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Some South American rodent-borne viruses may spread as climate warms

UF Professor Emeritus Greg Glass, Ph.D., speaks on the relocation of rats as it relates to the spread of viruses.

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The Amazon’s ‘lost city’ has been widely misunderstood. This is its true story

UF Professor of Anthropology Michael Heckenberger, Ph.D., contributes to an article about urbanism in the Amazon.

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Parables of Empire & Unfreedom in Haiti Today

UF Professor of Cuban and Caribbean History Lillian Guerra, Ph. D., contributes to the web series “Haiti’s Path to Liberation.”

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Ghosts of the Gulf: The Unsung Revolutionary War Campaign

UF Distinguished Professor of History and Rothman Family Chair in the Humanities Jack E. Davis wrote the third entry in a series about travel and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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Samuel Alito’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ

UF Professor of Political Science Michael McDonald, Ph.D., weighs in on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s claims regarding voter turnout in Louisiana.

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Mainstreet event explores Florida’s role in Revolutionary War

UF Assistant Professor of History Olivia Barnard, Ph.D., and Professor and Richard J. Milbauer Chair in Southern History David Silkenat spoke during the Forgotten Front event put on by Main Street Daily News.

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UF and other historians mounting St. Augustine History Festival

UF Adjunct Professor of History Roger Smith discusses the Fifth Annual St. Augustine History Festival that takes from May 6 to May 10.

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Britons are less bored than they used to be. This is bad

UF Assistant Professor of Psychology Erin Westgate, Ph.D., comments on technology’s role in boredom for The Economist.