Can the study of epigenomics lead to personalized cancer treatment?
Fabian V. Filipp, University of California, Merced
Molecular insight into our own DNA is now possible, a field called personal genomics. Such approaches...
The Case for Christ: What’s the evidence for the resurrection?
Brent Landau, University of Texas at Austin
In 1998, Lee Strobel, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune and a graduate of Yale Law...
The unique case for rural charter schools
Karen Eppley, Pennsylvania State University
The recent appointment of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education has brought rural schools into the national conversation...
Techniques of 19th-century fake news reporter teach us why we fall for it today
Petra S. McGillen, Dartmouth College
Donald Trump appears to have a straightforward definition of fake news: Stories that are critical of him or...
How should World War I be taught in American schools?
Kyle Greenwalt, Michigan State University
April 6 marks the centenary of the United States’ entry into World War I. But how should Americans...
What history reveals about surges in anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiments
Ingrid Anderson, Boston University
This February, more than 100 gravestones were vandalized at the Chesed Shel Emeth Society Cemetery outside of St. Louis,...
How World War I sparked the artistic movement that transformed black America
Aaron Douglas. "Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery to Reconstruction." Oil on canvas, 1934. The New...
Was Chuck Berry the lone genius he’s made out to be?
Tim McFarlin, Elon University
In the days following Chuck Berry’s death, commentators have trampled over each other in a race to honor him...