Category: Academic Analysis
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Don’t let food poisoning crash your Thanksgiving dinner
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lisa Cuchara, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University Undercooked turkey is a leading cause of foodborne illness on Thanksgiving. AlexRaths/iStock via Getty Images Plus Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends and feasting. However, amid the joy of gathering and indulging in delicious food, it…
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Nigeria’s new terror threat: JNIM is spreading but it’s not too late to act
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Folahanmi Aina, Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London The Sahel region, south of the Sahara, is notorious for being the global epicentre of terrorism. With a combined population of 75 million people, the region has accounted for more…
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Making progress is more than making policy – what Mamdani can learn from de Blasio about the politics of urban progress
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Nicole West Bassoff, Posdoctoral Research Fellow in Public Policy, University of Virginia New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Nov. 8, 2025. AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo After a decisive election win, Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York on Jan.…
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Why two tiny mountain peaks became one the internet’s most famous images
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Christopher Schaberg, Director of Public Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis The icon has various iterations, but all convey the same meaning: an image should be here. Christopher Schaberg, CC BY-SA It’s happened to you countless times: You’re waiting for a website to load, only…
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How a Colorado law school dug into its history to celebrate its unsung Black graduates
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Rebecca Ciota, Assistant Teaching Professor, Law School, University of Colorado Boulder The first known Black law student at the University of Colorado is pictured in a class photo from 1899. Courtesy of the University of Colorado Law School. Class portraits line the hallways of the…
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Trump’s proposed cuts to work study threaten to upend a widely supported program that helps students offset college costs
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Samantha Hicks, Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Coastal Carolina University Work-study students often still have unmet financial needs, even after their 15- to 20-hour-per-week jobs fill in some of the gaps. champpix/iStock/Getty Images Plus Work study works, doesn’t it? Federal work study…
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Supply-chain delays, rising equipment prices threaten electricity grid
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines High-voltage power lines run through an electrical substation in Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Two new data centers in Silicon Valley have been built but can’t begin processing information: The equipment that…
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SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jenalee Doom, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Denver Being able to buy nutritious groceries is essential for your family’s health. Spencer Platt/Getty Images About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under…
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Think twice before copying Denmark’s asylum policies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michelle Pace, Professor in Global Studies, Roskilde University When the British government recently announced its plan to emulate Denmark’s asylum and immigration system, it framed the move as a way to restore fairness and regain control. But for those who know how Denmark’s system actually works,…
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Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Mary J. Scourboutakos, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University Nasal irrigation can help shorten the duration of the common cold. SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images It starts with a slight scratchiness at the…