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Released: 1-May-2025 10:40 AM EDT
A Tribute to Global Holocaust Remembrance
University of Miami

The Holocaust Memorial Monuments Database, an international project founded by scholars Haim Shaked, Vladimir Levin, and Samuel D. Gruber, has documented over 1,200 Holocaust memorials worldwide.

海角社区: University of Pretoria celebrates ground-breaking Heritage and Museum Skills Short Programme launch
Released: 24-Apr-2025 1:15 PM EDT
University of Pretoria celebrates ground-breaking Heritage and Museum Skills Short Programme launch
University of Pretoria

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP), in partnership with the National Heritage Council (NHC) and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) in the Namakwa District, proudly hosted the successful launch of the Heritage and Museum Skills Short Programme on 13 April 2025 at Future Africa campus. The launch marks a significant milestone in the University’s ongoing commitment to heritage preservation, land restitution, community engagement and university transformation.

Released: 24-Apr-2025 10:25 AM EDT
Center for Arkansas History and Culture Launches Online Exhibit Showcasing Johnye Strickland’s Oral History Work
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

UA Little Rock’s Center for Arkansas History and Culture has unveiled a new online exhibit highlighting the work of Dr. Johnye Strickland, a leading figure in Arkansas oral history.

Released: 24-Apr-2025 6:25 AM EDT
Analysis of Letter Fragment May Reveal New Details About William Shakespeare’s Marriage
University of Bristol

Fresh analysis and interpretation of a letter fragment from the early 17th century by an academic from the University of Bristol has revealed possible intriguing new details about the marriage of William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway.

海角社区: Algunos recubrimientos protectores de resina pueden da?ar las piezas arqueológicas metálicas
Released: 23-Apr-2025 9:05 PM EDT
Algunos recubrimientos protectores de resina pueden da?ar las piezas arqueológicas metálicas
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Los investigadores han informado en ACS Central Science que algunas de las resinas utilizadas para estos recubrimientos reaccionan con metales ferrosos y pueden causar da?os. El equipo creó una estrategia de imagen de fluorescencia no invasiva que revela las se?ales temprana de estas reacciones químicas perjudiciales, y confirmó su utilidad en piezas arqueológicas antiguas.

海角社区: Spread of Baker’s Yeast Tied to Human Migration
Released: 23-Apr-2025 9:10 AM EDT
Spread of Baker’s Yeast Tied to Human Migration
University of Georgia

Yeast is already a familiar ingredient to bakers and winemakers, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests it can also trace the footsteps of our ancestors.

海角社区: 某些保护性树脂涂层可能会损坏金属文物
Released: 23-Apr-2025 9:05 AM EDT
某些保护性树脂涂层可能会损坏金属文物
American Chemical Society (ACS)

但是,研究人员在《中央科学》 (ACS Central Science) 期刊中报告称,这些涂层所用的某些树脂会与含铁金属发生反应并可能造成损害。该团队研发了一种非侵入性荧光成像技术,可以揭示这些具有破坏性的化学反应的早期迹象,并已在古代文物上验证了该技术的功用。

海角社区: Some Protective Resin Coatings May Damage Metal Artifacts
Released: 23-Apr-2025 8:00 AM EDT
Some Protective Resin Coatings May Damage Metal Artifacts
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Conservators and museum technicians use clear coatings to protect archaeological metal objects, preserving their detailed views. However, some resins in these coatings react with iron-containing metals, causing damage.

海角社区: Shifting Focus From Past to Present, an Art History Major Prepares to Launch His Future
Released: 22-Apr-2025 9:10 AM EDT
Shifting Focus From Past to Present, an Art History Major Prepares to Launch His Future
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Inspired by the ancient artifacts exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Reece Goodson?initially wanted to dig up ancient art at archaeologic sites in exotic locations.

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Released: 15-Apr-2025 9:15 AM EDT
How Did a Bunny and Colored Eggs Become Easter Symbols? An Expert Has Some Answers
Virginia Tech

Easter wouldn’t be Easter without a bunny, egg hunts, and festive baskets. Alongside the religious significance of Easter, the story behind the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs involves a mix of pagan rituals, Christian traditions, and 19th century European folklore. Candace Buckner, assistant professor of religion and culture at Virginia Tech, shares more about the history behind these modern symbols of Easter.

海角社区: Catch Me if You Can? Check
Released: 14-Apr-2025 10:35 AM EDT
Catch Me if You Can? Check
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is helping defend deployed troops and the nation against hypersonic threats. During a March 24 test, the Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the Navy, launched a Sandia-developed hypersonic target.

海角社区: Sophisticated Pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This Is How Humans Made Fire Tens of Thousands of Years Ago
Released: 14-Apr-2025 5:45 AM EDT
Sophisticated Pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This Is How Humans Made Fire Tens of Thousands of Years Ago
University of Vienna

Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools – it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any well-preserved evidence of fireplaces from the coldest period of the Ice Age in Europe has been found so far.

海角社区: Kranzberg Arts Foundation Announces New Mural by Acclaimed Artist Dominic Chambers, Exploring the Underground Railroad in St. Louis
Released: 2-Apr-2025 11:20 AM EDT
Kranzberg Arts Foundation Announces New Mural by Acclaimed Artist Dominic Chambers, Exploring the Underground Railroad in St. Louis
Saint Louis University

The Kranzberg Arts Foundation (KAF), in collaboration with Saint Louis University and the St. Louis Literary Award program, is proud to announce a new mural by acclaimed artist Dominic Chambers.

海角社区: UP Part of Global Research Project Exploring Colonial Legacies of Universities
Released: 2-Apr-2025 7:45 AM EDT
UP Part of Global Research Project Exploring Colonial Legacies of Universities
University of Pretoria

A consortium that includes a principal investigator from the University of Pretoria (UP) has been awarded funding for a project that will research the colonial history of European universities, and explore how these legacies and heritage can be addressed and curated.

海角社区: Mammals Were Adapting From Life in the Trees to Living on the Ground Before Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
Released: 1-Apr-2025 8:00 PM EDT
Mammals Were Adapting From Life in the Trees to Living on the Ground Before Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
University of Bristol

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research led by the University of Bristol has revealed.

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Released: 31-Mar-2025 5:30 PM EDT
Sheldon to Host Series of Events Alongside ‘Exploding Native Inevitable’
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Sheldon Museum of Art will present a series of free public programs in conjunction with “Exploding Native Inevitable,” a traveling exhibition that features the work of 12 contemporary Indigenous artists and two collectives. The exhibition runs through July 13 at the museum.

海角社区: URI Medieval Scholar Leads International Team to Produce Landmark ‘History of the Papacy’
Released: 31-Mar-2025 9:40 AM EDT
URI Medieval Scholar Leads International Team to Produce Landmark ‘History of the Papacy’
University of Rhode Island

The changing demographics of the Catholic Church may be the future. But for the last six years, Rollo-Koster has led a team of international scholars in telling the story of the papacy’s first 2,000 years – from Saint Peter, the believed first pope, to Francis.

海角社区: UP Hosts SA Queens to Articulate Collective Vision for Peace in SA
Released: 31-Mar-2025 8:10 AM EDT
UP Hosts SA Queens to Articulate Collective Vision for Peace in SA
University of Pretoria

Hardworking but mostly invisible in public life, South African queens have set a course to work together across royal houses to formulate a common vision of their collective contribution to peace and development in South Africa.



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