Can technology help fashion clean up its act?
Suzanne Mancini, Rhode Island School of Design
Chemical waste, mass production and consumerism are all byproducts of an industrialized global economy.
The fashion industry is no...
After Supreme Court’s Fisher decision: what we need to know about race-neutral policies
Liliana M Garces, Pennsylvania State University
On Thursday, June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a race-conscious post-secondary admissions policy at the...
American Medical Association warns of health and safety problems from ‘white’ LED streetlights
Richard G. 'Bugs' Stevens, University of Connecticut
The American Medical Association (AMA) has just adopted an official policy statement about street lighting: cool it and...
Why it’s so hard for students to have their debts forgiven
Neal H. Hutchens, University of Mississippi and Richard Fossey, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Outstanding student loan debt in the United States reached a record...
In the wake of tragedy, Trump takes rhetoric of fear to a whole new...
Stephanie A. Martin, Southern Methodist University and Christopher Salinas, Southern Methodist University
Donald Trump’s remarks in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting massacre – especially...
Is commercial aviation as safe and secure as we’re told?
Frederic Lemieux, George Washington University
On Thursday, May 19, EgyptAir flight MS804, traveling from Paris to Cairo, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All 66 passengers...
What Rousseff’s impeachment means for Brazil’s struggling millions
Jeffrey W. Rubin, Boston University
In Brazil, right-wing parties and politicians are following constitutional procedures to oust the country’s democratically elected president, Dilma Rousseff. They...
New report on GE crops avoids simple answers — and that’s the point, study...
Peter Kareiva, University of California, Los Angeles; Leland Glenna, Pennsylvania State University, and Michael A. Gallo, Rutgers University
Editor’s note: In a new report, the...
