Civil War death toll may be really off
Demographic historian J. David Hacker of Binghamton University talks with Robert Seigel of NPR’s All Things Considered about how he arrived at his new estimate of Civil War casualties. Read more
Historian probes French treatment of Algerian immigrants
Jaime Wadowiec’s dissertation unearths the origins of migrant segregation in post-colonial France. Read more
A burden too heavy to bear
Was there something about Southern society in the Civil War era that made suicide more likely? And what effect did so many suicides have on a society that before the war had roundly, even punitively, condemned the act? Binghamton historian Diane Miller Sommerville considers these questions in The New York Times’ Disunion blog. Read more
New estimate raises Civil War death toll
By combing through newly digitized census data from the 19th century, J. David Hacker, a demographic historian from Binghamton University, has recalculated the Civil War death toll, the New York Times reports. Read more
Historian revises estimate of Civil War dead
Historian J. David Hacker’s new estimate of Civil War dead challenges long-held views about the human and psychic costs of the conflict. Read more
Historian focuses on Civil War suicides
Diane Miller Sommerville's latest research project, which shines new light on an under-examined Civil War topic, earned her a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Award. Read more
Historian revisits a battlefield of Cold War medicine
Binghamton historian Gerald Kutcher walked away from a career in cancer care to delve into military experiments, nuclear threats and informed consent. Read more
