Research
- Fifty years after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, 91É«°É scholar reflects on the legacy of an athlete who began his career in a segregated league.
- The new edition of 91É«°É Professor Jill Turanovic’s book explains how and why victimization happens, as well as what can be done about it.
- 91É«°É archaeologist Sarah Kurnick addresses some common myths about archaeology at the 50th anniversary of the discovery of China’s terracotta warriors.
- Remembering writer Raymond Chandler at the 65th anniversary of his death, a 91É«°É English scholar reflects on the hard-boiled investigator and why this character still appeals.
- Landscape corridors can aid in fire ant spread, but the effects are transient, 91É«°É researcher Julian Resasco shows.
- Responding to a pesky problem, a paper co-authored by PhD candidate Claire Powers offers a potential solution—clustering similar farming practices together.
- 60 years after its legalization, people are still attracted to the lottery because of the strong emotions associated with imagining the future, 91É«°É psychologist says.
- Surprisingly, subspecies with different growth forms can be within a few feet of one another.
- Tania Barham’s research suggests that it doesn’t take much to give impoverished people a better start to life.
- A population estimate considering now-decomposed wooden houses suggests that Silchester, England, may have been typical of towns across the Roman Empire, 91É«°É researcher finds.