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… "Introduction to Solid State Chemistry," "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming," "Quantitative Methods in … to develop their ideas into businesses. The fellowship website states: "Thiel Fellows are given a no-strings-attached …

… Historians have come to love the milestone anniversaries of significant … as the four hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown, the first of England's colonial projects in North America to survive permanently in what would become the United States. It is in this context that Karen …

… nineteen, published the gothic novel Frankenstein. It has become a classic of English literature. Title page of the … shortly after being born and her half-sister Fanny Godwin committed suicide, a couple of months later Percy’s wife … and Frankenstein's monster, played by Boris Karloff, in James Whale's classic film adaptation from 1931 ( right ). The …

… going to take their seats the next day and that they were completely resolute in overturning the election and bringing … he said, had now become a refuge for families whose homes were destroyed in the violence, and so far had survived … shamelessly created, manipulated, and advertised "tribal" loyalties in an effort to control the population and enrich …

… was the result of a decades-long global program involving complex geopolitical cooperation, human ingenuity, and … States and the Soviet Union worked together towards a common purpose: combating smallpox in 43 countries with a … illness on October 16, 1975. They traced her contacts and poured vaccines and vaccinators into the region to block any …

… victory signals that the ERA has a renewed chance to become the 28 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To be … vigorous offspring, the physical well-being of women becomes an object of public interest and care in order to … but most people, historians and activists alike, agree that credit or blame, depending on whom you ask, belongs to …

… the international order was disrupted by the Suez Crisis, a complicated imbroglio marked by the intersection of European … invasion by Israel. The region’s remaining pro-Western regimes seemed vulnerable to Nasserist uprisings. Although Nasser showed no immediate inclination to become a client of the Soviet Union, U.S. officials feared that the …

… noted that work on the largest mosque in the city had been completed just before his arrival, but Timur ordered its … to Hajji Muhammad al-Qazi, a Chagatai courtier who had visited the court of Castile in Toledo several years earlier. … Ever since agricultural city-states emerged in Mesopotamia and Egypt in the 4th millennium BCE, human …

… Ottoman rule for centuries. The Balkan Wars saw atrocities committed against civilians on a massive scale. The … of refugees under deplorable conditions, from their homes in the Balkans to Anatolia and other Ottoman provinces. … forcibly resettled in a “homeland” most had never even visited.  The overall perception of Lausanne’s bloodless …

… four years of Nazi occupation. Following a week of guerilla combat between Resistance fighters and the occupying German … and an able commanding officer in Leclerc, a de Gaulle loyalist. For American and British officials, however, its … his own reputation and avoid Allied prosecution for war crimes? In his memoirs, Choltitz maintained that he had defied …

… in Silicon Valley (where even people with six-figure incomes may qualify for housing subsidies) have attracted media … formalizing their ownership, the poor would have access to credit, facilitating entrepreneurial activity. In Tanzania, …

… Taskforce on February 1, 2016. That achievement has since become a benchmark in American culture. The expression “if we … a question about why America has not achieved a goal less complicated than traveling to another celestial body. Calls … the Moon provides a stepping-stone to Mars—a nearby test site before making the 36 million mile trip to the red …

… put the entire  global economy in disarray and for years to come. Estimates of possible losses differ, but they are in … long stretches of stalemate and relative peace, and even times of vigorous trade, sociocultural exchange, and … Among the older elites who had been Chiang Kai-shek’s most loyal followers, there was a prevailing sense of depression …

… employed them in operations to deliver weapons to various combatants in Africa. By his own admission, he had flown … first issued in 1179 and reiterated numerous times thereafter, the Portuguese initiated the arms traffic … with older matchlocks released from European armies poured into West Africa: to the Gold Coast, Slave Coast, and …

… Some of the earliest evidence of Homo sapien s fishing comes from Central Africa where catfish were captured using … eleven chapters earlier, reducing the impact of any comparison. The lack of chronology or strong thematic … Indigenous Communities …

… time that the United States hosted an international cricket competition. In fact, the first international cricket game … in the 21st century. Hundreds of years after the first games of cricket were played, it is now the second most … educational medium that could impart British principles of loyalty, obedience, and discipline to other societies.  The …

… is not quite as large as Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined. It is also the second-most densely populated … (where Ma grew up and went to college), Ma has never visited the Chinese mainland. After graduating at the top of … on his fellow students while at Harvard and the now discredited DPP charge that he continues to hold a U.S. Green …

… mountains, speed over flat lands, and navigate small, sometimes cobble-stoned streets in villages and towns throughout … cyclists might wear the yellow jersey during the three-week competition, only one will ultimately win it. Cover of the … non-French—with descriptions of historical events, cultural sites, French agricultural products, and natural wonders to …

… Brazil and Chile, are not populists. Consequently, the most common definition of populism in political science today … to "the people." In other words, populism is a way of competing in elections and governing once in office that … of state intervention were particularly key to building domestic economic independence since, until this time, Latin …

… Assistance.  “As the first non-Western nation to become a developed country, Japan built itself into a country … industrialization and recently recognized by UNESCO as sites of World Heritage.  This is not to say that history … more broadly, for better and for worse.  Yet, studying commemorations like the Meiji sesquicentennial reveals how …

… dying lay beneath the rubble and remains of their homes and communities, American televangelist Pat Robertson stated … the next 100 years became, in many respects, the exact opposite. Rather than being ignored and excluded, Haiti became … was finally free of its debt to France, it now had a new creditor—the U.S. government and the U.S. banks who made a …

… it mildly. Socialism, at least in the United States, has become a byword among Republicans for fiscally irresponsible … have all the advantages: ministerial experience, the requisite socialist credentials, and a successful term as … President Jacques Chirac (1995-2007)—and served the region loyally. His highest-profile role to date has been as leader …

… single kilometer. Although the only electric vehicle at the competition, the Jeantaud handily beat its gasoline-powered competition at the Parc Agricole d’Achères outside Paris.  … produce uni-directional currents in 1867. He opened his own company in 1870 and first introduced the efficient direct …

… policy in the U.S., Europe, and across the world have become fierce and deeply divisive, to say the least, and will surely continue to dominate politics in the coming years. All the while, lives are in the balance as … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Hello, and welcome to Migration and Mobility: Insights from History coming …