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How did the world become rich? In The Media

How did the world become rich?

Mark Koyama, Mercatus Center, joins the MacroHive podcast hosts to discuss the influence of culture onto economy around the world.

Zachary Schrag awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant

Zachary Schrag awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant

Zachary Schrag, professor in the Department of History and Art History, has received an NEH grant for his research on the history of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project to help understand the possibilities of the ambitious efforts to reshape daily transportation choices.

RRCHNM awarded two National Endowment for the Humanities grants

RRCHNM awarded two National Endowment for the Humanities grants

Mills Kelly, professor of history and RRCHNM senior scholar, and RRCHNM have been awarded two separate NEH awards—one in support of Worlds Turned Upside Down, a narrative documentary podcast series about the history of the American Revolution, and one in support of the digital preservation of Civil War graffiti houses.

The advantages of anxiety In The Media

The advantages of anxiety

Todd Kashdan, Department of Psychology, is quoted in a New Scientist article about how, at moderate levels, nervous feelings can make us smarter problem solvers and fuel original thinking.