It has been well understood for some time now that COVID-19 and its ensuing global pandemic are unprecedented events in our contemporary world. Not since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 has global …
Read More >With communities, states, and nations taking action to defend themselves from the most dangerous fast-moving pandemic in a century, we are reminded of the government’s role in public health emergency preparedness and response. In this excerpt from Lawrence O. Gostin and Lindsay F. …
Read More >In recognition of the impact of coronavirus on campus instruction and the rise of unplanned distance learning, University of California Press is pleased to make all of our online journals content free to all through June, 2020.
Read More >As the public health crisis wrought by COVID-19 continues to upend the everyday life of communities, families, and individuals throughout the globe, not all of the challenges that lie before us are …
Read More >March is Women’s History Month, and we at UC Press are proud to share our rich record of publishing stories of women from throughout history, between disciplines, and across borders. Please enjoy …
Read More >Originally proposed during one of the first International Socialist Women’s Conferences in 1910, International Women’s Day was first celebrated on March 19th, 1911. Later moved to be celebrated on March 8th, International …
Read More >Excerpted from Unprepared: Global Health in a Time of Emergency by Andrew Lakoff Disease as a National Security Issue In the mid-1990s, a group of advocates for renewed biodefense measures began to …
Read More >In recent weeks, headlines and broadcasts have been dominated by news surrounding the outbreak of a dreadful new strain of coronavirus, officially designated as COVID-19. Originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan …
Read More >This post is published in conjunction with the American Anthropological Association conference in Vancouver, Canada. Check for other posts from the conference.#AAACASCA By Rebecca J. Lester, author of Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in America …
Read More >Excerpted from Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in America by Rebecca J. Lester I came dangerously close to dying from anorexia twice, once when I was eleven years old and again when I …
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