Society & Community
Many more older people are leaving prison and face unmet needs for housing and health care
American prisons are rapidly graying.This article was originally published on this website.
Year: 2025
Education
Nine million Ethiopian children have been forced out of school: What the government must do
More than 9 million Ethiopian children are currently out of school. They are caught in the crossfire of armed conflicts, natural disasters, tribal tensions and economic hardships.This article was originally published on this website.
Education
Criteria for promotion to full professorship found to vary greatly around the world
A large international team of researchers with varied backgrounds has found that moving up in a research field in an organization, whether in the government or academic world, requires vastly different accomplishments by those on […]
Politics & Global Issues
Deepfakes and the law: Why Britain needs stronger protections against technology-facilitated abuse
As Britain prepares to criminalize the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes, the government’s announcement marks an important step forward in addressing online violence against women and girls (VAWG). However, this measure alone will not fully […]
Society & Community
Simple mathematical model predicts development of cultural structures observed in human societies
How clans form and evolve within human societies has been modeled using a simple computer model developed by a RIKEN researcher and a collaborator. This demonstration opens the way to modeling complex human social phenomena […]
Society & Community
Game, set, match: Exploring the experiences of women coaches in tennis
As the Australian Open continues in full swing, a new study can reveal female tennis coaches experience significantly more barriers in their profession—including discrimination and marginalization—than their male counterparts, with fewer than half seeing themselves […]
Society & Community
Black kids and families are forced to overcome marked disparities in early care and education settings
Early care and education (ECE) programs were created to support the social, emotional and academic development of young children before they enter kindergarten. Yet, there are marked disparities and inequities in how Black children and […]
Society & Community
Black immigrants attract white residents to neighborhoods, research suggests
Black immigrants moving into a neighborhood can help shift the overall racial and ethnic character of the area, a new study suggests.This article was originally published on this website.
Politics & Global Issues
Civil organizing persisted during Syrian civil war, finds study
Where, when and how did civilians organize during the Syrian civil war that started in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011 and lasted until the toppling of President Bashar Assad in late 2024? […]
Society & Community
Informal mining persists in South Africa despite police crackdowns
In mid-January 2024, over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala Umgodi—meaning “plug the hole”—which had […]