Why student athletes need a new playbook to stay safe in the COVID-19 era
Kids want to play sports again, and who can blame them? An exercise scientist and physiologist explains why adhering to safety protocols is imperative.
Tamara Hew-Butler, Associate Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Wayne State University •
conversation
April 13, 2021 • ~10 min
April 13, 2021 • ~10 min
How children are taking European states to court over the climate crisis – and changing the law
The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.
Rebecca Thorburn Stern, Professor of Public International Law, Uppsala University
• conversation
April 8, 2021 • ~8 min
April 8, 2021 • ~8 min
Here's how to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with others
After more than a year of isolation and empty schedules, some kids might be apprehensive or anxious about interacting with the outside world. Psychology experts provide tips to ease the transition.
Jill Ehrenreich-May, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program, University of Miami •
conversation
April 7, 2021 • ~9 min
April 7, 2021 • ~9 min
Autism rates have increased and show differences in ethnic minorities and links to social disadvantage
Around one in 57 (1.76%) children in the UK is on the autistic spectrum, significantly higher than previously reported, according to a study of more than 7
Cambridge University News •
cambridge
March 29, 2021 • ~4 min
March 29, 2021 • ~4 min
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