by Deb Aronson | Feb 12, 2016 | Blog
What Can Be Used As An Aphrodisiac? In my research for my latest manuscript, which is about a rhino sanctuary in Kenya, I have been studying the alleged use of rhino horn as an aphrodisiac. In many places I have read that that explains why the rhino horn is so prized...
by Deb Aronson | Jan 20, 2016 | Features
The world doesn’t run without computers, from the software powering tiny wearables to the hardware making possible wireless networking and computer processing. ECE Illinois faculty and alumni are making unparalleled contributions to this brave new world of computing,...
by Deb Aronson | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog
How to Encourage Females into Science This article popped up on my facebook feed (thank you Angie Isaacs). This feels like Shannon Palus really hit the nail on the head. These are systemic, cultural problems that can only be fixed by talking about them and raising...
by Deb Aronson | Dec 1, 2015 | Profiles
Alison Bechdel seems a bit nonplussed about her success. The recent Tony Award-winner, also author of the long-running cartoon Dykes to Watch Out For and two graphic novel memoirs, Fun Home (2006) and Are You My Mother? (2012), has earned the kind of recognition not...
by Deb Aronson | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog
Kids LOVE Non-Fiction I found this article very heartening. Sometimes I feel bad that I am drawn to writing non fiction. It seems to me that fiction writers are far more creative and, ergo, superior human beings. But articles like this make me feel like it’s...
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