Truman State University History Program

05/25/2026

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/whaling-logbook-bowhead-populations-9.7208739?cmp=newsletter_Morning%20Headlines%20from%20CBC%20News_1613_2158539

Tens of thousands of old logbooks from the 18th and 19th centuries reveal the scope and scale of how industrial whaling nearly wiped out bowhead whales. But they also show why some modern-day populations are surviving better than others.

05/15/2026

https://wapo.st/4eSkUOR

Neanderthals used rock drills to treat an infected tooth, according to a study that pushes back the earliest known evidence of dentistry by more than 40,000 years.

05/09/2026

Congratulations, Class of 2026 senior graduates!!!! Truman State is immensely proud and we wish you all the best in your journey after college!

05/06/2026

Finals week can be a stressful time but you got this bulldogs!

05/06/2026

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/passage-from-homers-iliad-discovered-in-the-abdomen-of-a-roman-era-egyptian-mummy/

A snippet of text from Homer’s famous epic recounting the siege of Troy was apparently placed inside this body as part of the mummification process

05/06/2026

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pompeii-graffiti-corridor-technology-9.7184868?cmp=newsletter_Morning%20Headlines%20from%20CBC%20News_1613_2152797

The walls of a corridor that once linked two theatres in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii hold hundreds of inscriptions made by residents before Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago. An international research team is now using a very modern technique to bring them to life.

05/03/2026

05/01/2026

Make sure that you know the time of final exam schedule and that you are ready for it! Good luck, Bulldogs! You got it!

04/30/2026

Thank you so much for all the work that you have done at Truman State University!!! Don't forget to show appreciation for her before she leaves.
Dr Russell's words of advice to students are to "just show up." If you want to contact her after she retires, this is her personal email: [email protected]

04/24/2026

Congratulations to Bird McGuire and Isaiah Kuehler, history major students, who have been initiated into the Order of Omega. The Order of Omega is an honor society that recognizes outstanding fraternity and sorority leaders.