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Tag: History
The Hidden History of Valentine’s Day
UNLV history professor Elizabeth Nelson separates facts about the effects of marketing, consumerism, and social media on the holiday’s evolution from fiction about love’s golden age.
Great American Prairies – the most endangered ecosystem on Earth?
Agricultural advances are primary culprit of the lost prairie
Canterbury Tales is first major literary work developed as an app
A University of Saskatchewan-led international team has produced the first web and mobile phone app of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales –the first major literary work augmented by new scholarship, in any language, presented in an app. “We want the…
Expert: Earth Day is turning 50. Here’s what the first one was like in 1970
Earth Day in 1970 wasn’t just a demonstration that came and went. It catalyzed the modern U.S. environmental movement, with major legislative victories like the Clean Air Act of 1970, the Clean Water Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 following.
Partisan polarization helps Congress pass bills
A divided Congress isn’t so bad after all
The international labor organization
100 years of global social policy
Partisan polarization helps Congress pass bills
A divided Congress isn’t so bad after all
The international labor organization
100 years of global social policy
Study finds economic assistance in Afghanistan largely failed to reduce support for the Taliban
A Dartmouth-led study finds that two common economic interventions in Afghanistan designed to improve economic livelihoods and win the “hearts of minds” of civilians was ineffective in reducing support for the Taliban in the long run. When civilians support the…
Study finds economic assistance in Afghanistan largely failed to reduce support for the Taliban
A Dartmouth-led study finds that two common economic interventions in Afghanistan designed to improve economic livelihoods and win the “hearts of minds” of civilians was ineffective in reducing support for the Taliban in the long run. When civilians support the…
Major Asian Gene Study to Help Doctors Battle Disease
“Under-representation of Asian populations in genetic studies has meant that medical relevance for more than half of the human population is reduced,” one researcher said.
How did local government work in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages?
A research project undertaken by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the University of Aberdeen will compare records from the historic cities of Augsburg and Aberdeen
Third Reich’s legacy tied to present-day xenophobia and political intolerance
HOUSTON – (Jan. 28, 2020) – Who — or what — is to blame for the xenophobia, political intolerance and radical political parties spreading through Germany and the rest of Europe? A new study from Rice University and Washington University…
How did local government work in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages?
A research project undertaken by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the University of Aberdeen will compare records from the historic cities of Augsburg and Aberdeen
Third Reich’s legacy tied to present-day xenophobia and political intolerance
HOUSTON – (Jan. 28, 2020) – Who — or what — is to blame for the xenophobia, political intolerance and radical political parties spreading through Germany and the rest of Europe? A new study from Rice University and Washington University…
Interactive map of mass uprisings around the world shows nonviolence works
Harvard-developed tool for studying mass uprisings shows that nonviolent uprisings are more successful than violent ones
Interactive map of mass uprisings around the world shows nonviolence works
Harvard-developed tool for studying mass uprisings shows that nonviolent uprisings are more successful than violent ones
New study debunks myth of Cahokia’s Native American lost civilization
Ancient poop levels point to repopulation of iconic pre-Columbian metropolis
New study debunks myth of Cahokia’s Native American lost civilization
Ancient poop levels point to repopulation of iconic pre-Columbian metropolis
The Lancet Planetary Health: Discriminatory redlining practices in the 1930s associated with present-day rates of emergency department visits due to asthma
Current rates of emergency department visits due to asthma are around 2.4 times higher in areas that were redlined – deprioritised for mortgage investment- in the 1930s, than in areas rated as the least risky investments (63.5 versus 26.5 visits…
Study shows effects of Chinese divorce law on women’s wellbeing
In 2011, China’s Supreme Court dealt a blow to the property rights of women by ruling that family homes purchased before marriage automatically belong to the registered buyer upon divorce, historically the husband. Previously, under China’s 1980 Marriage Law, marital…
Pride and prejudice at high altitude
Tension between foreign climbers and Sherpas began over 200 years ago, a new study suggests
Book chronicles history of gender-neutral pronouns, from Shakespeare to email
Dennis Baron (he/him/his), a University of Illinois professor emeritus of English, writes about the history of pronoun use and how we adapt the language to fit our circumstances
Engineering: 3D-printed vocal tract reproduces sound of ancient mummy
The sound produced by the vocal tract of a 3,000 year-old Egyptian mummy has been synthesized using CT scans, 3D printing and an electronic larynx. The findings are presented in a study published in Scientific Reports . The acoustic output…
Pride and prejudice at high altitude
Tension between foreign climbers and Sherpas began over 200 years ago, a new study suggests
Book chronicles history of gender-neutral pronouns, from Shakespeare to email
Dennis Baron (he/him/his), a University of Illinois professor emeritus of English, writes about the history of pronoun use and how we adapt the language to fit our circumstances
Engineering: 3D-printed vocal tract reproduces sound of ancient mummy
The sound produced by the vocal tract of a 3,000 year-old Egyptian mummy has been synthesized using CT scans, 3D printing and an electronic larynx. The findings are presented in a study published in Scientific Reports . The acoustic output…
Anthropologists confirm existence of specialized sheep-hunting camp in prehistoric Lebanon
Early evidence of complex system of hunter-gatherer practices just before domestication
Anthropologists confirm existence of specialized sheep-hunting camp in prehistoric Lebanon
Early evidence of complex system of hunter-gatherer practices just before domestication
Anthropologists confirm existence of specialized sheep-hunting camp in prehistoric Lebanon
Early evidence of complex system of hunter-gatherer practices just before domestication
History department partners with Pentagon for internships
History graduate students have new outlets for professional development beyond the traditional academic career path. One of those activities is an internship with the Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C
Native Americans did not make large-scale changes to environment prior to European contact
Contrary to long-held beliefs, humans did not make major changes to the landscape prior to European colonization, according to new research conducted in New England featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. These new insights into the past could help to inform how landscapes are managed in the future.
How human social structures emerge
Computer simulations uncover universality in cultural anthropology observations
Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries
Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries
Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries
A new ‘cool’ blue
Throughout history, people have sought vibrant blue pigments. The Egyptians and Babylonians used lapis lazuli 6,000 years ago. In 1802, a French chemist synthesized cobalt blue. More recently, in 2009 scientists discovered YInMn Blue, otherwise known as “Oregon Blue.” But…
Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was symbolically painted
Chemical analysis of the statue reveals its age and original polychromatic design
A new ‘cool’ blue
Throughout history, people have sought vibrant blue pigments. The Egyptians and Babylonians used lapis lazuli 6,000 years ago. In 1802, a French chemist synthesized cobalt blue. More recently, in 2009 scientists discovered YInMn Blue, otherwise known as “Oregon Blue.” But…
Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was symbolically painted
Chemical analysis of the statue reveals its age and original polychromatic design
Power struggles: how Tennessee became more racially and politically divided
A new book by a Penn State researcher explores political and racial polarization in Tennessee
Power struggles: how Tennessee became more racially and politically divided
A new book by a Penn State researcher explores political and racial polarization in Tennessee
Power struggles: how Tennessee became more racially and politically divided
A new book by a Penn State researcher explores political and racial polarization in Tennessee
Study puts the ‘Carib’ in ‘Caribbean,’ boosting credibility of Columbus’ cannibal claims
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. Using…
Always counterclockwise
Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved
The Vikings erected a runestone out of fear of a climate catastrophe
Several passages on the Rök stone – the world’s most famous Viking Age runic monument – suggest that the inscription is about battles and for over a hundred years, researchers have been trying to connect the inscription with heroic deeds…
Mathematicians put famous Battle of Britain ‘what if’ scenarios to the test
Mathematicians have used a statistical technique to interrogate some of the big ‘what if’ questions in the Second World War battle for Britain’s skies
The Vikings erected a runestone out of fear of a climate catastrophe
Several passages on the Rök stone – the world’s most famous Viking Age runic monument – suggest that the inscription is about battles and for over a hundred years, researchers have been trying to connect the inscription with heroic deeds…
Mathematicians put famous Battle of Britain ‘what if’ scenarios to the test
Mathematicians have used a statistical technique to interrogate some of the big ‘what if’ questions in the Second World War battle for Britain’s skies