Native Americans Voyaged to Polynesia Long Before Europeans Reached the Americas, DNA Study Shows

Indigenous South Americans reached islands in the South Pacific some 300 years before Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas, according to new genetic evidence. Continue reading Native Americans Voyaged to Polynesia Long Before Europeans Reached the Americas, DNA Study Shows

Michael V. Drake to Become the First Black President of the University of California

Michael V. Drake’s retirement was pretty short-lived.

Just a week after he left his post as the president of Ohio State University, Drake was announced as the 21st president of the University of California system. The move marks the first time a Black person has ever held the position in the system’s 152-year history. Continue reading Michael V. Drake to Become the First Black President of the University of California