Cambridge Core BlogA new era for the American Political Science Review
We are honored to officially start our editorship of the American Political Science Review. We do so with great excitement, but also with some solemnity.…
Archive for May 2020
Q&A with Wearable Technologies Associate Editor: Peter B. Shull
Associate Professor Peter B. Shull of Shanghai Jiao Tong University,answers our questions about his work and Cambridge University Press’s new journal Wearable Technologies
On the Cover of HPL: Laser-system model for enhanced operational performance and flexibility on OMEGA EP
The ability of high-energy laser systems to provide complex laser pulse shapes has growing importance in many research disciplines such as laser fusion, high-energy-density physics, laboratory astrophysics, and laser conditioning of optical materials.…
Q&A with Prof. Stefano Camera, Physics and Astronomy Chief Editor for Experimental Results
What is your current job title both within Experimental Results and outside of the journal? Where are you based in the world?…
On the Front Line: COVID-19 Whistleblowers in China, the USA and Europe
Whistleblowers have become essential watchdogs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In my recent article in the European Journal of Risk Regulation I discuss the main whistleblowing cases in China, the USA and Europe showing how workers, especially medical workers, are not only on the front line of dealing with this global crisis, but also confronting censorship of information by governments and authorities.…
2019 Gordon E. Pike JMR Paper of the Year awarded
I am pleased to announce that the 2019 Gordon E. Pike JMR Paper of the Year, recognizing excellence in advancing materials knowledge through written scholarship, was recently awarded by the Materials Research Society (MRS).…
The pitfalls of video calls (and how to avoid them like a pro)
Let’s face it – stepping (sitting) in front of a camera has become a staple component of working from home during the global pandemic.…
Another Day, Another Gas Leak: Business and Human Rights in India
The recent gas leak from the LG polymer gas plant has wreaked havoc in the town of Visakhapatnam in India. A toxic gas – styrene – leaked at around 3 am on May 7 from LG Polymer, a South-Korean-owned local plastic-manufacturing plant.…
The regional politics of austerity after the Great Recession: What lessons can we learn from Italy and Spain?
The world is currently facing the most serious health crisis in more than a century. While virtually all countries have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is some variation in the spread of the virus and the extent to which it has disrupted societies and economies.…
Batchelor Prize 2020
Congratulations to Alexander J. Smits on being awarded the 2020 Batchelor Prize ‘for seminal contributions to our understanding of the structure of wall turbulence at very large Reynolds and Mach numbers, especially through the design of innovative experiments and measurement devices, and also for pioneering work on bio-inspired propulsion and on drag reduction using modified surfaces’.…
Theological Roundtable: The Responsibility of Theologians and Scholars of Religion to Confront Genocide
A quarter of a century has passed since the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the 1995 genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The anniversaries of these tragedies beckon us to reflect on the responsibility of theologians, scholars of religion, and religious educators to confront genocide.…
Quebec’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
HEPL blog series: Country Responses to the Covid19 Pandemic Quebec’s response to the coronavirus pandemic Greg Marchildon [1] [2] Amélie Quesnel-Vallée [2] [3] Madeline King [2] Antonina Maltsev [2] [1] Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto [2] North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies [3] McGill Observatory on Health and Social Services Reforms, Department of Sociology and Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Background and Scope Quebec has been the hardest hit jurisdiction in Canada yet among the first provinces to begin reopening.…