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Cindy Ermus
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Mom; Wilson Prof in the History of Medicine & Dir of Humanities in Medicine at UNL; Series Ed for France Overseas of U. Nebraska Press; cofounder www.ageofrevolutions.com; FRHistS; NEH 2022. Book: Great Plague Scare of 1720 (Cambridge 2023). Views my own.
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World’s a better place because it has “Me and Bobby McGee” in it.

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“State governments in more isolated U.S. capitals have experienced more instances of corruption than capitals in populous urban areas.”

Opinion | The hidden reason many governments may be moving capital cities
Opinion | The hidden reason many governments may be moving capital cities

Some countries are moving their capitals. Are they trying to hide from public and media scrutiny?

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The IPCC has predicted climate change could make hurricanes less frequent, but much more intense when they do form. Possible, but may be too soon to tell. The rate and intensity of human-caused global warming is unprecedented. What will its effects be on the future of hurricanes?

What happened to predictions of a ‘historic’ hurricane season?
What happened to predictions of a ‘historic’ hurricane season?

Now, the Atlantic is making history for an unexpected and confounding distinction: It’s the longest stretch in more than half a century without a single late-summer cyclone, a time of year when severa...

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It’s hard not to smile back at actress/opera singer Louise Jacquet, as she looks up at us engagingly from reading an admiring letter, in this exceptional pastel portrait by Jean-Étienne Liotard (c 1750). Check out the fine detailing on her clothes, too

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Anyone seen The Revolutionists? Recommend? www.nebrwesleyan.edu/theatre/curr...

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“Although the disease has historically been described as mild, the geographic spread in transmission and the detection of more severe cases underscore the need for increased surveillance and characterization of possible more severe manifestations”

What is Oropouche virus? The emerging threat is raising concern among health officials | CNN
What is Oropouche virus? The emerging threat is raising concern among health officials | CNN

A little-known disease spread by insect bites has turned deadly, and health officials are sounding the alarm.

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Huzzah! Congrats to the editorial team! This will be a terrific and much needed resource

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Cindy Ermus
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Mom; Wilson Prof in the History of Medicine & Dir of Humanities in Medicine at UNL; Series Ed for France Overseas of U. Nebraska Press; cofounder www.ageofrevolutions.com; FRHistS; NEH 2022. Book: Great Plague Scare of 1720 (Cambridge 2023). Views my own.
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