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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.

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Stunning new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal ‘hidden’ stars being born

Space.com features the James Webb Space Telescope photos of the W51 star-forming region by UF Professor of Astronomy Adam Ginsburg, Ph.D., and doctoral candidate Taehwa Yoo.

Gas and stars captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Has Revealed the Curious Cosmic Inhabitants of W51, a Once “Invisible” Region of the Cosmos

UF Professor of Astronomy Adam Ginsburg, Ph.D., and doctoral candidate Taehwa Yoo discuss their James Webb Space Telescope photos of the W51 star-forming region.