By Amnesty International
21 March marks both the beginning of spring and Mother’s Day in Palestine. A day of celebration, of hope, but it is hard for us to think of hope now. My 12-year-old son apologized to me because he could not buy me a present on Mother’s Day, I hugged him and said that their survival […] The post Testimony from Gaza: ‘To be a mother during genocide is to fight, every minute, every second.’ appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Ángel Esteban del Campo, Catedrático de Literatura Hispanoamericana, Universidad de Granada
The death of Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa (Arequipa, 1936 - Lima, 2025) marks the end of a Golden Age of Latin American literature. Just as there will not be another generation in Spain like that of Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Tirso de Molina, Góngora and Quevedo, in America there will not be another like that of Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Cortázar, César Vallejo, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Alejo Carpentier and Carlos Fuentes.
Vargas Llosa’s unparalleled awareness of his craft made him perhaps the most accomplished writer among his contemporaries.…
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By Kymberlee Montgomery, Senior Associate Dean of Nursing, Drexel University
Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, Professor of Nursing, Duquesne University
Imagine nearly every seat in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center − over 20,000 seats − are empty. That’s the scale of Pennsylvania’s projected shortfall of registered nurses by 2026, according to the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
Hospitals in the state report an average 14% vacancy rate for registered nurses. In rural areas it is much higher.
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By Mark Dworkin, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Illinois Chicago
Casey Luc, Health Scientist, University of Illinois Chicago
The Epidemic Intelligence Service has been a crucial tool in fighting diseases at home and abroad. Its impact would be impossible to replace.
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By Erin Baker, Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of The Energy Transition Institute, UMass Amherst
Paola Pimentel Furlanetto, Ph.D. candidate in power systems, UMass Amherst
To really compare different electricity sources, you also have to look at the roles they play in keeping the lights on and their drawbacks.
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By Gerald Frankel, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.
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By Rose Cuison-Villazor, Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar, Rutgers University - Newark
The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act gives ICE broad power, including the right to arrest many noncitizens. The extent of this power is now being tested.
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By Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
President Donald Trump’s second term and the Supreme Court’s conservative activism have lit a fire in Republicans, who are targeting same-sex marriage as part of a broader attack on LGBTQ+ rights.
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By Breanne Hayes Haney, Allergy and Immunology Fellow-in-Training, School of Medicine, West Virginia University
An allergic reaction happens when your immune system overreacts to something that should be harmless. Whether that happens can be thanks to your genes, your environment or a combination.
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By Jen Cole Wright, Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston
A psychologist explains how group identity, polarizing issues and social media are driving people apart – and suggests some remedies.
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