Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Melissa Melough, Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science, University of Delaware Higher vitamin D levels in a mother’s blood during pregnancy have been linked to higher IQ scores in early childhood and reduced behavioral problems. gpointstudio/iStock via Getty Images Children whose mothers had higher vitamin D…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Riyad A. Shahjahan, Professor of Higher, Adult and Life Long Education, Michigan State University Two scholars argue that nostalgia and resentment fuel government attacks on universities. Rick Friedman/AFP Harvard University is under siege by the Trump administration – and the world is watching. But this…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Ryan Leack, Assistant Professor of Writing, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Ancient Greek concepts about intelligence can shed light on 21st-century tech they never knew. agsandrew/iStock via Getty Images Plus In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Helena Addison, Postdoctoral fellow, Yale University Black men who have been incarcerated have elevated rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress. da-kuk/E+ Collection via Getty Images Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown. “I just couldn’t stop…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Mira Manini Tiwari, Research Associate at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute If you choose to buy a sustainable product at the supermarket, or invest in a sustainable portfolio at your bank, how far does that sustainability reach? Does the product’s “sustainable”…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Allison Perlman, Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies, University of California, Irvine Nathan Heffel and Grace Hood rehearse their Colorado Public Radio public affairs program in Centennial, Colo., in 2017. Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images The U.S. Senate narrowly approved on July 16,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Zhanna Lyubykh, Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University About one in four employees has a diagnosable mental health condition, and up to 65 per cent say mental health concerns interfere with their ability to work. The economic toll is staggering. In the United…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Prince Sarpong, Associate professor, University of the Free State Corporate leaders and billionaires are often viewed as visionaries and wealth creators. But beneath the surface, many are trapped in an invisible financial “crisis” – one rooted not in market volatility or poor investments but in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sam Routley, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University Prime Minister Mark Carney has suggested a new trade deal with the United States is now most likely to include tariffs. There is, in his own words, “not a lot of evidence right now” that the Donald Trump…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jamie Benham, Endocrinologist & Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal imbalance that affects ovaries, periods and fertility in about one in 10 Canadian women. Different from ovarian cysts, PCOS…