Biology Resources

Access Excellence A must visit for biology students and teachers.

The Biology Project - An online interactive resource for learning biology.

Mitosis: Labeled Diagram

Cells Alive! Filled with information, movies, and animations about cells. Specializing in infectious diseases and immune cells. There is also good information about crystals.

Evolution  A journey into where we're from and where we're going.  This site accompanies the PBS broadcast.

HistoWeb

Histology Web Page

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Introduction to the Eukaryota The Eukaryota include the organisms that most people are most familiar with - all animals, plants, fungi, and protists.

Medical Dictionary

The Merck Manual

MG Bio's Favorite Places Biology links.

Mr. Bones

National Cancer Institute Vital resources for cancer information.

National Library of Medicine

Virtual Embryo

The Visible Embryo a comprehensive resource of information on human development from conception to birth. Offers a detailed pictorial account of normal and abnormal development.

Visible Human Project is creating complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the male and female human body.

Chemistry Resources

NIST Chemistry Web Book

Thermodynamics Research Laboratory

Campaigns and Elections  provides detailed information on elected officials, voting records, major issues, and candidates for the upcoming elections. You can also read the latest political news stories from a variety of sources.

Fed World is the gateway to all U.S. government web sites.

Supreme Court Decisions archives all decisions back to 1990; keeps a court calendar; schedule of oral arguments; biographical info on the current justices; most significant 600 historic decisions; and more. The site to begin researching U.S. Supreme Court information.

Thomas Access the full text of bills from the current Congress back through the 101st. Search the daily Congressional Record for terms, then read the full text of relevant proceedings and proposed legislation. Or enter the name of a particular legislator and access his or her voting record. Also has the roll call votes of the House and Senate from the 101st Congress to date.

U.S. Government Printing Office The Federal Register, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills and other Federal Government information are available at this site.

U.S. Legislative Branch Library of Congress Internet resource page. It contains a wealth of information about our government and the people who run it.
 

History Resources

American and British History Resources on the Internet  A list of links organized into Reference Resources (including documents, maps, treaties, book reviews), History Gateways and Text Sites, Titles by Historic Period, Archival and Manuscripts, Guides, and Other Net Resources.

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.

Art Gallery  The resources provided in this section will help you locate the best background information and images on periods and movements available on the web.

The Avalon Project This is an on-going collection of documents "relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government." The documents are categorized by century, although there is also an Alphabetic Author/Title List of all the Project Documents. They're international in nature and go back to Ancient Greece.

Eurodocs: Primary Historical Documents From Western Europe

Historical maps   A collection of online maps.

The History Channel  Produced by cable television's History Channel.  The Great Speeches section each day features a speech of historical significance and allows visitors to access the Speech Archive.

The History Net Brought to you by the National Historical Society, this rich and elegant Web site could serve as a central resource for students of history. A huge archive that includes informative articles from U.S. and world history, personality profiles and eyewitness accounts. Read the Welcome Page to get an easy introduction to what's available. Be sure to search the index.

Holocaust Resources

HyperHistory Online  A good place to start basic historical research.  One can access information on the people and events from nearly 3,000 years of history.

The Online Intelligence Project   This site links to international news, commerce, and reference resources on the WWW. Various sections also link to familiar US/UN resources such as the State/Defense Departments, World Bank, etc.

The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975 This site offers students an opportunity to examine primary sources from the war. Good overview of the war and an annotated list of links to all aspects of Vietnam and the war.

Physical Science Resources

Common Questions About Climate Change A list of the most frequently asked questions about global warming, along with the answers to those questions. Click on Online Documents at the bottom of the home page to access a number of studies and research reports on the subject of global warming.

Global Warming: Focus on the Future Learn how human activity may be warming our climate. Outlines some of the consequences of climate change.

NASA

TIPTOP "The Internet pilot to physics". An exhaustive listing of physics links by country and research field.

Theology Resources

The Catholic Goldmine  Everything you've ever wanted to know about Catholicism and then some. Over 1000 links!

The Catholic Information Center

Catholic Internet Directory

Catholic News Service

Catholic Prayer Collection

Catholic Press Association

Catholic World News

Theology Library

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

The Vatican

Access to Catholic Social Teaching  A wide range of references to papal and Episcopal documents and commentaries.

Bread for the World One of the best sites for resources and information on hunger related concerns.  Information on offering of letters.

Catholic Social Thought

Catholic Update Resources for religious education, on issues of the day.

The Church and Society A collection of well-documented position papers on Catholic social teaching written by Rev. Matthew Habiger OSB.

Office of Social Justice Valuable information on practicable projects for parishes and other excellent linkages to other social justices websites.

Salt Online Good background information on justice issues and excellent linkages to other social justice websites.

USCC Catholic Campaign of Human Development  Information on campaign, good educational resources and background information on poverty.

USCC Social Development & World Peace  Local and national issues of concern to the United States Catholic Conference.  Frequent legislative alerts and recent statements from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.