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Dr. Robin Montgomery / History Columnist May 20, 2022 Margarette Stewart, buried in Conroe Community Cemetery on 10th Street, was a member of the Daughters of Tabor. More is wanted on the early black fraternal organization. On May 14, all sat in rapt attention for about eight hours as aficionadosRead More →

Placeholder while loading article actions Jim Murphy, an award-winning children’s author who immersed young readers in American history, using extensive research and first-hand accounts to humanize sprawling and chaotic events like the Battle of Gettysburg, the Great Fire of Chicago and a yellow fever outbreak that became the nation’s firstRead More →

If the United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the United States, the nation could find itself on a path similar to that taken by the Irish people from 1983 to 2018. A draft decision signed by the majority of conservative justicesRead More →

Tags: art history, Arts, biology, career, CLA Where They Go: Sierra Joy Williams C’22 “Drew’s teachers have helped me on my journey by supporting me professionally, academically and emotionally.” May 2022 – We take a look at where some of the Drew University College of Liberal Arts Class of 2022Read More →

Share on PinterestNew research hails the benefits of a Mediterranean diet for relieving symptoms of depression in young men. Michela Ravasio/Stocksy Depression is a mood disorder that affects 3.8% of the world’s population. New research from the University of Technology Sydney suggests that the Mediterranean diet helps improve symptoms ofRead More →

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) – In a classroom at Swift Creek Middle School, seventh graders piece together the story of a mysterious suitcase found in a house in Bon Air, which was once part of the old Bon Air Inn. Chesterfield students uncover the mystery behind a suitcase found inRead More →

Tuberculosis thrives in the cramped slums of Mumbai.Credit: Atul Loke/The New York Times/Redux/eyevine The Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History Vidya Krishnan Public Affairs (2022) In 2020, when all eyes were on COVID-19, tuberculosis infected nearly 10 million people worldwide and killed 1.5 million. It was also the first yearRead More →

Data: Pew Research; Graphic: Jacques Schrag/Axios Asian Americans hail from dozens of countries — and their experiences in America are very different depending on where they’re from. Why is this important: This large and diverse group is often lumped together under the “model minority myth” — the stereotype that allRead More →

Faded signs are the ghosts of advertisers’ past – once painstakingly hand-painted on billboards or commercial walls, then neglected and ignored for decades, they have become markers of our cultural history. Key points: Ghost billboards are billboards that fade on buildings and billboards There is an online community of ghostRead More →

SPARE PARTSThe history of medicine through the history of transplant surgeryBy Paul Craddock “Spare Parts: The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery” by Paul Craddock opens in the middle of the operation, as a donor organ (“that lifeless gray lump”, as described by Craddock) is sewn inRead More →

THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (VMFA) named Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba as Curator of African Art. This appointment marks his return to the Richmond Museum. From 2016 to 2018, Ezeluomba was Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Research Specialist in African Art at VMFA. Ezeluomba will be responsible for the museum’s collectionRead More →

A history major with little interest in American history, Katelyn Peterson decided to tap into her love of old Western movies by taking a risk on a topic for a recent research paper for her class on California Indian history. . The bet is successful. Peterson ultimately entered his paperRead More →

Scholars from the Center for Medieval Studies at the University of Bristol have been awarded a €2.4m EU Horizon grant to train a new generation of medievalists across Europe in ancient book history . The Marie Słodowska-Curie doctoral network entitled Re-mediating the Early Book: Pasts and Futures will fund aRead More →

At the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, colleagues from cultural institutions elsewhere in Europe began contacting contemporary art curator Vasyl Cherepanyn, asking if he was organizing or designing new projects. in response to the crisis. Normally, such inquiries would be understandable to Cherepanyn, director of theRead More →

LEXINGTON, Kentucky (May 10, 2022) — Whether it’s working with books or writing her own, an alumnus of the University of Kentucky’s College of Communication and Information is proving her degree can be taken in non-traditional ways. Jill Grunenwald, who obtained her Masters in Library Science in 2008 from theRead More →

“In the general population, insomnia is associated with greater cognitive impairment, but its association (and potential sex-dimorphic effect) in schizophrenia is less clear.” RESEARCH UPDATE There is increased recognition of gender differences in the epidemiology and phenomenology of schizophrenia. For example, compared to men, women have a slightly lower incidenceRead More →

“So far, these new species have gone unnoticed because they are small and brown and really look like other frogs,” said Tom Jameson, a researcher in the department of zoology and the university’s University Museum of Zoology. , in the press release. Newly discovered frogs that take up residence inRead More →

It has been almost a year since the University of Mumbai (MU) received a letter from its history department accusing its professor, Prof. Dr. Sandesh Wagh, of plagiarism. While an orderly investigation into the allegations remains inconclusive, the professor continues to serve as a guide for student researchers. The plagiarismRead More →

FErdinand Marcos, the dictator who ruled the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, was the most decorated hero of World War II. Under his rule, the armed forces were the most advanced in Asia. Even more impressive: his family has huge amounts of gold, enough to save the world (it wasRead More →

A study found that Democrats and Republicans in Congress are further apart ideologically than at any time in the past half-century. Public opinion about its presidents has become more divided along partisan lines than at any time in polling history. House districts have become so rock-solid Liberal or Conservative thatRead More →

University Relations Cameron Murray, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Cameron Murray, an assistant professor of civil engineering whose research interests include structural concrete and quick-setting cements, recently received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to research new solutions to structural problems. militaryRead More →

(WTTW News) After more than 200 convictions tied to the disgraced former Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts was deported amid allegations that agents tampered with evidence and extorted citizens, Northwestern University researchers say they have found a way to root out other agent networks that may be engaging in reprehensibleRead More →

Henry Louis Gates Jr. has inspired hundreds of celebrities and public figures over the years to explore their ancestry and make insightful revelations about their past. However, Gates’ interest in ancestry did not begin after he became a renowned scholar, professor, filmmaker, journalist and cultural critic. Instead, it started whenRead More →

This article was originally published on The conversation and has been republished with Creative Commons. VSCircular boulder mounds dot the desert landscape of the Tombos archaeological site in northern Sudan. They reveal tumuli – the underground burial tombs used at least as early as 2500 BC by ancient inhabitants whoRead More →

After more than two years of delay, work has recently resumed on clearing the nearly 400-acre former Norwich Hospital site in Preston in preparation for handing over the property to the Mohegan Tribe. The tribe’s waterfront development projects include outdoor and indoor attractions, hotels and retail spaces, restaurants, housing, aRead More →

Roy Bigcrane was reading a transcript of an oral historian’s speech from the late 1970s when he learned that his great-grandfather Latati had brought bison to the Flathead Reservation. “It was a break in my heart that, you know, the whole story wasn’t there,” Bigcrane said. For years, the U.S.Read More →

In the southern district of Delhi, Saket is a place that tells stories of history, a place that has been a home for those who once sought shelter, a place that is a melting point for many cultures. The place is called Hauz Rani. Chances are you’ll only hear ofRead More →

A new review article summarizes current approaches to precision medicine in lung cancer. In a new review published in The American Journal of Medical Sciences, researchers discussed how targeted therapies and personalized medicine offer potential to redefine molecular care for lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancerRead More →

But as TV theater, the formula works. Mr. Carlson reliably attracts over three million viewers. When he championed the idea of ​​a demographic “replacement” on another Fox show in April, the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group, called for his firing, noting that the same concept had helped fuelRead More →

Tags: Professors, Theological School, Theological School Homepage Drew Theological School welcomes Dr. Gladson Jathanna New Assistant Professor of History of Christianity joins Drew in Fall 2022 April 2022 – Drew Theological School is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gladson Jathanna asAssistant Professor of History of Christianity. Jathanna willRead More →

Brazil’s leading thinkers and stakeholders will visit the Princeton campus on May 5-6 to engage with the academic community on the critical environmental and climate justice issues facing the Brazilian Amazon and its indigenous peoples. Organized by the Princeton Brazil LAB, the conference, “Amazonian Leapfrogging: Tackling the Climate Crisis andRead More →

Members of Rubio, Fla. Urge Air Force to Select Patrick, Cape Canaveral for STARCOM Headquarters – Press Releases – Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio WashingtonRead More →

Rahil Kheirkhah is on a mission. Graduating her medical degree from Rowan University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) on May 9, she will head into a five-year general surgery residency program with ChristianaCare Health System in Newark, Delaware. She brings extraordinary credentials to her patients: a doctorate in osteopathic medicineRead More →

After being asked for a retraction and apology last week by former Los Angeles Lakers executive Jerry West for “a baseless and malicious assault” on his character, HBO instead released a statement on Tuesday defending his series “Winning Time”, claiming its “dramatization”. ” is “based on extensive factual research andRead More →

The El Dorado Historic District Commission recently discussed an ongoing project to identify notable black people, businesses, churches, neighborhoods, landmarks, etc., in El Dorado, as recommended in a plan of city-wide historic preservation completed in 2020. The African American Context Project is one of many recommendations listed in the city’sRead More →

KINGSTON, RI – April 25, 2022 – On the heels of a public housing research project in Rhode Island, the URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies is hosting the two-day Get Housing RIght conference to explore the affordable housing options and public policy. The event will be hosted virtuallyRead More →

Darwin historian Jared Archibald has spent years researching other people’s war stories. But it wasn’t until he used those skills on his own family that he discovered the truth about his great-grandfather, an Australian soldier who died in Gallipoli during World War I. “We were told he was one ofRead More →

The satellite review of Ukraine does not only focus on military hardware. Thousands of miles from the fighting, an international group of archaeologists, historians and technicians are quietly coordinating another high-stakes monitoring effort: tracking the mounting losses of Ukraine’s cultural landscape. Now a summary of the impact, released this monthRead More →

by Julia DeKorte ’23 for University Marketing | April 22, 2022 The following article originally appeared as an online exclusive for the William & Mary Alumni Magazine – Ed. What do the historic buildings of Colonial Williamsburg and some of today’s most technologically advanced buildings have in common? They areRead More →

When Horace Albright, former superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, became the second director of the National Park Service (NPS) in 1929, he noted that his job was to “consolidate our gains, complete the rounding of the park system, go rather heavily in the historical park areaand obtain the necessary legislationRead More →

DNA analysis of thousands of tumors from NHS patients has found a ‘treasure trove’ of clues to the causes of cancer, with genetic mutations providing a personal history of the damage and repair processes each patient has gone through. In the largest study of its kind, a team of scientistsRead More →

Tim Reinbott isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. Marked with scars and calluses from long days on the family farm and then on MU’s research farms, Reinbott’s hands bear witness to hard work in the field of agronomy. “I started counting all the scars on my hands one dayRead More →

by Reves Center staff | April 20, 2022 The Reves Center for International Studies has awarded the Reves Faculty Fellowships 2022 to six William & Mary Professors. Each year, a committee of Reves faculty and staff awards the scholarships to support research and faculty-student collaboration on committed, internationally-focused scholarship. TheRead More →

Be warned: ingesting too much can lead to a range of possible side effects, from irregular heartbeat to high blood pressure, muscle weakness and lethargy, caused by glycyrrhizin depleting your body’s potassium levels. Most people would not eat the amounts necessary to trigger these side effects (two ounces a dayRead More →

​Intraocular gene therapy for Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) appears safe and therapeutically promising, according to new research presented at the annual meeting. But an unexpected improvement in the untreated eye of patients who received a unilateral injection means researchers will likely need another trial before the therapy is readyRead More →

Latest report available on Data Bridge Market Research, adhesive tape market provides pin-point analysis of changing competitive dynamics and a forward-looking perspective on different factors driving or restraining the industry growth. By understanding analytically and keeping the needs of the customers in mind, one step or a combination of severalRead More →

When Purdue University was founded in 1869, the average yield of field corn in Indiana was 26 bushels per acre. Just over 150 years later, Indiana set the state’s average yield record at 195 bushels per acre in 2021 – more than the national average! “Corn is a predominant cropRead More →

The market of cannabidiol (CBD) test is is expected to grow at a rate of 20.00% during the forecast period 2021 to 2028. An increasing number of CBD research labs during the forecast period 2021-2028 would serve as a driver for the industry cannabidiol (CBD) tests. The insights and analysisRead More →

Placeholder while loading article actions The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s decision to resume requiring SAT or ACT tests isn’t going to change the ultra-selective college’s admissions process much. Doing well on these exams may put you in the pile, but have little effect on final decisions at schools like this.Read More →

Posted: April 16, 2022 Author: Staff Reports Ohio University President Hugh Sherman presents a Presidential Teacher’s Award to Professor Kamile Geist during the faculty’s Teaching and Research Awards Recognition Ceremony. Ohio University celebrated outstanding faculty members at the Faculty Teaching and Research Awards Recognition Ceremony on March 29. During theRead More →

La Jolla-based Sanford Burnham Prebys has published a book about its history and successes in medical research, hoping to share its stories widely and continue to innovate long into the future. In “Development of a California Research Organization: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute” (the institution’s former name), authors NancyRead More →

IAt the end of the 18th century, Britain’s Caribbean island colony, Grenada, was a place of boom and bust. A hurricane, an ant invasion and Britain’s wars against France and American revolutionaries made the trade in its main commodities – sugar, coffee and slaves – volatile. Amid the turmoil, ownershipRead More →

Content of the article saturday april 16 Kingston Branch Genealogy Society Zoom Meeting: At 10 a.m., Lynn Palermo will present Writing Family History, turning research into shareable stories. To register online, go to us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtf-2oqzkuHtyoBztsRmD756X7cJC-BEur. Kingston Frontenacs: Ontario Hockey League game against the Ottawa 67’s at Leon’s Centre, 1 The TragicallyRead More →

In June 1991, Christopher Moore’s mother called him from North Carolina with bad news: an old family cemetery was being searched in Lower Manhattan by the federal government for an office building. The cemetery had been established long ago by Mr. Moore’s Native American ancestors and later became known asRead More →

Photo submitted Left to right, Airic Hughes and Jean Dennison The Pryor Center Presents spring lecture series presented by the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences concludes at 6 p.m. today with “The LanguageRead More →

A whale with plenty of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Search Lam. Review of options history for Lam Research LRCX we detected 39 strange trades. Looking at the specifics of each trade, it is correct to say that 43% of investors opened trades with bullishRead More →

Dr. Katsusaburo Yamagiwa, a Japanese pathologist at Tokyo Imperial University, and his research assistant, Dr. Koichi Ichikawa, conducted an experiment in which they repeatedly painted the insides of 101 rabbit ears with tar. coal for 150 days. This led to some interesting discoveries. By day 35 some rabbits began toRead More →

The following is attributable to spokesperson Rebecca Chalif:‎ On April 11, Administrator Samantha Power traveled to Lorman, Mississippi, to participate in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony between USAID and Alcorn State University, the first black land-grant institution established in the United States, in 1871. The MOU describes theRead More →

Our museum is growing and we are looking for people to help support our mission-driven work! The Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center is currently recruiting for three part-time positions: Interpretation Coordinator, Museum Interpreter and Research Assistant. The Interpretation Coordinator is an integral contributor to our reinterpretation efforts, participating inRead More →

A predominantly white village in the Hudson Valley wants to correct the way slavery in the region has been portrayed as a monument is set to be unveiled to honor enslaved Africans. Irvington is about to erect its monument to the slaves who cleared the land where the village nowRead More →

University Libraries received a $2 million endowment from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust to support the Wilson Library’s Special Collections. The endowment comes after university libraries faced significant budget cuts during the fall semester – a total of $5 million in cuts over the next two fiscal years.Read More →

RObin Dunbar proposes to offer nothing less than a “comprehensive theory of why and how humans are religious”. Unlike most writers on such themes, he is largely indifferent to the truth or otherwise of religious claims and has little to say about the damage done by religions, though he doesRead More →

Hby Arald Jaehner Consequenceswhich is published in paperback in April, begins where most popular stories of Europe’s bloody 20th century end, with the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945. Rather than focusing on diplomatic treaties or political decisions, it explores the neglected decade after the end of the Second WorldRead More →

May 09, 2022, 4:39 PM – 4:39 PM Eastern Gateway – Auditorium Building 05/09/2022 16:39 05/09/2022 16:39 Europe/London Confront the past with the present A special day of research and community conversation aimed at addressing the most pressing topics in history today. Join us in VSconfronting the past with theRead More →

Kerry Abrams, who has served as Dean of Duke Law School since 2018, has been reappointed for another five-year term through June 30, 2028, President Vincent Price and Vice President Sally Kornbluth announced today. The renewal follows the recommendation of a review committee chaired by Georg Vanberg, Emeritus Ernestine FriedlRead More →

The MIT School of Science welcomes postdoctoral fellows Malena Rice and Eva Scheller, recipients of the 2022 Pegasi 51 b Fellowship. The announcement was made on March 31 by the Heising-Simons Foundation. The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, named after the first exoplanet discovered orbiting a sun-like star, was established inRead More →

The Natural History Museum announces today, World Health Day, that it has completed the digitization of more than 8,000 bat specimens from three bat families Data created through scanning can be used to learn more about the evolution of viruses and immunology in bats, and help mitigate the risk ofRead More →

Author and former nonprofit CEO Wes Moore, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, outside the Maryland Counties Association Conference in Ocean City. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines. The Democratic gubernatorial primary took a public turn for the worse on Tuesday, when author and former nonprofit CEO Wes Moore filed a complaint with twoRead More →

The former Roebourne Prison, once the second largest prison in Western Australia, has attracted international attention and will be the subject of a documentary. Key points: The history of the former Roebourne prison will be captured by a British researcher in a documentary The prison was once the second largestRead More →

Virulent viral strains have caused several deaths during epidemics. The Covid-19 pandemic has also been driven by a contagious strain of the SARs-CoV-2 virus that has turned the world upside down and affected everyone’s lives in one way or another. But not all viruses are bad. They can be usedRead More →

University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Mark Scott said joining U21 reflected the institution’s deep commitment to global engagement. “We are delighted to join this international network of leading universities,” said Professor Scott. “The University of Sydney has a long history of working with partners around the world. AsRead More →

This genetic risk score can help healthcare providers identify heart disease risk earlier and take preventative action. Vibhu Parcha, MD, first author of this study and a clinical researcher at the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and UAB Cardiogenomics Clinic. Photography: Lexi CoonAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Read More →

What do we owe our departed loved ones? The people behind the faces looking up at us – happily, blankly, or imploringly – from these black and white photographs? I’ve been thinking about it lately, taking my parents here from Colorado, packing box after box of photo albums filled withRead More →

Three new historical landmarks in Cincinnati should draw attention to lesser-known stories of local women who helped gain the right to vote just over a century ago. They are among 250 markers nationwide along the National Votes for Women Trail, sponsored by the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS)Read More →

Stock prices crashed and the biggest fanatics moved from r/WallStreetBets to a new subreddit, r/Superstonk, and started posting multi-thousand word essays they called “dds”, short for “due diligence”, to explain what had happened. come. They were apparently research reports, modeled, perhaps, on the publications of professional financial analysts. They baselesslyRead More →

EVANSTON, IL – Northwestern University graduate students are invited to apply through April 16 for a new assistantship program created to preserve and amplify black voices in partnership with the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC), an association libraries, universities, museums and community arts organizations. With support from Northwestern’s Racial EquityRead More →

Although this work only sequenced a portion of pepper genomes, it gave researchers insight into plant history that would not have been possible without gene technology. As more research groups sequence the wealth of seed banks, we may uncover not only the hidden journeys of these familiar cultures and theirRead More →

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As we near the end of the Women’s History Month observance, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America takes a closer look at the biopharmaceutical advances being made and the challenges facing women’s health. Drugs in development for women Innovations in women’s health extend andRead More →

Whereas for humans the constants might be death and taxes, for planets the constants are gravity and collisions. Brandon Johnson studies the latter, using impact information to understand the history and composition of planets, moons, asteroids and meteorites throughout the solar system. “The impact crater is the most ubiquitous surfaceRead More →

The Victor Chang Heart Research Institute and the University of Western Australia have signed a new strategic partnership that will significantly boost heart disease research in WA and across the country. The affiliation of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute to UWA marks a new chapter for both organizations. ProfessorRead More →

EAST GREENSBORO (March 29, 2022) – The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will virtually host New York Times bestselling author Margot Lee Shetterly on Thursday, March 31, for a discussion of his thought-provoking book, “Hidden Figures,” which inspired theRead More →

Maiya Callender ’19 displays a poster at W&M’s Natural Science Research Symposium featuring the work she did as an undergraduate student, conducting research on the bacterium Vibrio fischeri in the lab of microbiologist William & Mary William Soto. Photo by Stephen Salpukas by Adrienne Berard | March 28, 2022 WilliamRead More →

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Women’s History Month, celebrated each March. From sports to medical science to the military, here are the stories of three women whose contributions have had a special impact. Naomi Osaka The Women’s Tennis Association ranked Naomi Osaka No. 1 two years ago, andRead More →

Researchers have pinpointed exactly how and when echidnas likely arrived in Australia as part of a fossil analysis that sheds new light on the origins of egg-laying mammals. The platypus and four species of echidnas are the only remaining living monotremes – mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birthRead More →

9:38 p.m. ET Pete ThamelESPN PHILADELPHIA — Amid one of the most audacious upsets in NCAA tournament history, Saint Peter coach Shaheen Holloway’s most demonstrative celebration didn’t come in the fray after -match or in the progress of the locker room. It came after possession of a St. Peter thatRead More →

By Joan Tupponce Michael Ra-shon Hall, Ph.D., took advantage of the unprecedented break from normal routine during the COVID-19 pandemic to complete his book, “Freedom Beyond Confinement: Travel and Imagination in African-American Cultural History and Letters published by Clemson University Press. An assistant professor in the Department of English inRead More →

Stan the Tyrannosaurus Courtesy of Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism Text size The famous ‘Stan’, a 39-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that sold at a Christie’s auction in New York for a record US$31.8 million in October 2020, will be on display at the Abu Dhabi Museum of NaturalRead More →

According to a recent AARP study on lifelong learning, 55% of Americans age 45 and older are actively learning new things. Study the detailed intricacies of the story. Play a musical instrument. Knead the dough while immersing yourself in the science of breadmaking. Trying to keep pace with technological breakthroughs.Read More →

The University Commission on History, Race, and the Way Forward has shared the next steps for the campus building renaming dedication event for the McClinton Residence Hall and the Henry Owl Building. The commission also discussed the Unsung Founders Memorial webinar series, Barbee Cemetery and potential recognition of University landsRead More →

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Edna Wagner is a military spouse and makes her home in Leavenworth, Kansas. Not only does she love the community, but she also loves the children. And she found the perfect way to honor and serve both. Wagner loves dreams of the future. “It’s very rewarding toRead More →