Linnea Vegh was working at a large, well-lit workspace in the Conservation Division on a recent day, considering an unusual problem in an 1869 Persian-Arabic dictionary published in India: snakeskin. Staff in the African and Middle Eastern Division had found… Read More »Snakeskin Bookmarks (Yes, Really)
This is a guest post by Patrick Hastings, a specialist in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. It also appears in the September-October issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. A contemporary production of one of William Shakespeare’s plays… Read More »Nobody Would Edit Shakespeare, Right? Right?
—This is a guest post by Mark Eden Horowitz, a senior music specialist in the Music Division. It also appears in the September-October issue of the LIbrary of Congress Magazine. When Stephen Sondheim first visited the Library of Congress in… Read More »The Genius of Stephen Sondheim: Forever at the Library
This is a guest post by Sahar Kazmi, a public affairs specialist in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. It also appears in the September-October issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. In a page among the Library’s Jonathan… Read More »Broadway Comes to the Library, and the Library Goes to Broadway
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NIH-funded study reveals brain changes long before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops. www.nih.gov · Public Domain
Funded projects will drive discoveries across biology, environment, and autism services. www.nih.gov · Public Domain
The Standardized Organoid Modeling Center aims to produce standardized protocols for organoid research, addressing reproducibility challenges. www.nih.gov · Public Domain
Dr. Letai will serve as NCI’s 18th director. www.nih.gov · Public Domain
Following an Executive Order by President Trump, HHS will increase funding of data-centered pediatric cancer research. www.nih.gov · Public Domain