| By Barbara Wexler, MPH | In our daily lives, ultraviolet (UV) radiation surrounds us from the sun and various artificial sources. Although UV rays are essential for processes like vitamin D synthesis in the body, overexposure can pose significant health risks. Practicing UV safety is crucial for safeguarding our health and well-being. First, it’s … Read more
| By Gale Staff | In a recent interview with Times Higher Education, vice president of global academic product Seth Cayley underscored the value of primary source materials in academic research, stressing that they are “more important than ever.” Primary sources offer an authentic, personal viewpoint of past events, going beyond the mainstream narratives and … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Wish you could easily help students uncover diverse writers across the globe? With the latest enhancements in select Gale resources, you can connect them to user-friendly search tools to seamlessly guide research and learning. Explore recent updates to Person Search and Work Search pages found in Gale Literature Resource Center, … Read more
| By Gale Staff | From high school and college students to working adults, learners are accomplishing their education and career goals with Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep. In addition to test prep and college planning resources, Peterson’s Test and Career Prep connects users to career exploration tools to discover what careers match … Read more
| By Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, RN | In what may be one of the most passionate (or imprudent) examples of dedication to science in recent years, a researcher in Brazil stepped on one species of the country’s most venomous snakes more than 4,000 times to determine what makes it most likely to bite. His findings, … Read more
In today’s college environment, educational technology and other digital assets are vital to academic success. To succeed in our technology-dependent world, students must develop the skills to navigate information and collaborate with peers. Gale’s industry-leading digital learning platforms can stimulate classroom engagement, open doors to rare research materials, and remove accessibility barriers. To maximize your … Read more
| By Barbara Wexler, MPH | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by experiencing, witnessing, or sometimes even simply hearing about a traumatic event. Although PTSD is often associated with military combat, the condition is not limited to combat veterans. It can affect anyone who has lived through extreme trauma, usually … Read more
| By Alyssa Anderson, Gale Ambassador at Florida International University | In a world of restrictive gender roles, women are assumed to play a peripheral part while men take the lead. Feminism was introduced as a critical theory in the study of international relations to defy the marginalization of women in the field. To focus … Read more
| By Gale Staff | With the digitization of historical documents, travel and special access are no longer required to view rare and unique archival material, giving researchers endless possibilities to make new discoveries. Now, researchers and learners have access to millions of pages of monographs, newspapers, and other primary sources from across the globe … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Twenty-some years ago, I gravitated to an English degree because I loved writing and reading, but it wasn’t until my first upper-level seminar that my abilities to analyze works of literature deepened. In the course, we were encouraged to make liberal use of historical documents to help our twentieth-century minds … Read more