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The Conversation (US)by Kathryn Blackman, Adjunct Lecturer, Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership Program, Binghamton University, State University of New York31 Aug 2026
Back-to-school season is underway, and school personnel have been busy cleaning, doing repairs and setting up classrooms for the 2026-27 academic year.
The Conversation (US)by John C. Besley, Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University31 Aug 2026
Following an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Aug. 3, 2026, Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, received attention for calling Dr.
The Conversation (US)by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell31 Aug 2026
The August 2026 federal indictment of Heidi Beirich, a longtime researcher who studies political violence and the American far right, has provoked strong reactions within the professional community...
The Conversation (US)by Abigail Witmer, Assistant Clinical Professor of Optometry, The Ohio State University31 Aug 2026
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
The Conversation (US)by K. R. Prathyusha, Research Associate, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder31 Aug 2026
You might naturally expect a wide, open path to be faster and easier to navigate than a narrow one, just as birds fly freely through the open sky, cars move quickly on empty roads, and a wide...
The Conversation (US)by Kimberly Baker, Food Systems and Safety Program Team Director, Clemson University31 Aug 2026
Does it feel like Salmonella is contaminating everything these days? From the food you eat and the pets you love to the surfaces you touch and the recreational areas you enjoy, this deadly...
The Conversation (US)by Ilan Stavans, Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture, Amherst College31 Aug 2026
I grew up in Mexico City, and when people find out that one of my native languages is Yiddish, they think I am pulling their leg. Isn’t that a Jewish language? Mexico? Impossible.
The Conversation (US)by Asma Uddin, Assistant Professor of Law, Michigan State University31 Aug 2026
Elected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice – prayer, dress, marriage counseling, even mosques themselves – as evidence of a political threat and...
The Conversation (US)by Umesh Haritashya, Professor of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, and Director of Sustainability Programs, University of Dayton29 Aug 2026
The catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people in Nepal on Aug. 26, 2026, and left many more missing likely began with falling ice and rock crashing into the river below, but that wasn’t the...
The Conversation (US)by Stephanie Vander Wel, Associate Professor of Music, University at Buffalo28 Aug 2026
Of all the moments that capture Dolly Parton’s musical talents, fierce intelligence and driving ambition, I often find myself thinking back to an awkward, ad-libbed live television duet on “The...
The Conversation (US)by Innisfree McKinnon, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic28 Aug 2026
On Aug. 27, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” claiming his administration had already “notified all of the various people you have to...
The Conversation (US)by Paul Wachtel, Emeritus Professor of Economics, New York University28 Aug 2026
The Federal Reserve – one of the world’s most powerful institutions – affects the U.S. economy in a way that no other part of government can.
The Conversation (US)by Amy J. Mathers, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Virginia28 Aug 2026
You’ve probably heard it for years, every time you get a prescription for antibiotics: “Make sure to take all the pills.” Traditionally, clinicians have given two reasons for these strict...
The Conversation (US)by Wade Catts, Adjunct Professor of History, Rowan University28 Aug 2026
“I think I found a bone.” A volunteer whispered that to us on the last day of a public archaeology project at the Red Bank Battlefield Park in southern New Jersey in June 2022.
The Conversation (US)by Ella Siegrist, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis28 Aug 2026
In January 2026, during Operation Country Roads, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and state and local law enforcement detained roughly 600 immigrants across West Virginia.
The Conversation (US)by S. Michelle Driedger, Professor of College of Community and Global Health, University of Manitoba28 Aug 2026
Earlier this summer, the four of us spent three days in a room with a dozen others whose jobs sound nothing like ours, or like each other’s: a cosmologist, an emergency management scholar, a...
The Conversation (US)by Erica D. Henn, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Temple University28 Aug 2026
Chinese esports player Jian “Uzi” Zi-hao was more than a star “League of Legends” player: He was so talented that his team structured its entire strategy around his abilities, funneling resources...
The Conversation (US)by Sarah Dees, Associate Professor of American Religions, Iowa State University27 Aug 2026
As soon as news broke about the death of beloved songwriter Dolly Parton, I began receiving condolence messages from across the country, and around the world.
The Conversation (US)by Julia Cole, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Michigan27 Aug 2026
Temperatures have warmed dramatically across the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 2026, signaling the onset of a strong and potentially historic El Niño.
The Conversation (US)by Kent Jones, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Babson College27 Aug 2026
The United States and Canada, historically close allies, are moving further into a full-blown trade war with no end in sight. On Aug.
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