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Is Wikipedia a good source? 2 college librarians explain when to use the online encyclopedia – and...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSome professors now assign Wikipedia editing as an alternative to the traditional research paper....
Jess Wade Has Written More Than 1,750 Wikipedia Pages for Overlooked Women and Minority Scientists
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCourtesy Jess Wade Jess Wade is a physicist and a British Empire Medal recipient. Not only that, she...
Who was the mysterious man in the Pemberton Castle? A Dallas class found out.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJust who was the cultured and proficient man who helped turn a cylindrical farm cistern into a...
5 Habits That Have Been Wiped Out By The Internet
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere’s no question that the internet has made life easier. But it also has wiped out a lot of personal habits, some of which might have been...
No One Knows Mrs. Claus' First Name
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPierce Archive LLC/Buyenlarge via Getty Images From "Gertrude" to "Jessica," various first names have been given to Santa Claus' wife, Mrs. Claus, in...
Digital Leisure Reading Does Less to Aid Comprehension Than Print Reading
Tech & Learning via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA new study found that when students read digital texts for leisure it had almost no impact on their...
4 of your questions about the Scripps National Spelling Bee, answered
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSarah Fernandes, 11, from Omaha, Neb., competes during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday,...
'His name is mostly forgotten': Honoring James Rhea, Journal's first Black reporter
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn an article dated Oct. 22, 1961, James Rhea wondered whether Rhode Island was any better than the...
How Texas Lawmakers Gutted Civics
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe defining experience of Jordan Zamora-Garcia’s high school career — a hands-on group project in civics class that spurred a new city ordinance in his...
‘Mr. St. John’s’ Joseph Sciame retires after six decades of service — and finally dishes on secret...
NY Post metro via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJoseph Sciame, the longtime vice president and "face" of St. John's University who helped educate...