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An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
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/ 2 years agoThe US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind
While Lewis Hine’s early-20th century photographs of working children compelled Congress to limit or ban child labor, the US Department of...
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/ 2 years agoEl Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live
The official forecast calls for a strong El Niño by winter, but other models suggest it might dip in and out....
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/ 2 years agoMillions of women are working during menopause, but US law isn’t clear on employees’ rights or employers’ obligations
Three scholars who are writing a book about menopause and the law suggest ways to protect women experiencing it.
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/ 2 years agoDrawing, making music and writing poetry can support healing and bring more humanity to health care in US hospitals
Art, music and poetry therapy can help patients feel more optimistic and less isolated as well as to embrace the uncertainty...
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/ 2 years agoNever mind Cleopatra – what about the forgotten queens of ancient Nubia?
The way many Americans think about racial identity today is hard to map onto the complex history of ancient Egypt and...
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/ 2 years agoDo federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict
If a person – in this case, the former president of the United States – is charged by federal and state...
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/ 2 years agoPat Robertson’s lasting influence on American politics: 3 essential reads
Pat Robertson, founder of the global Christian Broadcasting Network, blended religion into American politics and played an important role in the...
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/ 2 years agoOvercrowded trains serve as metaphor for India in Western eyes – but they are a relic of colonialism and capitalism
A deadly crash in India that claimed the lives of around 300 people has refocused international attention on the importance of...
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/ 2 years agoWhy a federal judge found Tennessee’s anti-drag law unconstitutional
The law passed by Tennessee legislators that banned many drag performances violated the First Amendment. A legal scholar explains the judge’s...
