Research
- Marking the 90th anniversary this month of the first 'photograph' of the Loch Ness monster, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scholar muses on what qualifies as ‘truth’ and ‘fiction’ and the overlap of conspiracy theories and myths.
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· professor’s recent book highlights how employers organized to fight labor before the New Deal.
- In his new book lecture Tuesday, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researcher Reiland Rabaka focuses on the relationship between the Black Women’s Liberation Movement and its music, heralding pioneers like Aretha Franklin.
- Scientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the U.S. and beyond are searching for it.
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· sociology instructor Laura Patterson details how feminism is influencing female roles in horror films, expanding them far beyond the ‘damsel in distress’ trope.
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· research associate Charleen Gust demonstrates that the physical and psychological benefits of yoga last longer with consistent practice.
- In studying dinosaur discards, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scientist Karen Chin has gained expertise recently honored with the Bromery Award and detailed in a new children’s book.
- In his Distinguished Research Lecture Nov. 28, Professor Kirk Ambrose will discuss how institutions used art to authenticate religious relics, as well as condemn counterfeiting.
- New ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· research demonstrates that, with practice, older adults can regain manual dexterity that may have seemed lost.
- In a recently published article, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researcher Kieran Murphy traces the concurrent paths and points of intersection between pirate and zombie lore in Haiti and popular culture.