How is violence affecting police stress levels?

Edition: US - Today's top story: Not easy being blue: Fatal shootings, job stress make it hard to be a cop [Click here to view this message in your browser]. Edition: US 15 August 2016 [[The Conversation]Academic rigor, journalistic flair] Editor's note This past weekend saw more violent confrontations between police and civilians. In MiIwaukee the police killing of an armed suspect sparked two days of unrest. In Georgia two officers were shot – one dead. On Long Island a policeman was stabbed in the face. Ryan Wagoner of the University of South Florida, who has studied police mental health and stress, writes that it is hard to know yet the effect of such shootings on the mental health of police. In fact, Wagoner writes, officers may be stressed more by the mundane tasks we all dislike, such as paperwork, criticism and [unsupportive coworkers]. A century ago today, the United States and Great Britain signed the Migratory Bird Treaty, one of the first international conservation agreements. Amanda Rodewald, director of conservation science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, explains [why we need global strategies to protect birds] that travel thousands of miles across international borders every year. Lynne Anderson Senior Editor, Health & Medicine Top story A Dallas police officer makes his way to the funeral of Baton Rouge officer Montrell Jackson. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman [Not easy being blue: Fatal shootings, job stress make it hard to be a cop] Ryan Wagoner, University of South Florida The role of police is being questioned as never before. In addition to facing increased media scrutiny, officers are being killed. What is the effect on their well-being and, in turn, on ours? Environment + Energy - [Beyond borders: Why we need global action to protect migratory birds] Amanda Rodewald, Cornell University Migratory birds play key ecological roles. and connect us with nature. The 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty curbed overhunting, but birds face other threats today that require international solutions. Education - [Making college matter] Leo M. Lambert, Elon University; Peter Felten, Elon University Two simple yet powerful things students can do to ensure that they have a transformative undergraduate experience, no matter where they go to college. Politics + Society - [Are U.S. politics beyond a joke?] Simon Doubleday, Hofstra University From Alfonso the Wise's bawdy songs of slander to Ronald Reagan's sunny smile, politics and humor have gone hand-in-hand for centuries. But no one seems to be laughing anymore. Economy + Business - [Turkey's post-coup commitment to democracy offers chance to resolve Kurdish crisis] Nader Habibi, Brandeis University The protests that helped end the attempted coup turned into an affirmation of Turkish democracy. Now it's time for Turkey to resolve the Kurdish crisis with new policies that are more compatible with its new democracy. Science + Technology - [Parasitic flies, zombified ants, predator beetles – insect drama on Mexican coffee plantations] Kate Mathis, University of Arizona Azteca ants are self-appointed protectors of coffee plants on Mexican plantations. But they have a lot to contend with from other insects. Arts + Culture - [A tale of three surprisingly different street gangs around the world] Alistair Fraser, University of Glasgow They're a global phenomenon – but gangs are so varied that they barely merit the same name. Rest of the World - Australia [Rethinking how we represent transgender children in the media] Damien Riggs, Flinders University and Clare Bartholomaeus, Flinders University Transgender children have been the focus of considerable media attention in Australia over the past two years. Much of this has been positive, focused on the rights of transgender children. - United Kingdom [We’re holding an amoeba Olympics to uncover the mechanisms behind human diseases] Amy {NAME}, Cardiff University They may be single-celled organisms, but as our distant cousins amoeba can tell us a lot about ourselves. - Africa [Burundi and Rwanda: a rivalry that lies at the heart of Great Lakes crises] André Guichaoua, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne The competition between the two authoritarian regimes has become a fact that, given the regional context, is here to last. It justifies repression and indefinitely postpones democratic expression. [The Conversation on Twitter] [The Conversation on Facebook] 3.3 million unique visitors a month You’re receiving this newsletter from [The Conversation]. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe instantly]. We’ll miss you. 745 Atlantic Ave. 8th Floor Boston, MA 02111