By Michael A Messner, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A review of nearly 100 years of high school yearbooks from Salinas High School in California showcases a nostalgic, not always accurate, version of high school.
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By Nicholas Pellegrino, Research Associate in Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut
Doug Brugge, Professor of Public Health Science and Community Medicine, University of Connecticut
Misha Eliasziw, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University
The gain isn’t huge, but it’s a notable improvement – similar to what people experience when they start exercising more.
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By Annette Regan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that almost 8…
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By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
Pyrrhus was said to have remarked that one more victory would leave his kingdom ‘utterly ruined.’ Some see echoes in US interventions in the Middle East.
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By Perin Gürel, Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told CNN in January 2026 that “we live in a world … that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power” – what he called the “iron laws of the world.”
This “might-makes-right” mindset, which seems to permeate the Trump administration, sees the world through a singular prism and leaves little room for understanding others or their perspectives. Although President Donald Trump
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Jozef Síkela (left), EU commissioner for international partnerships, meets with Ethiopia’s minister of foreign affairs, Gedion Timothewos, in Addis Ababa, April 20, 2026. © 2026 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia European Union Partnership Commissioner Jozef Sikela announced on April 21 the resumption of EU’s direct budget support to the Ethiopian government: the final step towards normalizing relations with the country.The move comes as Ethiopia’s dire human rights situation has deteriorated ahead of June 1 national elections.The EU initially suspended…
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By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
Ebe Ganon-Davey, PhD Candidate, School of Business, Canberra, UNSW Sydney
In sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced today, the government will cut 160,000 participants from the scheme over the next four years and reduce funding for the average plan by A$5,000 in the next two years.
Speaking at the National Press Club today, NDIS Minister Mark Butler argued…
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By Laura
In a world where criticism is seldom allowed, and journalists and essayists face significant risks in addressing the inner workings of power, fiction offers an alternative solution.
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By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
Tamika Worrell, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
New research positions AI not as a standalone tool, but as part of a wider system that shapes relationships between people, institutions, data and Country.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government will slash spending in real terms on the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years, as it undertakes a massive “reset” of the program.
People with lower support needs will be moved off the scheme and over the next two years the average spending on plans will reduce to about A$26,000 – back to where it was in 2023 – down from the current $31,000.
Spending on third parties who manage most NDIS plans and claims will be cut by 30%, and more providers will need to be registered, particularly those giving personal care.
Announcing the crackdown,…
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