Social Sciences

What does it mean to think, act and work as a Jewish professor when human freedoms are under siege and authoritarian power gains ground? And how can we draw on our Jewish identities to navigate […]

Framing is a powerful tool in communications: It can help people grasp complex ideas, but it can also distort or mislead. A recent sociological study suggests that framing social issues as “civil rights” can sometimes […]

The dismissal bell will soon ring on the 2024–25 school year. The end of the school year is a time for reflection and when discussions about the “summer slide” or “summer slump” begin.This post was […]

Detroit’s population grew in 2024 for the second year in a row. This is a remarkable comeback after decades of population decline in the Motor City.This post was originally published on this site

Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs throughout the government. […]

Community policies, such as those for zoning or parking, are typically made at the top, which can leave community members feeling frustrated or left out of the process. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of […]

Australia is facing some of the biggest challenges in our history: climate change, food security, energy transition, and the prospect of more pandemics and digital disruption with the rise of AI and quantum technologies.This post […]

A new study by the University of Oldenburg and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) published in Population and Environment shows that the birth of a child has little impact on parents’ environmental and climate concerns—however, there […]

More than two decades ago, George Mason University researcher Denise Hines began investigating a topic most researchers wouldn’t touch: men as victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). She and collaborator Emily Douglas were the first […]