NewsAnnouncing $900k in American Rescue Plan Funds
Virginia Humanities will be distributing more than $900,000 in funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to museums, historic sites, and cultural institutions across Virginia affected by the …
NewsPandemics Past
There’s been a lot of coverage about the challenges of distributing the Covid-19 vaccine. How do we get it to distant areas? How do we use a whole vial before it expires? What about the special refrigerators needed to keep it cold enough? But these problems seem minor compared to the very first vaccine distribution in the early 1800s. Historian Allyson Poska shares the story of 29 orphan boys who crossed the Atlantic Ocean as live incubators for the smallpox vaccine and what lessons we can learn from this early campaign.
NewsThe World in the Whale with Rebecca Giggs and Nick Pyenson
Rebecca Giggs, author of Fathoms: The World in the Whale, discusses the role of whales in our global culture and changing environment, in conversation with Nick Pyenson, author of Spying …
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NewsLondon Fog, LA Smog
Almost overnight, things that had not been crimes became criminalized in a new Victorian era.
NewsApply now! 2022 Festival internships
The Virginia Festival of the Book offers paid internships to students…
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NewsLINKED: Stories Crossing the Color Line
How a grant from Virginia Humanities is helping the Richmond chapter expand its work of bringing Virginians together to face the legacy of slavery
NewsQ&A with Shelf Life author Nick Pyenson
Nick Pyenson, author of Spying on Whales, is the curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. His work has taken him …
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NewsQ&A with Fathoms author Rebecca Giggs
Rebecca Giggs, author of Fathoms, is from Perth, Australia. Her nonfiction has appeared in The Atlantic, Granta, and Best Australian Essays, among other publications. Her writing focuses on our connection to animals in a …
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NewsAAPI Summer Reading Book List
Our July 10th, 2021 episode is filled with incredible recommendations for books written by Asian American and Pacific Islander writers. Listen here and check out the full list below! Minor …
NewsRemembering George A. Latimer, Sr.
By David Bearinger He was the most completely honest man I ever knew. After thirty years in law enforcement, starting as a street cop working the subway stations in Times …
NewsSummer Romance with Emily Henry, Libby Hubscher & Priscilla Oliveras
As summer heats up, authors Emily Henry (People We Meet on Vacation), Libby Hubscher (Meet Me in Paradise), and Priscilla Oliveras (Anchored Hearts) discuss their steamy new novels that transport …
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NewsQ&A with Shelf Life author Libby Hubscher
Get to know Shelf Life author Libby Hubscher…
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