The Conversation

ADHD in adults is challenging but highly treatable – a clinical psychologist explains

Written by Laura E. Knouse, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond

ADHD wasn't recognized as a condition that can have profound effects on adults until the 1990s.SIphotography/iStock via Getty Images Plus

When I was a child in the 1980s, the people I knew with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were hyperactive boys who went to the school nurse at lunchtime to get their medicine. Many people assumed that...

Disney hasn't found itself in this much trouble since 1941

Written by Thomas Doherty, Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University

Walt Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee claiming that communists once 'took over' his studio.Bettmann/Getty Images

The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022.

In April, officials at Disney objected to a Florida law prohibiting...

Florida Republicans' row with Mickey Mouse highlights widening gap between historical BFFs GOP and corporate America

Written by M. K. Chin, Assistant Professor of Management, Indiana University

Florida Republicans stripped Disney of its special status because of its criticism of a new law.AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

There’s a growing rift between corporate America and the GOP – two groups that have long been bedfellows.

The latest incident involves Disney and its decision to speak out against a Florida law that prevents instruction...

Forgotten insurrection clause of 14th Amendment used to force GOP members of Congress to defend their actions on Jan. 6

Written by Ronald Sullivan, Professor of Law, Harvard University

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Lawyers representing voters in Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina have filed lawsuits alleging that their elected congressional representatives are barred from running for future office based on a little-known provision of...

The Catholic saint who dedicated his life to a leprosy colony in Hawaii – and became an inspiration for HIV/AIDS care

Written by Mark Lambert, Teaching Fellow, University of Chicago Divinity School

The headstone of Father Damien, a Catholic saint who was canonized in 2009.Richard A. Cooke III/Corbis Historical via Getty Images

On Jan. 3, 1865, the Kingdom of Hawaii, then a sovereign state, enacted “An Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy.” Any person suspected of having the ancient disease – which is mentioned as far back as...

Russia may declare war on Ukraine on May 9 – and use it as a reason to double down on attacks

Written by Michael A. Allen, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University

Russian military cadets rehearse for the Victory Day military parade in St. Petersburg on May 5, 2022.Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images

The Russian government has consistently called its war on Ukraine a “special military operation.”

But on May 9, 2022, Russia may officially declare war on Ukraine, Western officials have warned –...

4 claves para entender qué es Transnistria y por qué Moldavia podría ser la nueva víctima de Putin

Written by Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of Instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute on Russia, University of South Florida

Ucrania destrozó este ferrocarril para prevenir tránsito de Transnistria a Ucrania. Andrea Mancini/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Crece la preocupación de que Moldavia y Transnistria puedan verse arrastradas a la ofensiva bélica de Rusia contra Ucrania.

Tanto Transnistria como Moldavia están directamente al oeste de...

What's the Giving Pledge? A philanthropy scholar explains

Written by Hans Peter Schmitz, Professor, University of San Diego

Mitchell Rales and Emily Wei Rales signed the Giving Pledge in 2018.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The Giving Pledge is a commitment by billionaires to voluntarily give most of their wealth to charitable causes either during their lifetimes or in their wills as bequests to be made after death.

More than 230 individuals and couples have made this...

3 ways to make 'belonging' more than a buzzword in higher ed

Written by Michelle Samura, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education & External Affairs, Chapman University

Belonging is a key to college student success. RichLegg/E+ via Getty Images

“Belonging” is trending.

You can see it in evolving executive titles, such as “vice president of global diversity, inclusion and belonging.”

You can find it in reports about how to make employees feel they’re a more essential part of the workplace...

COVID-19 official counts can miss mild cases – here's how serosurveys that analyze blood for signs of past infection can help

Written by Isobel Routledge, Postdoctoral Scholar in Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Researchers can test blood samples taken for other reasons to see if patients have previously had COVID-19.Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

It’s an eye-catching statistic: 58% of the whole population and 75% of kids in the U.S. had been infected by the coronavirus by the end of February 2022. That’s a pretty big jump...