By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image From left to right: Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres, and Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the Economic and Social Council, address the Follow-Up Forum on Financing for Development, in New York, April 20, 2026. © 2026 Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo United Nations member countries took an important step last week to protect the world body from financial ruin.The UN has faced a liquidity crisis for years, mostly due to the United States withholding billions of dollars…
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By Pawan Jain, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Michigan
The higher the stakes and the more specific the questions, the more likely AI will stumble on personal finance advice.
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By Jenny Whilde, Adjunct Research Scientist in Marine Bioscience, University of Florida
Environmental DNA contained in a small sample of water, sand or even air can reveal the presence of people, wildlife and pathogens, helping researchers track where they’ve migrated.
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By Camille Hoffman, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz
About 1 in 5 women will experience depression and anxiety during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth. If untreated, a mother who has these conditions has a higher risk of birth complications, overall poorer health, impaired bonding and nurturing of her infant, and a higher risk of death by suicide.
But a new treatment moving through the Food…
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By Jasmine Garland, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Colorado Boulder
A severe winter snow drought has left snowpack levels far below normal across the American West in 2026. Without a slow-melting blanket of snow to keep the soil and forests moist, alpine vegetation is drying into a tinderbox earlier than normal and ramping up the fire risk.
The historic dryness means electric utilities are facing…
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By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
How will Democrats in Congress deal with the DSA-affiliated candidates likely to join their ranks in the new year? There are lessons from the tea party’s challenge to traditional GOP values.
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By Jonathan S. Goldstein, Adjunct Lecturer of Law, University of Pennsylvania
George A. Mocsary, Professor of Law, University of Wyoming; Institute for Humane Studies
Philadelphia police revoked the carry licenses of five members of the Black Lion Party for International Solidarity, citing ‘good cause.’ Is that constitutional?
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By Sean G. Massey, Associate Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Ann M. Merriwether, Instructor, Department of Psychology and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Melissa Hardesty, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The boundaries of heterosexuality are bending for women but not for men, who appear to have less room to explore and are bound to a more rigid, traditional concept of masculinity.
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By William Dee Nichols, Professor of Literacy, Language and Culture, University of Maine
Michelle Kearney, Professor of Literacy, University of Maine
Reading allows children to live in a vibrant world, surrounded by fairies, elves and talking animals, transporting them to places where the impossible becomes real. But reading for pleasure also helps children learn more effectively and broadens how they view, interpret and interact with the world. It gives them a form of expression that fuels their imagination and empathy for themselves and others.
But the percentage of children who read for fun is declining.…
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By Hadi Shaheen, Assistant Professor of Management, College of Charleston
J.H. John Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Charleston
Kamyar Goudarzi, Assistant Professor of Management, College of Charleston
When companies are hit by activists, managers of competitors may fear that their company’s reputation would suffer if their turn comes next.
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