Birthplace of the Republican Party: Ripon relocates historic building to boost visibility for next year’s RNC
Officials in Ripon, Wisconsin, have moved the building where the Republican Party is said to have been founded across town to boost visibility as conservatives descend on the state for the GOP national convention next year. Workers moved the Little White Schoolhouse...
A National Divorce: States are already withdrawing from a United America
By Michael J. Lee, Professor of Communication, College of Charleston Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, wants a “national divorce.” In her view, another Civil War is inevitable unless red and blue states form separate countries. She has...
A swollen prison population: How America can recover from its addiction to mass incarceration
By Jeffrey Bellin, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School The incarceration rate in the United States fell in 2021 to its lowest levels since 1995, but the U.S. continues to imprison a higher percentage of its population than almost...
Gender Definitions: Man lands in prison for violent anti-LGBTQ threats against dictionary publisher
A California man who made violent anti-LGBTQ-related threats against dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster Inc. over its updated gender definitions was sentenced to a year in prison. The sentence imposed on Jeremy Hanson, 35, by a federal court in Massachusetts also...
Cognitive Decline: Scientists have known for years that diets high in fat and sugar can impair the brain
By Sara N. Burke, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Cognitive Aging, University of Florida Scientists have known for years that unhealthy diets, particularly those that are high in fat and sugar, may cause detrimental changes to the brain and lead to cognitive...
Developing countries can reduce hunger and slow climate change by using solar-powered refrigerators
By Abay Yimere, Postdoctoral Scholar in International Environment and Resource Policy, Tufts University Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside or allowed to spoil, it makes economies less productive and leaves people hungry....
Historic Milwaukee: What it takes for Pabst Mansion to preserve its 1893 pavilion for future generations
The Pabst Mansion announced publicly on March 24 that it plans to submit an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) from the City of Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission. The purpose of the COA was to meticulously deconstruct and preserve...
Terracotta and Photogrammetry: How UWM’s Historic Preservation Institute uses new tech to save the past
The Pabst Mansion is currently seeking permission from the City of Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission to deconstruct and preserve its 1893 terracotta pavilion. While a decision is not expected until a May 1 meeting, the complex process of digitally...
Withering cultural capital: More than a home is lost in a community when a house is demolished
By Kevin D. Murphy, Andrew W Mellon Chair in the Humanities and Professor and Chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt University In 2013 alone, more than 500 houses were demolished in Nashville, Tennessee, a sharp increase from previous years. And hundreds of additional...
Fossil fuel industries accused of doing too little to curb methane emissions in IEA’s annual report
The International Energy Agency recently accused fossil fuel industries of doing too little to curb methane emissions and undermining global climate goals to limit warming. Economic uncertainty, high energy prices and concerns over the security of supply — which...
Study of wildfire survivors finds climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition ability
By Jyoti Mishra, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego Psychological trauma from extreme weather and climate events, such as wildfires, can have long-term impacts on survivors’ brains and cognitive functioning, especially how they...
A Midwest Rivalry: Chicago to host 2024 DNC in political competition of Milwaukee’s 2024 RNC
Democrats announced on April 11 that they will hold their party’s 2024 national convention in Chicago, choosing the biggest liberal city in the Midwest as they try to keep the momentum going after a strong midterm election performance in the key battleground...
