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Guest post by Leslie Day The house sparrow’s Latin name, Passer domesticus, means small, active bird (Passer) belonging to a house (domesticus). House sparrows are tough little New York City birds that fill our parks, streets, sidewalks, and back yards with their daily comings and goings. One hundred house sparrows were introduced from Europe into Brooklyn and Manhattan…
Guest post by Leslie Day The house sparrow’s Latin name, Passer domesticus, means small, active bird (Passer) belonging to a house (domesticus). House sparrows are tough little New York City birds that fill our parks, streets, sidewalks, and back yards with their daily comings and goings. One hundred house sparrows were introduced from Europe into Brooklyn and Manhattan…
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are proud to offer this sampling of our many books on mental health and related topics—works which have informed, inspired, and comforted readers around the world. Finding Your Emotional Balance: A Guide for Women by Merry Noel Miller, MD Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and…
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are proud to offer this sampling of our many books on mental health and related topics—works which have informed, inspired, and comforted readers around the world. Finding Your Emotional Balance: A Guide for Women by Merry Noel Miller, MD Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and…
Look for our new books in Latin American Studies at the Scholars’ Choice booth at the XXXIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from May 27 to 30. Mobilizing Democracy: Globalization and Citizen Protest by Paul Almeida “By comparing local-level protests in countries of Central America during the time…
Look for our new books in Latin American Studies at the Scholars’ Choice booth at the XXXIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from May 27 to 30. Mobilizing Democracy: Globalization and Citizen Protest by Paul Almeida “By comparing local-level protests in countries of Central America during the time…
Guest post by Scott H. Podolsky, MD Antibiotic resistance has been framed by Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England, as “a ticking time bomb . . . arguably as important as climate change for the world.” Responding to the issue, on March 27th, President Obama’s Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria released its…
Guest post by Scott H. Podolsky, MD Antibiotic resistance has been framed by Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England, as “a ticking time bomb . . . arguably as important as climate change for the world.” Responding to the issue, on March 27th, President Obama’s Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria released its…
By Kathryn R. Marguy, JHUP Staff On May 8, 2015, the seventieth anniversary of VE Day, thousands gathered at Horse Guards Parade in London to commemorate the end of World War II in Europe. A stage in the likeness of an aircraft hangar played host to hours of 1940s-themed performances. The bells from hundreds of England’s…
By Kathryn R. Marguy, JHUP Staff On May 8, 2015, the seventieth anniversary of VE Day, thousands gathered at Horse Guards Parade in London to commemorate the end of World War II in Europe. A stage in the likeness of an aircraft hangar played host to hours of 1940s-themed performances. The bells from hundreds of England’s…