NewsBank Hot Topics is provided as part of our NewsBank database to help librarians, teachers and students easily uncover a wealth of information about prominent issues and events. Hot Topics addresses a wide variety of contemporary subjects from around the world related to social studies, science, health, sports, the arts, people and more. These topics are also posted on your NewsBank menu page and search screens, and on the Other NewsBank Products link within NewsBank full-text newspaper products.
There is something for everyone in NewsBank Hot Topics. Wither you want to look at current events, sports news, health, or the arts, you'll find it. Listed below are some examples of the content you will find in each area.
CURRENT EVENTS RESEARCH TOPICS
TOPIC: Wikileaks has made public classified documents including private frank assessments that ambassadors and other government officials have made about foreign leaders and political situations. What are some of the most memorable pieces of information recently leaked? What are some of the dangers to diplomacy that can result from leaks such as these?
SEARCH TERMS: Wikileaks
SOCIAL STUDIES RESEARCH TOPICS
ECONOMICS: Financial Issues in Ireland
TOPIC: Ireland has accepted terms from the IMF and its Eurozone partners rather than seeing its debt-hobbled banks go under. In essence, the country will tax its citizens to ensure that those who loaned its banks money, mostly foreign banks, do not suffer losses. Should this occur? How are the Irish accepting this deal? How have international markets responded to reports of the deal?
SEARCH TERMS: Ireland AND debt crisis
SCIENCE AND HEALTH RESEARCH TOPICS
HEALTH: AIDS Pill
TOPIC: A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine on the effectiveness of daily pills in preventing AIDS and HIV in men has shown strong positive results. What are the pills and how do they work to combat AIDS and HIV? What has been the progress over the years in combating AIDS?
SEARCH TERMS: AIDS AND pill
SPORTS RESEARCH TOPICS
SPORTS: Women’s World Cup of Soccer
TOPIC: The U.S. team has made it into the upcoming Women’s World Cup of soccer and has been placed in Group C. How difficult is this group? How successful has this version of the U.S. team been internationally?
SEARCH TERMS: Women’s World Cup AND U.S. team
ARTS AND LITERATURE RESEARCH TOPICS
FILM AND TELEVISION: The Deathly Hallows
TOPIC: The first half of the final Harry Potter film has opened internationally. Why was the final novel split into two parts for the movie version? Were the reviews of this film positive? What are the young stars of this film doing now?
SEARCH TERMS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
PEOPLE RESEARCH TOPICS
PEOPLE: Leslie Nielsen
TOPIC: Comedic actor Leslie Nielsen is probably most famous for his role as a pilot in Airplane! What other famous films has he starred in? What are some major awards that he has won over the years?
SEARCH TERMS: Leslie Nielsen