MIL-OSI Global: Will more genetically engineered foods be approved under the FDA’s new leadership?
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ana Santos Rutschman, Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University The world of food and drug regulation was rocked earlier this month by the news of a change in leadership at the Food and Drug Administration. Commissioner Scott Gottlieb resigned and will step down in early April. His […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Livestreamed massacre means it’s time to shut down Facebook Live
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jennifer Grygiel, Assistant Professor of Communications (Social Media) & Magazine, Syracuse University When word broke that the massacre in New Zealand was livestreamed on Facebook, I immediately thought of Robert Godwin Sr. In 2017, Godwin was murdered in Cleveland, Ohio, and initial reports indicated that the attacker streamed […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Niger has the world’s highest birth rate – and that may be a problem
Source: The Conversation – USA – By John F. May, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University While fertility levels have declined rapidly in most parts of the world, many countries in the sub-Saharan African region of the Sahel have seen their reproductive rates go down very slowly, and only […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Your pet on pot, or even CBD: Not a good thing, a vet toxicologist explains
Source: The Conversation – USA – By John P. Buchweitz, Toxicology and Nutrition Section Chief, Michigan State University My family and I were on vacation in Florida recently and took advantage of a free afternoon to do some gift shopping for local memorabilia – not your ordinary T-shirts and key chains. Our adventure took us […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Nuns were secluded to avoid scandals in early Christian monastic communities
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Alison I. Beach, Associate Professor of History, The Ohio State University Pope Francis recently stated that Catholic nuns in various parts of the world, including Africa, Europe, India and Latin America, have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of priests and bishops. In his comments during a news […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: We need more teachers of color, so why do we use tests that keep them out of the classroom?
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Emery Petchauer, Associate Professor, Michigan State University Students of color seldom see teachers who look like them. This is because many aspiring teachers of color are pushed out of the profession before they have a chance to start. It’s not poor performance in college courses or teaching internships […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Why social movements like #MeToo seem to come out of nowhere
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Cass Sunstein, University Professor, Harvard University Many of history’s revolutions and social movements have emerged with little or no warning. Even those leading the charge are often taken aback, even stunned, when they succeed. Alexis de Tocqueville reported that no one foresaw the French Revolution in 1789. Vladimir […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Knife crime: why harsh prison sentences aren’t the answer for young people who carry knives
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Erin Sanders-McDonagh, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Kent When new figures were released in March about knife crime in England and Wales, they showed offences involving knives were at a nine-year high. While this was sadly unsurprising, the data also revealed that those convicted are more likely to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Counter-terrorism Prevent strategy receives a boost from the courts – and statistical evidence
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Steven Greer, Professor of Human Rights, University of Bristol Of the four “Ps” which frame the UK’s counter terrorism strategy – Pursue, Prepare, Protect and Prevent – the latter is by far the most controversial. It is the Prevent scheme which aims to stop people from becoming terrorists, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Global: Britain’s NHS is not that great, say EU migrants
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Chris Moreh, Lecturer in Sociology, York St John University Britain’s National Health Service is often described as a “national treasure”. And it is a sentiment those on the left and the right of the political divide agree on. The British public are so proud of the NHS, they […]
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