| African American Public Humanities Initiative (AAPHI) featured | African American Public Humanities Initiative (AAPHI) featured | | https://www.nhalliance.org/training_report | | 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z | | National Humanities Alliance | African American Public Humanities Initiative is a five year, cohort-based program that provides year-round training, tuition and summer stipend support for Ph.D. students in history, English and art history interested in grounding their publicly engaged scholarship in African American contexts. The program’s interdisciplinary training focuses on collections based research, material cultural studies, and digital humanities, with students gaining experience through coursework, internships, and independent projects. | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2100 | |
| Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors? | Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors? | | https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/health/elderly-living-alone.html | | 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z | | The New York Times | Joan DelFattore, professor emerita of English, gave her thoughts on kinless seniors. She dislikes “the cultural perception that old people being without immediate family has to mean that you’re needy, you don’t have support.” | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2083 | |
| How Dustin Nguyen of ‘21 Jump Street’ helped change the way we see Asian American men | How Dustin Nguyen of ‘21 Jump Street’ helped change the way we see Asian American men | | https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/dustin-nguyen-21-jump-street-helped-change-views-asian-american-men-rcna32306 | | 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z | | Weekend Today (NBC) | Nguyen's character was Vietnamese on the show, which carried a lot of significance at the time, said Peter Feng, professor of English and women and gender studies. "That was at a time when the war in Vietnam was still painful for a lot of Americans. To assert that this character was Vietnamese American, I think that was really important. That was absolutely an iconic role." | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2025 | |
| My beloved doctor is retiring, and now I need to find a new physician. I’m not alone. | My beloved doctor is retiring, and now I need to find a new physician. I’m not alone. | | https://www.inquirer.com/health/primary-care-doctor-search-tips-health-care-20220608.html | | 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z | | The Philadelphia Inquierer | Journalism professor Dawn Fallik writes about the importance of finding the right doctor. | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=2023 | |
| Climate Change is altering the smell of snow | Climate Change is altering the smell of snow | | https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/02/05/snow-smell-climate-change/ | | 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z | | The Washington Post | A winter storm can stink in more ways than one. Journalism professor Dawn Fallik explores how the warming atmosphere and land have strengthened the scent of snow. | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=1813 | |
| Jenkins speaks on NPR program' Here and Now' | Jenkins speaks on NPR program' Here and Now' | | https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/01/17/the-last-ridge-mckay-jenkins | | 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z | | WBUR-FM Online | Professor McKay Jenkins, author of “The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of America's First Mountain Soldiers and the Assault on Hitler's Europe," discusses the origin of modern skiing on WBUR, Boston's NPR news station. | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=1811 | |
| 'The Last Ridge' explores how one group of World War II soldiers set the stage for modern skiing | 'The Last Ridge' explores how one group of World War II soldiers set the stage for modern skiing | | https://www.delawarepublic.org/2022-01-17/the-last-ridge-explores-how-one-group-of-world-war-ii-soldiers-set-the-stage-for-modern-skiing | | 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z | | Delaware Public Media | A number of National Public Radio affiliates ran this story about a new book by McKay Jenkins, English and environmental humanities, about a group of World War II soldiers who fought in the Italian mountains against Axis forces and brought their love of skiing home. | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=1961 | |
| Wasserman publishes in Public Books | Wasserman publishes in Public Books | | https://www.publicbooks.org/trapped-inside-with-bo-burnham/ | | 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z | | Public Books | Sarah Wasserman contemplates whether comedian Bo Burnham's critically-acclaimed comedy special Inside is as vulnerable or relatable as admirers have claimed. | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=1810 | |
| How a rumored hidden creek inspired a Baltimore pastor’s peace park | How a rumored hidden creek inspired a Baltimore pastor’s peace park | | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2021/0712/How-a-rumored-hidden-creek-inspired-a-Baltimore-pastor-s-peace-park | | 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z | | Christian Science Monitor | “As someone who teaches environmental justice, this is a perfect laboratory,” said McKay Jenkins, professor of English and environmental humanities who brings students from UD to volunteer at the park every Saturday morning. | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=1930 | |
| Can helping dogs live longer unlock the secrets of human aging? | Can helping dogs live longer unlock the secrets of human aging? | | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-helping-dogs-live-longer-unlock-the-secrets-of-human-aging-11625246553?link=MW_latest_news | | 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z | | MarketWatch | Dawn Fallik, English, on a study of companion dogs aimed at understanding why some dogs age better than others. It seems that larger dogs have a short time as a puppy, grow into adulthood more quickly and spend more time as a senior, while small dogs stay in that healthy middle age window for a longer time. | https://www.cas.udel.edu/Lists/CASintheMedia/DispForm.aspx?ID=1946 | |
