Animal History: An Emerging Scholarly Trend
A survey of emerging fields in animal history and animal studies.
The Surprisingly Long History of School Lunch as Teaching Tool
Research behind the history of school lunch.
Chess Grandmastery: Nature, Gender, and the Genius of Judit Polgár
László Polgár raised all three of his daughters to become chess prodigies.
YIVO Vilna Project Will Digitize Jewish History
It's an exciting time for Yiddish scholarship. The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has announced the start of its YIVO Vilna Project, a $5.25 million, 15-year endeavor to unite, at last, a collection of treasured documents that has been separated by an ocean for half a century .
Neighborhood Gardens: A Housing Project Born of Unbridled Optimism
Long before Ferguson brought it into the news, St. Louis became famous for its monumentally disastrous Pruitt-Igoe Housing ...
Does Lobbying Really Help Corporations?
Analysis found that big lobbying doesn't necessarily go together with big profits.
The Journal of Biblical Literature
The Journal of Biblical Literature, published by the Society of Biblical Literature, has provided critical analyses on testament since 1890.
Nobel Prize Awarded for Research Related to “Internal GPS”
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to three scientists whose work focused on the brain's "internal GPS."
Undocumented at College
The effects of allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition rates at their state colleges and universities.