| By Barbara Wexler, MPH | Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder, a type of depression that usually occurs during specific seasons, most often beginning in late fall or winter as the days get shorter and there’s less daylight. It sometimes coincides with the time change from daylight saving time to standard time, … Read more
| By Carol Brennan | This December promises to be an exciting one for moviegoers of all ages, and Gale In Context: Biography is a tremendous resource for discovering more about the stars and creative professionals behind some notable releases. The animated feature Moana 2 hit theaters in late November 2024, just in time for … Read more
| By Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, RN | Autumn has arrived, and most of us recently adjusted our clocks to fall backward one hour, ending daylight saving time for 2024 and giving us the chance to recoup that hour of sleep we lost by springing forward last March. If you felt a disruption to your internal … Read more
| By Chilton Staff | In the 1940s, Ralph R. Teetor patented an early method of cruise control—a key part of autonomous vehicles. Despite being blind, Teetor was a visionary who obtained more than 40 patents during his lifetime. “Boy Genius” Ralph Rowe Teetor was born in 1890, when the work of harnessing electricity and … Read more
| By Gale Staff | In early 2024, the Strada Education Foundation published a study revealing concerning metrics about recent college graduates and underemployment. According to the research, 52% of graduates are underemployed within a year of earning their bachelor’s degree, and 45% remain underemployed 10 years after graduation.1 The problem isn’t that jobs aren’t … Read more
| By Barbara Wexler, MPH | Epilepsy is a chronic (long-term) neurological disorder where people have repeated seizures because of unusual or abnormal electrical activity in the brain. These seizures can show up in many different ways, from nearly imperceptible moments of zoning out to intense shaking and severe convulsions. There are many different potential … Read more
| By Gale Staff | During a presidential election season, there’s a staggering amount of online content covering candidates, polling data, debates, and more. Finding reliable, student-focused resources that fit your instructional needs can be a challenge. Compiled here is a list of relevant content for educators and librarians seeking U.S. election resources available for … Read more
| By Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, RN | Just in time for the kids to go back to school and for pumpkin-spice everything to appear in local markets, circulating viral diseases are already causing absences in many classrooms across the United States. The latest variants of SARS-CoV-2 are responsible for increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, and … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Public librarians strive to deliver equitable learning opportunities across diverse communities. The right online learning platform lets them cater to the needs of people with a variety of goals, schedules, and backgrounds. How can you ensure language barriers don’t hinder your patrons’ access to valuable learning resources? Offer access to … Read more
| By Barbara Wexler, MPH | As the school year gets underway, kids are back in classrooms, participating in extracurricular activities, making new friends, and all too often witnessing or enduring bullying. There are steps parents, educators, and students can take to prevent and combat bullying. Successfully preventing bullying requires the concerted efforts of parents, … Read more