| By Tracie Moy | Update: Henrietta Lacks’ estate is suing a biotech company, accusing it of selling the cells that were taken from her in 1951 without her knowledge or consent. Lacks’ cells, reproduced countless times, are a foundation of modern medicine. Read the full article. Original blog published February, 8, 2021: Henrietta Lacks … Read more
| By Kimberly Sigafus | Many immigrants made the crossing over the water to the land we now call the “United States of America.” They landed on our shores and began the arduous task of trying to make a better life for themselves. But the land wasn’t empty. It was filled with people of all … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Building customer loyalty requires the efforts of an energized service team that handles customer touch points with a mindset of creating exceptional customer experiences and a signature of excellence! Our service professionals at Gale model these behaviors. During National Customer Service Week, we thank them for all that they do! … Read more
| By Jennifer Stock | In January 2021, Amanda Gorman took the stage at President Joe Biden’s inauguration to recite her poem “The Hill We Climb,” voicing hope for “a country and a time where a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president, only to … Read more
| By Gracelyn A. Graham | Last July, the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) announced that schools would return to in-person classes starting with the 2021–2022 school year.1 The SBE even tasked the local department of health to create COVID-19 policies for K-12 schools. This situation isn’t new in our country, much less in the world. … Read more
| By Carol Brennan | The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were hosted by Japan in July and August 2021 and provided the global television audience a respite from the ongoing barrage of news stories related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Summer Games were the first Olympics ever to be postponed, and all events and participants were … Read more
| By Sarah Robertson | An integral part of the U.S. literary canon, Hispanic and Latinx American literature includes works written by people of Latin American descent. A thriving tradition, Hispanic and Latinx American literature reflects the dynamic cultures and histories of the largest group outside of the historically dominant white culture of the United … Read more
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| By Gale Staff | Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep combines Peterson’s Test Prep and Peterson’s Career Prep to offer patrons and students a full-service resource for standardized test preparation, researching and selecting college and graduate schools, finding tuition assistance, exploring career paths, and more. From the high school or community college student … Read more
Gale Academic OneFile Acta Criminologica: Southern African Journal of Criminology (Sabinet Online) Peer-reviewed Acta Germanica: German Studies in Africa (Sabinet Online) Peer-reviewed Acta Juridica (Sabinet Online) Peer-reviewed Africa Journal of Public Sector Development and Governance (Sabinet Online) Peer-reviewed African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES) (Sabinet Online) Peer-reviewed African Journal of Democracy and … Read more