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It's George W's Birthday (Not President's Day)

February 22 is the birthday of George Washington -- the man who, more than any other, made possible our republican form of government.

In the deep of a cold night almost 250 years ago, the remnants of an army waited for their turn to cross a river and head toward their enemy in hopes of surprising them on Christmas.

In the deep of a cold night almost 250 years ago, the remnants of an army waited for their turn to cross a river and head toward their enemy in hopes of surprising them on Christmas.

Date Time With research, communities should lead and academics follow Historically, research was done ‘on’ communities. A new generation of researchers seeks to reverse this harmful practice. They say the goals of a newer, more beneficial method – community-led research – will only be fulfilled when communities take the research reigns. Dr James Flexner (centre) undertaking community-led research in Vanuatu. Credit: Dr Flexner. There is an upside to arriving in Vanuatu with just a GPS, a notepad, and a few basic supplies. University of Sydney archaeologist Dr James Flexner le...