Holy Week sees thousands of Latinos on pilgrimage

Not having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless

Monica Wang, Boston University

The way jobs are structured affects employee mental health, an analysis of more than 18,000 workers shows.

Trump-era tax cuts contributed to a decline in higher ed giving, with fewer Americans donating to colleges and universities

Jin Lee, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Researchers who analyzed a decade of data detected a reduction in giving after millions of Americans stopped getting a tax break tied to charitable giving.

3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s knowledge of science

David J. Purpura, Purdue University; Lauren Westerberg, Purdue University; Sona Kumar, Purdue University

If you have young kids, the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, represents a rare opportunity to teach them about science.

Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive

Jaime Kucinskas, Hamilton College; James L. Perry, Indiana University

Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.

How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern

John Edward McCarthy, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

What mathematicians call ‘disordered collections’ can help engineers explore real-world worst-case scenarios. The simple card game Set illustrates how to predict internet and electrical grid failures.

Helping children eat healthier foods may begin with getting parents to do the same, research suggests

Kelley Gullo Wight, Indiana University; Peggy Liu, University of Pittsburgh

Not knowing whether their children will eat the healthy food put on their plates, parents may prepare a less healthy dish for themselves to serve as backup for the kids too.

The UN Security Council has finally called for a ceasefire in Gaza. But will it have any effect?

Marika Sosnowski, The University of Melbourne

Though the resolution is binding, it is not enforceable under international law. This leaves the work to international negotiators to hammer out the details of an agreement.

Why Russia fears the emergence of Tajik terrorists

Richard Foltz, Concordia University

News that four of the suspects in the Moscow terror attacks are Tajik will likely result in further demonization against people already facing poverty and discrimination, despite a glorious history.

How Moscow terror attack fits ISIS-K strategy to widen agenda, take fight to its perceived enemies

Gary, Indiana’s lawsuit against gunmakers is shot down by a new law, after surviving 25 years of appeals

‘He just vanished’ − missing activists highlight Tajikistan’s disturbing use of enforced disappearances