US Student Becomes Yazidi Advocate
Video: Doctoral student Matthew Barber discusses the persecution of the Yazidi minority in Iraq
Voice of America
Mom and Dad are Fighting: The Back to School Edition
Audio: Prof. Sian Beilock discusses her research on how parental anxieties can affect children’s math performance
Slate
Controversy Over the Little Pink Pill
Video: Assoc. Prof. Stacey Lindau discusses controversial drug Addyi, which is designed to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women
France Train Attack Raises Travel Safety Concerns
Video: Prof. Robert Pape deems terrorism on Amtrak a 'remote possibility' and warns against 'expensive' overreactions in wake of France train attack
CBS
Square Root of Kids’ Math Anxiety: Their Parents’ Help
Study by Profs. Sian Beilock and Susan Levine finds parental anxieties can influence their children’s math performance
Drones bring new dimension to archaeology
Aerial surveys transform Oriental Institute studies of ancient dwellings, help track looting
UChicago
We Asked John Mearsheimer: What Should Be the Purpose of American Power?
In op-ed, Prof. John Mearsheimer cautions against frivolous conflict and warns of China’s regional hegemony
The National Interest
It’s Almost Legal to Swear in Front of Your Kids in Michigan
Asst. Prof. William Baude says 'Obscure laws that sit around unenforced are bad for both liberty and justice'
The Daily Beast
Devil's in details in police accountability measure
<p>Clinical Prof. Craig Futterman criticizes measures in proposed police accountability ordinance, saying it 'violates any fundamental notion of due process'</p>
Escaped Yazidi sex slaves need mental health support-aid group
Doctoral student Matthew Barber discusses the escaped Yazidi women’s urgent need for mental health support
