Tag: Florida
How college towns could benefit more from throngs of student volunteers
Jennifer A. Jones, University of Florida
Millions of college students volunteer at soup kitchens, animal shelters and other nonprofits near where they go to school....
Long before Armstrong and Aldrin, artists were stoking dreams of space...
Anne Collins Goodyear, Bowdoin College
In the midst of the space race, Hereward Lester Cooke, the former co-director of the NASA Art Program, observed, “Space...
How rural areas like Florida’s Panhandle can become more hurricane-ready
Eren Erman Ozguven, Florida State University
When Hurricane Michael roared onto northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast in October 2018, its 160 mile-per-hour winds made it the...
I dig through archives to unearth hidden stories from African-American history
Jane Landers, Vanderbilt University
Many years ago, as a graduate student searching in the archives of Spanish Florida, I discovered the first “underground railroad” of...
Could Andrew Gillum be the next governor of Florida?
Sharon Austin, University of Florida
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum electrified Democrats with his surprising victory in the Florida’s Democratic primary – but will he go...
Why Florida Democrats can’t count on the so-called ‘black vote’
Sharon Austin, University of Florida
Florida’s midterm Senate election is a race to watch this November – and not just because it will be a...
These CRISPR-modified crops don’t count as GMOs
Yi Li, University of Connecticut
To feed the burgeoning human population, it is vital that the world figures out ways to boost food production.
Increasing...
5 things to know about mass shootings in America
Frederic Lemieux, Georgetown University
At least 10 students were killed at a Santa Fe, Texas high school on May 18 after a classmate opened fire...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
