Origin (and Demise) of an Idea
For a few days now I’ve been helping with some archaeobotany. Anyone who knows me knows I don’t really like biology, being more of a physical sciences kind of gal, but, this is interesting. We take...
View ArticleParallel Universes
Last weekend we had a trip to a series of varied, but interesting, locations. I found myself unable to walk the distances necessary at some of the sites, but that did not mean my trip was any less...
View ArticleArchaeology at the Tel
Trips to museums, shrines and Neandertal caves notwithstanding, what we are doing as part of Total Archaeology at Tel Akko, a joint project of Penn State and the University of Haifa, is archaeology...
View ArticleThe Party’s Over
Today, students and staff placed 2,500 sandbags around the excavations at Tel Akko to protect them over the winter. All the pottery is washed, although not all is catalogued and recorded. The field...
View ArticleSeason’s End
Sitting in the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel in Tel Aviv (on points) and watching all the American tourists, it strikes me that they are probably looking at me as well, because I’ve been here for more...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Cities—and Countless Scoops of Ice Cream!
Of all the committees I’ve served on in my career, the one tasked with helping the Penn State Berkey Creamery commemorate its 150th birthday has proven to be a pretty sweet gig. Research On the Road’s...
View ArticleFocus on research: How ‘they’ is causing waves in language and society
By Steve Bien-Aimé Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in The Centre Daily Times as an installment of the paper’s Focus on Research column. Focus on Research highlights research projects...
View ArticleBach to the future
In an effort to bring the arts and the sciences together, the Millennium Café hosted both the Pennsylvania Quintet and geoscientist Richard Alley at this week’s event. The Pennsylvania Quintet consists...
View ArticleFocus on research: Can I turn down a work assignment that goes against my...
By Denise Bortree Editor’s note: This column originally appeared on Penn State News through a partnership between the Rock Ethics Institute and Penn State Today. You are invited to ask a question by...
View ArticleFocus on research: Young voters embrace Sanders, but not democracy
By Christopher Beem Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on The Conversation. When it comes to democracy, the kids aren’t all right. Research recently presented by Roberto Foa and Yascha...
View ArticleMixed messages can create hazy climate change understanding
If you gave a weather report on climate change, you would need to issue two forecasts. For climate scientists — at least 97 percent of them — it’s absolutely clear and bright: global climate change is...
View ArticleFocus on research: Who politicized the environment and climate change?
By Brian C. Black Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on The Conversation. An environmental activist friend of mine recently shook her head and marveled at the extraordinary accomplishments...
View ArticleParks prompt more unity in the community
As spring approaches, many thoughts turn toward warmer weather and outdoor activities. And at the same time we are smack in the middle of the 2016 presidential election season — where so many issues...
View ArticleProbing question: Is it legal to bar immigrants based on religion?
We are proud to introduce a new series: our popular Probing Question feature in the form of a video. In the first episode (above), Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, founding director of the Center for...
View ArticleFear itself: Disease outbreak reports could cause health problems
“There is evidence that fear of disaster or disease can bring about coronary heart disease, a weakened immune system, and psychological distress,” says James Dillard. “In the case of Zika, women of...
View ArticleThe House of Cards characters have terrible sleep habits
By Jordan Gaines Lewis Editor’s note: As Sleep Awareness Week is upon us, (March 6-13, 2016), and the release of the fourth season of House of Cards was Friday, (March 4, 2016), we are republishing the...
View ArticleFocus on research: Can Plato help us pick the next president?
By Sarah Clark Miller Editor’s note: This column originally appeared on Penn State News through a partnership between the Rock Ethics Institute and Penn State Today. You are invited to ask a question...
View ArticleCan wearing orange-tinted glasses before bed help you sleep?
By Jordan Gaines Lewis Editor’s note: Sleep Awareness Week is almost at an end, (March 6-13, 2016), so we are republishing the following article, which originally appeared on The Conversation on April...
View ArticleFocus on research: March Madness is the avid sports fan’s (and sports...
By Wayne S. DeSarbo and Chris McKeon Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in The Centre Daily Times as an installment of the paper’s Focus on Research column. Focus on Research highlights...
View ArticleOld-fashioned sustainable houses
Everyone wants a house to live in. More and more, people around the world want the kinds of houses seen in Europe and North America, rather than those they grew up in. However, industrial building...
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