The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Deakin’s Counting on U project is an example of a recent research project it has undertaken. This work-based, mental health ...

Since 2020 we have all been struggling to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. We yearn for a post-pandemic world and sense of normalcy. Yet for some, a post-COVID-19 reality includes living with Long ...

In 2022–23, the state of California allocated $100 million to the University of California to fund research grants supporting climate change resilience in communities across the state. Three of the ...

As you saw earlier, George’s fear of public bathrooms is an example of how sensory sensitivities can overlap with anxieties and fears. George gets easily overwhelmed by sounds. In the past, George has ...

Harper’s voice is as urgent now as it was centuries ago — and her vision lives on through The 19th’s HBCU fellowship and other efforts in her name.

On 16 September, the world marks the international day for the preservation of the ozone layer—a day of action initiated by ...

Whether it’s the outcome of a sporting event, anger at a perceived injustice, or an active uprising against government, protests are not the mindless mobs often depicted in the media and in movies.

Given the challenges kids and teens with autism often face regarding sensory sensitivities and changes in routine, the exposure activities for a plan of action targeting these fears may need to be ...