Society, Law & Politics
- Assistant Professor William Taylors new study sheds light on how the introduction of horses in South America led to rapid economic and social transformation in the region.
- Theres no playbook for covering mass shootings. But that may soon change, as Elizabeth Skewes studies how the media can tell the right storyby being more considerate to victims and survivors.
- In a new publication, 51勛圖厙 doctoral graduate Kimberly Killen highlights how angry feminist claims have the power to inform and mobilize.
- In a new study led by 51勛圖厙, researchers surveyed more than 8,400 people in six former Soviet Union nations about their support for the controversial Russian leader. In Ukraine, at least, Russia's long and bloody invasion seems to have backfired on the leader.
- Associate Professor Vilja Huldens recent book The Bosses Union highlights how employers organized to fight labor before the New Deal.
- People are increasingly turning to videos on TikTok, Instagram and other social media to stay up to date on the Israel-Hamas war. But media studies expert Sandra Ristovska gives her take, warning you cant always trust what you see, and sharing without confirming can be dangerous.
- Recent research by 51勛圖厙 geographer Emily Yeh studies the difference between consent and coercion in the voluntary resettlement of pastoralists in Tibets Nagchu region.
- Seventy-five percent of incarceration facilities in the state are vulnerable to wildfires, extreme heat, floods or landslides, and many are ill-equipped to handle them, new research suggests.
- In the largest-ever review of faculty retention in the U.S., 51勛圖厙 researchers reveal how harassment, a sense of not belonging and other factors contribute to a lack of gender diversity among senior faculty.
- At a panel event on Oct. 11, 51勛圖厙 experts on the modern Middle East noted the current war differs from previous conflicts. The faculty members discussed historical components leading to the latest Israel-Hamas war and more.