Humanities

'Doctor of Who' for academics (BBC News)

14 Oct 2008

A university is holding an academic conference to examine everything from the history to the philosophy of TV series Doctor Who.

Baby Boomers Are Now Mainstream (Psych Central)

14 Oct 2008

A new UK study suggests post-war baby boomers, associated throughout their lives with social change, are failing to break new ground in their approach to growing old. Academic research supported by the Economic and Social Research Council and Arts and Humanities Research Council shows that most members of the baby boom generation –- often [...]

Public invited to see NEH presentation (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)

14 Oct 2008

Thomas Lindsay, deputy director of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will speak on "Democratic Education for the 21st Century" from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday in Room 140 of Schaeffer Hall. A reception will follow on the first floor of the Old Capitol Museum.