Tag: Animals
News and Notes JHU Press Publications Recognized for Excellence by AAP’s PROSE Awards Four JHU Press publications were honored recently at the prestigious Association of American Publishers’ Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (the PROSE Awards). In the category of science, technology, and medicine, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research garnered an…
Guest post by DeeAnn M. Reeder White-nose syndrome (or WNS), an emerging infectious disease of hibernating bats, was first noted in New York during the winter of 2006/2007. Named for the visible white fungus that grows in the skin of the bats’ muzzles, ears, and wings, WNS causes a suite of symptoms, including flying during…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Peter S. Ungar Open your mouth and look in a mirror. Millions of us suffer fillings, crowns, wisdom tooth extractions, and braces each year.…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. guest post by James G. Sanderson The most endangered cat in all of the Americas is the Andean cat. Found in the high and dry Andes of…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. guest post by James G. Sanderson The most endangered cat in all of the Americas is the Andean cat. Found in the high and dry Andes of…
News and Notes E-books now available on JHUP website Did you know that hundreds of our books are available as e-books from vendors such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble? Well, we’re pleased to announce that you can now buy JHUP e-books directly from our website. Simply add the e-book to your shopping cart and…
News and Notes E-books now available on JHUP website Did you know that hundreds of our books are available as e-books from vendors such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble? Well, we’re pleased to announce that you can now buy JHUP e-books directly from our website. Simply add the e-book to your shopping cart and…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. guest post by Val Kells Rockfishes are a diverse and highly successful group within the Family Scorpaenidae, or Scorpionfishes. There are currently 102 known species of Scorpaenids…
Wild Thing is a monthly series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Alison Rieser Judith M. Heimann, one of the people I interviewed for my newly released book, wrote in The Most Offending Soul Alive: Tom…
Wild Thing is a monthly series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Alison Rieser Judith M. Heimann, one of the people I interviewed for my newly released book, wrote in The Most Offending Soul Alive: Tom…