{"id":153909,"date":"2026-07-01T08:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=153909"},"modified":"2026-07-01T09:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:25:44","slug":"research-in-60-seconds-what-history-can-teach-us-about-todays-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/research-in-60-seconds-what-history-can-teach-us-about-todays-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Research in 60 Seconds: What History Can Teach Us About Today&#8217;s Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>W<\/strong>hether it\u2019s solving the world\u2019s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at UCF are on the edge of scientific breakthroughs that aim to make an impact. Through the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UT1z98sdyqg&amp;list=PL9Q6NT5Ukv8Qf0zCd2MaYeq9CnFUhcAwP\">\u00a0Research in 60 Seconds series<\/a>, student and faculty researchers condense their complex studies into bite-sized summaries so you can know how and why Knights plan to improve our world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0John Sacher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/history-ba\/\">history<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why are you interested in this research?<br \/>\n<\/strong>As I tell my first-year students, if you think history is boring, you just haven\u2019t found the right teacher yet.<\/p>\n<p>History is about understanding why things happened. Generally, people are all interested in some \u201cwhy?\u201d question. Now, the \u201cwhy\u201d questions each person might find fascinating are different, but there\u2019s something for everyone. I might wonder, \u201cWhy does the United States have a two-party system?\u201d or \u201cHow did the Confederacy manage to fight for four years in the Civil War?\u201d You might wonder, \u201cWhy do we have 50 states?\u201d or \u201cWhy do we have an interstate highway system?\u201d or \u201cWhy is the Middle East so important?\u201d or even \u201cWhy do brides traditionally wear white?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of your \u201cwhy\u201d question, history can provide a lens to help you answer it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who inspires you to conduct your research?<br \/>\n<\/strong>My initial inspiration to study history came from my parents. They encouraged me to pursue a degree in whatever interested me, not necessarily one that led to a traditional occupation.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, I think that my inspiration comes from my students. UCF students have great questions. They keep me on my toes. Every semester I\u2019m asked something I\u2019ve never been asked before.\u00a0 Also, they are entering adulthood at a time when there are a lot of big unknowns out there \u2014 what\u2019s going on with politics, with foreign policy, or with technological changes.\u00a0 While I can\u2019t answer all of those questions, I can give them some tools to help them formulate their own answers and maybe some comfort to discover that they are not the first generation to face \u201cbig\u201d questions in their immediate future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does UCF empower you to do your research?<br \/>\n<\/strong>UCF\u2019s Department of History (and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/arts-humanities\/\">College of Arts and Humanities<\/a> and UCF in general) certainly empower my research agenda. As a traditional historian, I don\u2019t need fancy, expensive equipment to conduct my research. That said \u2014 teaching can be a different story. I was recently turned into a hologram to teach patrons of <a href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/events\/celebrates\/\">UCF Celebrates the Arts<\/a> about the Constitution!<\/p>\n<p>The most valuable commodity any historical researcher needs is time \u2014 time to research, time to think and time to write. I finished my most recent book thanks to a sabbatical which provided that time. The university has also repeatedly given me a teaching schedule that aligns with my research. So, I\u2019m working with undergraduates and graduate students to help them understand the same issues that I grapple with in my research. That synchronicity keeps me on track and energized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What major grants and honors have you earned to support your research?<br \/>\n<\/strong>I have received several major grants and honors in support of my research. 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