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Cíbola

Ben’s Place of the week is…

How to Take Action

How to take action.

Listen to Aaron Filler

Dr. Aaron Filler, author of Do You Really Need Back Surgery and a good friend of the OUPblog, has a new radio show. Check it out here.

Prince Caspian and the Planets

A look at Prince Caspian.

Tai Lake, China

Tai Lake, China
Coordinates: 31 5 N 120 10 E
Approximate area: 930 sq. mi (2,409 sq. km)
As the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Games have crept closer, China has scrambled to prepare Beijing, its capital city, for the fans, families, athletes, trainers, and dignitaries that will attend the Olympics in August. With […]

Poverty and Microbes

An excerpt about poverty and AIDS from Deadly Companions.

Deadly Companions: An Excerpt About SARS

An excerpt from Dorothy H. Crawford’s new book Deadly Companions.

Friday Procrastination: Link Love

Happy Friday everyone! I’m Cassie and I am a publicity assistant at OUP. Rebecca was kind enough to let me compile link love this week, which meant I got to spend more time surfing the web than writing press releases. Oh happy week! Use the fruits of my labors to do some time wasting […]

Dachau, Germany

Ben’s place of the week is Dachau, Germany.

A Few Questions For Amanda Smith Barusch

Amanda Smith Barusch, PhD, has been teaching and researching in the field of aging for over 25 years. Most of those were spent on the faculty of the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. She now serves as Professor and Head of Department of Social Work and Community Development at the University […]

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