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In Memoriam: Sally Miller Gearhart (1931–2021) In Memoriam: Sally Miller Gearhart (1931–2021) Lesbian activist Sally Miller Gearhart, who helped launch the field of Women’s Studies and with Harvey Milk was key to the defeat of anti-gay Proposition 6 that would have banned LGBT teachers from public schools, died on June 14 in Ukiah at the age of 90. One of the most prominent and influential out lesbians in Bay Area history, Gearhart was the first openly lesbian member of the b...

UW looks to eliminate 75 staff, close departments under plan to slash $13M/yr in expenses By Brendan LaChance on July 13, 2021 University of Wyoming UW College of Business Building / COE Library (Brendan LaChance, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will be considering a proposal that aims to slash over $13 million in annual expenditures, UW announced Tuesday. That could mean eliminating up to 75 faculty and other staff positions, including up to ten departm...

Enfermedades de las mascotas: ¿cuáles pueden afectar a sus dueños? Expertos señalan la importancia del cuidado de la salud de las mascotas para evitar diferentes tipos de enfermedades que, posteriormente, pueden contagiar a las personas. Jue, 15 / Jul / 2021 7:12 pm SÍGUENOS EN: Enfermedades que pueden contagiar las mascotas a sus dueños. Foto: Shutterstock Expertos señalan la importancia del cuidado de la salud de las mascotas para evitar diferentes tipos de enfermedades que, posteriorm...

Published June 9, 2021 at 6:07 PM CDT Listen • 18:03 Voces Oral History Center at the The University of Texas at Austin US Latino/a Studies at Iowa State University, in collaboration with the Parks Library and the Voces Oral History Project at the University of Texas at Austin, will collect interviews with members of the Latino community and their stories from the COVID-19 pandemic. An oral history partnership has an Iowa State student collecting the stories of L...

June 9, 2021 The Society for the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences has added to its Humanities Grants offerings in 2021, awarding the new Humanities Impact Grants. Two public-facing projects by Cornell faculty have received $10,000 each to “engage in broader public conversations with social impact in mind,” funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Xak Bjerken “These new projects are meant to be ‘unconventional’ and have a social impact outco...

Over the past few weeks, as protests in—and in solidarity with—Palestine have grown, so too have violations of the freedom of expression of Palestinians and their allies by major social media companies. From posts incorrectly flagged by Facebook as incitement to violence, to financial censorship of relief payments made on Venmo, and the removal of Instagram Stories (which also heavily affected activists in Colombia, Canada, and Brazil), Palestinians are experiencing an unprecedented level o...

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 12, 2021 -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) proudly announces the 2021 recipients of Early Career Fellowships in the

Haredi men in Tsfat (archive). A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals a significant change over the past decade in the Haredi community’s attitudes toward sexual abuse, after many years of silencing and concealment, covering up and repressing the issue. According to the study, deep processes occurring in this sector over the past few years, as a result of exposure to the media and higher education, point to a rise in awareness of the consequences of sexual abuse for its victims, as well...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 5 (PIA) — The Cagayan Museum and Historical Research Center will host a free month-long webinar series focusing on heritage conservation and management, starting this May 18 up to August 24, 2021. According to the museum’s head curator, Niño Kevin D. Baclig,...

Caption: Nambrath says learning to see the world through a wide variety of lenses is crucial to success in her field. In physics, she explains, “the whole point is to find new ways of looking at the world. I think it’s super important as a human being to push the boundaries of knowledge, to find out more.” Credits: Photo: PJ Hernandez Caption: A staged reading of Nambraths translation of the pl...