Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open highlights how prioritizing mental wellness goes against the rules, on the court and off

Dorothy Chin, University of California, Los Angeles; Tamra Burns Loeb, University of California, Los Angeles

The high-profile athlete's struggles raise questions about society's views on mental health, as well as the effects of race, gender and fame on well-being.

Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods – whatever your local risk, here’s how to be more weather-ready

Erik Salna, Florida International University

Federal weather scientists are pushing to make the US more 'weather-ready,' which could mean prepping for fires, flooding or storms depending on where you live. The common factor: thinking ahead.

Why getting more people with disabilities developing technology is good for everyone

Kristen Shinohara, Rochester Institute of Technology; Garreth Tigwell, Rochester Institute of Technology

Developers with disabilities are in the best position to build accessible technology, but they face a Catch-22 – most technology design tools themselves are not particularly accessible.

A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from water

Adam Uliana, University of California, Berkeley

Desalination can help meet growing water needs globally. But toxic wastewater and inefficiency hamper current techniques. A new approach uses custom membranes to clean water more easily.

The pandemic has slowed tourism to Thailand’s Buddhist temples, but the impact is more than economic

Brooke Schedneck, Rhodes College

Thailand's Buddhist temples, important centers of culture and commerce, rely on donations from international visitors. Because of a steep drop in tourism, these temples have been hit hard.

Students at Catholic colleges leave with less positive attitudes toward gay people than their peers – but that’s not the whole story

Musbah Shaheen, The Ohio State University; Christa Winkler, Mississippi State University; Zach Hooten, The Ohio State University

A survey of over 3,000 students found that how much students' appreciation of gay, lesbian and bisexual people increased during college varied by their school's religious affiliation.

Driver’s license suspensions for failure to pay fines inflict particular harm on Black drivers

Sian Mughan, Arizona State University

Driver's license suspensions increase the probability that Black -- but not white -- drivers incur more traffic tickets, even after the debt is paid, research shows.

Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis abroad and racial prejudice at home

Susan H. Kamei, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Young Japanese American men who were incarcerated because they were presumed to be disloyal were considered loyal enough for compulsory military service.

5 ways to use hip-hop in the classroom to build better understanding of science

Edmund Adjapong, Seton Hall University

Science is often taught from a white or Western standpoint. Can teaching science from a hip-hop perspective make science more relatable to students of color? A hip-hop science educator weighs in.

Employees are feeling burned over broken work-from-home promises and corporate culture ‘BS’ as employers try to bring them back to the office

Kimberly Merriman, University of Massachusetts Lowell; David Greenway, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Tamara Montag-Smit, University of Massachusetts Lowell

A divide is growing between workers and management over the return to the office and other issues.

Why do women still get judged so harshly for having casual sex?

Jaimie Arona Krems, Oklahoma State University; Michael Varnum, Arizona State University

A new study finds that women are just as likely as men to assume something's wrong with a woman who decides she wants to sleep with a handful of partners.

The next pandemic is already happening – targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it

Maureen Miller, Columbia University

A more coordinated effort by scientists, stakeholders and community members will be required to stop the next deadly virus that's already circulating in our midst.

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