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Grants The National Endowment for the Humanities

WebGrants. Since its creation in 1965, NEH has awarded more than $5.6 billion for humanities projects through more than 64,000 grants. Search All Grant Programs. …

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Pox in the City The National Endowment for the Humanities

WebSmallpox invaded both palaces and slums, killing kings and peasants, czars and serfs, sultans and slaves throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. And really, the Old World got off …

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BackStory: Forgotten Flu—America and the 1918 Pandemic

WebThis episode of BackStory entitled "Forgotten Flu: America and the 1918 Pandemic" takes listeners into the flu pandemic of 1918 that killed nearly 675,000 people in the United …

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Patient Health through Narrative Medicine NEH Essentials

WebBy studying how narratives work, doctors could build trust, develop empathy, and foster a sense of shared responsibility in a patient’s health. An article in the March …

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Having Fun: Leisure and Entertainment at the Turn of the …

WebBy the early twentieth century, the Victorian ideals of decorum and self-restraint, once prevalent in the nineteenth century, gave way to the notion that "having fun" was good …

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The Last Pandemic The National Endowment for the Humanities

WebThe Last Pandemic. In a September 22, 1918, editorial, the Evening Star in Washington, D.C., took measure of the influenza epidemic then sweeping the country. “The so-called …

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Lesson 2: The Social Security Act NEH-Edsitement

WebAs a result, the Social Security Act (SSA) was enacted on August 14, 1935 to help older Americans deal with this problem. This lesson engages students in the debate over …

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When Television Was a Medical Device The National Endowment …

WebWhen NPI was designed in 1955, he had the building wired for closed-circuit television, and hired a technician named Van Lear Johnson to manage the complex network of media …

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Martin Seligman and the Rise of Positive Psychology

WebThe premise of positive psychology is that well-being can be defined, measured, and taught. Well-being includes positive emotions, intense engagement, good relationships, …

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“The Song of Wandering Aengus” by W. B. Yeats: A Common …

WebEDSITEment worksheet. Traditional Irish Sources for “The Song of Wandering Aengus”. Part 1. Allusions to Celtic Mythology. In discussing the composition of “The Song of …

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The Devastation of 1918

WebThe Devastation of 1918. On September 12, 1918, Dr. Royal S. Copeland put the entire Port of New York City under quarantine. As health commissioner, he needed a way to keep …

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Activity 3. Medical testing using prison inmates*

WebPrisoners Traditionally Offer As Humar Many Viruses and Vaccines Tested on Inmates drug experlrnent.Un. mate the Penl volunteered to ave By A. M.D. recently the expwt.. will be …

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AIDS in One City: The San Francisco Story

WebConceived in 1987 and supported early on by a grant from the National Archives, the archive at UCSF specializes in the history of AIDS in San Francisco, where many early cases …

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Literature and Public Life The National Endowment for the …

WebIn April 2017, NEH awarded Maine Humanities $200,000 to fund “Literature and Public Life” for three years. Anderson says upcoming topics include health care, education, end-of …

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Jane Addams: A Hero for Our Time

WebIn 1889, Jane Addams, an idealistic college graduate, rented a run-down mansion on a derelict strip of Halsted Street in Chicago’s Nineteenth Ward. The neighborhood was …

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Buddha and Mind The National Endowment for the Humanities

WebBuddha and Mind. In 1981, a team of American scientists, led by cardiologist Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School, traveled to the Himalayan regions of northern India …

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The Complicated Role of the Modern Public Library

WebNEH has awarded $1,250,000 to the Digital Public Library of America, an online resource for materials in America’s libraries, archives, and museums. From its launch in 2013, the all …

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Mother Cabrini, the First American Saint of the Catholic Church

WebThese were sons and daughters of laborers, and their bone- and soul-crushing work moved Cabrini. Some of the most poetic moments of her correspondence—13 volumes of which …

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The Late Great Planet Earth

WebLong before the Left Behind books crowded the New York Times best-seller list, Hal Lindsey and C. C. Carlson’s The Late Great Planet Earth introduced millions of readers …

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Virginia Woolf Was More Than Just a Women’s Writer

WebVirginia Woolf Was More Than Just a Women’s Writer. She was a great observer of everyday life. Danny Heitman. HUMANITIES, May/June 2015, Volume 36, Number 3. …

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Humanities mission and record of contribution Since its …

WebProject Narrative – The Newark Museum of Art 2 Since it was forced to close its doors on March 14th as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, TNMOA has been unable to offer any …

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