Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Susan H. Kamei, Adjunct Professor of History and Affiliated Faculty, USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Cultures, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences In a 2024 exhibition game at Manzanar, players – many of them descendants of internment camp detainees –…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Nathaniel Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of North Dakota Many fruits and vegetables are high in antioxidants. istetiana/Moment via Getty Images When it comes to describing what an antioxidant is, it’s all in the name: Antioxidants counter oxidants. And that’s a good…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut If consumed in high doses, lead and other heavy metals have serious, well-documented health risks. whitebalance.space/E+ via Getty Images Powder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over US$32 billion globally from 2024 to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Susan H. Kamei, Adjunct Professor of History and Affiliated Faculty, USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Cultures, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences In a 2024 exhibition game at Manzanar, players – many of them descendants of internment camp detainees –…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Joshua Cowen, Professor of Education Policy, Michigan State University A sign marks the outside of the Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. J. David Ake/Getty Images A federal judge on Oct. 16, 2025, paused the Trump administration’s latest round of layoffs, which targeted more…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Torrey Trust, Professor of Learning Technology, UMass Amherst When teachers rely on commonly used artificial intelligence chatbots to devise lesson plans, it does not result in more engaging, immersive or effective learning experiences compared with existing techniques, we found in our recent study. The AI-generated…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Stéphanie Balme, Director, CERI (Centre de recherches internationales), Sciences Po Director of the CERI at SciencesPo, Stéphanie Balme conducted a study for France Universités, an organisation whose members are presidents of universities, titled “Defending and promoting academic freedom. A global issue, an urgent matter for France…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Amy Kristin Sanders, John and Ann Curley Professor of First Amendment Studies, Penn State An American flag is unfurled on the side of the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2025, in Arlington, Va. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Throughout modern American history, reporters who cover the Pentagon…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jingyi Zhang, Doctoral Student, Psychology, University of Alberta Canadian immigration policy has long emphasized family reunification. In fact, most of Canada’s 200,000 yearly newcomers migrate as a couple or a family unit. For these families, migration means more than just starting over — it means that…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Alyssa Grocutt, Postdoctoral Associate at Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary As Canadians head into another flu and COVID season, many workers still face an impossible choice if they fall ill: stay home and lose pay, or clock in sick and risk spreading illness. This…