theconversation.comadded August 2026
The Conversation (US)by Sydney Giacalone, Postdoctoral Lecturer, University of Virginia21d ago
In the late evening of Aug. 31, 2026, I missed a call from Jennifer, a seventh-generation cattle rancher in Georgia. She was one of more than 70 family farmers and ranchers across the rural U.S.
The Conversation (US)by Diana Orcés, Adjunct Professor of Government, School of Public Affairs, American University21d ago
President Donald Trump won 43% of the Hispanic vote in 2024, up from 35% in 2020 – a big gain for Republicans.
The Conversation (US)by Regina Smyth, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University22d ago
Russia’s parliamentary elections will take place on Sept. 18-20, 2026, amid the ongoing war with Ukraine.
The Conversation (US)by John W. Diamond, Director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, Rice University22d ago
From mortgages to auto loans to credit cards, borrowing is set to get even pricier. But the Federal Reserve’s decision on Sept.
The Conversation (US)by Reed Berger-Fleishman, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago22d ago
Millions of people worldwide – as many as 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. – are on GLP-1 medication, such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound, for treating diabetes or for weight loss.
The Conversation (US)by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University22d ago
An advance by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which has included the targeting of Saudi cities and infrastructure, has quickly complicated a widening Middle East war.
The Conversation (US)by Laura Blume, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno22d ago
A Honduran judge on Sept. 1, 2026, dismissed a sprawling money-laundering and fraud case against the country’s former president, Juan Orlando Hernández.
The Conversation (US)by Pierce Salguero, Professor of Asian History & Health Humanities, Penn State22d ago
As a scholar of “Buddhist medicine,” I have studied the connections between Buddhism and well-being since the late 1990s.
The Conversation (US)by Andrew Monteith, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, University of Tennessee22d ago
Despite having an overactive immune system, people with lupus may still struggle to fight bacterial infections.
The Conversation (US)by G. Patrick O'Brien, Assistant Professor of History, University of Tampa22d ago
A grassroots revolt against automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, has gained momentum across the United States. ALPRs are AI-powered cameras that capture images of all passing vehicles.
The Conversation (US)by Emily Greene-Colozzi, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell22d ago
School shooting preparedness drills have been a routine though uncomfortable part of the back-to-school experience.
The Conversation (US)by Robert Boatright, Professor of Political Science, Clark University; Institute for Humane Studies22d ago
News stories about campaign finance are frequent in any election season, and this year is no exception.
The Conversation (US)by Bryan McGovern, Professor of History, Kennesaw State University23d ago
Donald Trump is a Republican and self-avowed nationalist. That, apparently, is true in an Irish sense, too – even if those terms have very different meanings across the Atlantic. On Sept.
The Conversation (US)by Rebecca Smullin Dawson, Associate Professor of Biology, Allegheny College23d ago
It takes a lot to knock football out of the headlines in Pittsburgh. But reports of measles cases, exposure alerts and calls for residents to double-check their vaccination status have dominated...
The Conversation (US)by Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University23d ago
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has made a political art of being many things at once. Since coming to power in 2022, she has become the leader of Italy’s longest-serving postwar government.
The Conversation (US)by Silvia Saccardo, Associate Professor of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University23d ago
Paying college students about US$5 a night to sleep seven hours got them a quarter more nights of adequate sleep – and better grades. That is what we found in a study we published in July 2026.
The Conversation (US)by Yun-Han Weng, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Ohio State University23d ago
College students are facing one of the most precarious labor markets in years. A recent New York Federal Reserve study pointed to a sharp increase in the post-college unemployed compared with other...
The Conversation (US)by Peter J. Marshall, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University23d ago
In controlled safety tests described earlier this year, researchers asked AI models to solve a series of simple math problems.
The Conversation (US)by Chris Mooney, Professor of Practice and Julia G. and Alfred G. Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing, University of Tennessee23d ago
When two popular science magazines – out of about 17 in circulation – ceased publication in the same year, one commentator said, “The science magazines didn’t shake out.
The Conversation (US)by Andrés Henao, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease, University of Colorado Anschutz23d ago
The Tampa Bay Times reported the death of an elderly woman on Sept. 8, 2026. Her family says local doctors attributed her death to dengue fever, although the Florida Department of Health has not...
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