Archaeologists often explain what we call urban collapse in terms of climate change, overpopulation, social pressures or some combination of these. But scientists have added a new hypothesis to the mix: disease.
The goal of this course is to help students understand that societies are more than groups of people. Societies are alive and try to survive on their own terms and are sometimes at odds with the interests of the people who live in them.
Studies show bees and other pollinators make the same kinds of irrational “shopping” decisions humans make.
The popularity of Black Myth: Wukong is the most recent example in a centuries-old tradition of retelling this story through popular media.
The Laughing Buddha’s transformation into a global icon results from both the fascination with Chinese porcelain in 18th-century Europe and the 20th-century spread of Japanese Zen Buddhism.
The app allows users to conduct nationwide inventories of discriminatory roadway names, revealing how often and where they are found.
Studies show that when people experience something together, it amplifies the experience.
The course seeks to understand what really spurred bloodshed in the United States between 1865 and 1920.
Many universities have developed policies to govern the place naming process on their campuses.
One of the best ways to mitigate rent burdens is to build more housing and create affordable housing.
The class includes a field trip to Look Rock in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The first cherry trees planted in Washington D.C. were a gift of friendship from Japan in 1912.