By Denva Gallant, Associate Professor of Art History, Rice University
Paintings of early Christian saints were designed to show worshippers what sacred authority looked like, using books, clothing and gestures as symbols.
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By Matt Brooks, Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Population, Florida State University
Karin Brewster, Professor of Sociology, Florida State University
From 2020 to 2024, Florida’s population grew by 8.5%, from 21.6 million to 23.4 million.
This is nothing new: The state’s warm weather, amenities that include world-class golf courses and beaches, and lack of income tax have long attracted newcomers, so Florida often leads the U.S. in population growth.
But recent data suggests that population…
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By Joseph Downing, Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, Aston University
Marine Le Pen has confirmed she intends to run in next year’s presidential election in France, despite her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement of EU funds being rejected.
A Paris appeals court sentenced the leader of France’s right-wing Rassemblement National (RN) party to three years imprisonment, with two years suspended. She will have to serve one year wearing an electronic tag. But Le Pen confirmed hours after the sentence was handed down that she will still…
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By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
Heatwaves don’t just threaten your skin, they can damage insulin, inhalers and other medicines too, sometimes without any visible warning signs.
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By John Kubale, Research Assistant Professor at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
By interfering with how communities collect data and how researchers access it, the CDC risks undermining the hard-won trust needed for effective public health.
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By Tara Deans, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
The goal of creating synthetic cells is not to replace nature, but to learn more deeply about biology and reengineer it to help society.
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By Michael Joseph Richardson, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Newcastle University
At first glance, beekeeping might seem an unusual hobby to introduce to young men – a group often discussed in policy and research as being “at risk”, of poor mental health and disengaged from society.
Yet perhaps it is precisely because of these societal expectations that beekeeping has such power as an activity. This is something I have witnessed through my work with North East Young Dads and Lads, an organisation dedicated to helping young dads play…
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By John Jewell, Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
The High Court has ruled in favour of Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers in the lawsuit brought by Prince Harry and other public figures. This is likely to end the Duke of Sussex’s years-long campaign to prove allegations of unlawful press activity regarding his private life.
Judge Matthew Nicklin ruled…
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By Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
The three major credit rating agencies – Moody’s, S&P Global and Fitch – have often differed among themselves when rating African institutions and countries. Their opinions don’t have to be aligned, but a huge gap in the ratings suggests inaccuracies in the analyses.
Wrong ratings have consequences. They drive up the cost of capital. Lower ratings indicate higher risk, and lead investors to demand higher interest rates to compensate for that risk. When a sovereign (country) is downgraded, its borrowing costs increase. It has to pay more interest on the same amount of debt, and has…
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By Tapiwa Seremani, Associate Professor in Business Ethics, IÉSEG School of Management
France’s ethnically diverse squad reflects the nation’s multi-faceted history: its colonial heritage, migration patterns and the French Football Federation’s training policy that dates back to the 1990s.
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