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The Conversation (US)by Dov Waxman, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles28d ago
Haverford, a small liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, has become the latest U.S. school to settle a lawsuit over how it handled allegations of antisemitism. In a statement on Aug.
The Conversation (US)by Michael R. Nadorff, Professor of Psychology, Mississippi State University28d ago
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. Why do people speak while they are sleeping?
The Conversation (US)by Thomas Fauchez, Research Associate Professor of Physics, American University28d ago
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on Aug. 30, 2026, beginning a journey that will take it about a million miles from the Earth.
The Conversation (US)by Andrew Bubak, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz28d ago
Shingles can cause pain that is notoriously difficult to manage and can last for months to years for some people.
The Conversation (US)by Robert Glover, Associate Professor of Political Science and Honors, University of Maine28d ago
Nearly 70,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2025. While that is a decline from the nearly 108,000 deaths recorded in 2022, these grim figures distinguish the U.S.
The Conversation (US)by Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota28d ago
People are living longer, reshaping what it means to grow old. By the late 2060s, an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide will be age 60 or older – more than the number of people under 18.
The Conversation (US)by Pawan Jain, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Michigan Flint28d ago
The phone rings, and it’s your grandson’s shaken voice. There’s been an accident, he says, and he needs money before anyone finds out. Except it isn’t him.
The Conversation (US)by William Hirst, Professor of Psychology, The New School12 Sept 2026
How did you first learn of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001? Was it your mother’s panicked phone call? Your roommate shaking you awake with the news? The anxious chatter on your commuter train?
The Conversation (US)by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College11 Sept 2026
In his keynote address to the Republican midterm convention on Sept. 9, 2026, President Donald Trump promised that if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, he would authorize a...
The Conversation (US)by Patricia Edwards, Professor of Education, Michigan State University11 Sept 2026
About 1.4 million Michigan students returned to the state’s K-12 public school classrooms this fall.
The Conversation (US)by Katrine L. Wallace, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago11 Sept 2026
If you’ve been following the dispute between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
The Conversation (US)by Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Professor Emerita of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island11 Sept 2026
For decades, I’ve been showing my medieval history students the “autonomous collective” scene from the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” The clip is funny because it features two...
The Conversation (US)by Elizabeth Schmidt, Professor of Practice in Public Policy, Nonprofit Organizations, and Social & Environmental Enterprises, UMass Amherst11 Sept 2026
The Trump administration wants to strip all nonprofit colleges, universities and private K-12 schools of their tax-exempt status if any of their programs designed to help students uses race as a...
The Conversation (US)by Randolph A Robinson II, Associate Professor of Law, University of Illinois Chicago11 Sept 2026
In August 2026, Meta agreed to one of the largest consumer protection settlements in American history.
The Conversation (US)by John Calabrese, Assistant Professor of International Relations, American University11 Sept 2026
Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu phoned his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Sept. 8, 2026, to express concern over the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Conversation (US)by Brian O'Neill, Professor of Practice, International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology11 Sept 2026
One of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, Natalie Harp, worked in the White House for more than a year without completing the normal security clearance process, according to a recent MS Now...
The Conversation (US)by Susan Appe, Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York11 Sept 2026
A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia and floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed tens of thousands of people and injured...
The Conversation (US)by Edward D. Melillo, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College11 Sept 2026
U.S. farmers will produce a record-breaking harvest of 4.52 billion bushels of soybeans in 2026, according to projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Conversation (US)by Brian O'Neill, Professor of Practice, International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology10 Sept 2026
In August 2026, government investigators subjected roughly 50 military officers and civilian employees on the Joint Staff to polygraph tests as part of an inquiry into press leaks about the Iran...
The Conversation (US)by Yongkang Xue, Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles10 Sept 2026
The Tibetan Plateau may be on the other side of the world from California, but what happens on this high-altitude landscape in Asia can set off a chain of events that fuels powerful atmospheric...
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