| By Carol Brennan | Welcome to August! If we had to rank the months of the calendar, would August be at No. 1? It has 31 sun-filled, hot-weather days, but there’s always that late-month crisp snap in the air at dusk that hints at the coming autumn. With school kids on break and many … Read more
| By Gale Staff | The following content has been added to the Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test Prep and Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep products: New Tests Available Teaching Praxis 5245 Chemistry: Content Knowledge Praxis 5235 Biology: Content Knowledge Praxis World and U.S. History: Content Knowledge (5941) FTCE – Mathematics 6-12 Journeyman Electrician … Read more
| By K. Lee Lerner | Students are engaged when they write about topics in the news that affect them and their families. Yet, for the past two years, no topic has loomed larger in anyone’s lives than the virus SARS-CoV-2 and the global COVID-19 pandemic caused by the virus. From its many variants, including … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Gale Academic OneFile Acta Biologica Sibirica (Pensoft Publishers) Peer-reviewed Annales mathématiques du Québec (Springer) Peer-reviewed Brazilian Journal of Botany (Springer) Peer-reviewed Bulgarian Cardiology (Pensoft Publishers) Peer-reviewed Bulletin of the Iranian Mathematical Society (Springer) Peer-reviewed Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education (Springer) Peer-reviewed Digital Society (Springer) Peer-reviewed Environmental Processes (Springer) Peer-reviewed European … Read more
| By Gale Staff | “It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because it tears at our social fabric. It ought to concern every business, because it distorts markets. It ought to concern every nation, because it endangers public health and … Read more
| By Carol Brennan | July is Park and Recreation Month in the United States, a chance to celebrate our much-loved public spaces. City and suburban parks provide a vital sense of community and remind us of the awe-inspiring beauty of our natural world. We went deep into the Gale In Context: Biography archives to … Read more
| By J. Robert Parks | A half-century ago, on June 27, 1972, the iconic video game company Atari was founded in California. Atari was named for a Japanese word commonly used by players of the ancient Chinese strategy game Go, and the company became one of the most significant early creators and popularizers of … Read more
| By Josephine Campbell | June 23 will mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the clause of the 1972 Education Amendments that made high school and college opportunities, including sports, available to women. While Title IX is known for its impact on athletics, that was not the lawmakers’ intent. Title IX was written in … Read more
| By Sarah Robertson | James Joyce’s Ulysses celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Considered one of the greatest works of literature, this groundbreaking novel was published in its entirety in 1922, sparking the beginnings of modernism in literature. On Bloomsday, which takes place on June 16 each year to honor the life of James … Read more
| By K. Lee Lerner | The 40th edition of the venerable and widely trusted American Men & Women of Science has officially released and introduces 4,000 new listees to this premier compendium of accomplished American scientists. In continuous publication since 1906, American Men & Women of Science showcases the vital work and achievements of … Read more