Opinion

How Professors Can Use Open Educational Resources to Help Our Most Vulnerable Students

Before the pandemic, we knew college students were stressed out, and a good bit of…

Beyond the U-Visa: Defending the Rights of Undocumented Immigrants who are Victims of Crimes

On a sweltering morning this past summer, two armed men broke into our home in…

Calling all women in STEM: Let’s more consciously create and use our networks!

As an East Asian (Korean) woman in academic medicine, I am not statistically underrepresented, but there…

Lunar New Year Offers a Chance to Reflect on Asian American History

The first day of January marks the start of a new year for many, but…

Medicine – Going Where It Has Never Gone Before.

In the Star Trek Voyager TV series, the ship’s doctor was a hologram devised by…

Looking Back on Jan. 6, Our Grief is Growing—Americans Need to Wail!

On Jan. 6, 2021, I realized how much I loved America. Not one to participate…

How to Be Heard

Researchers at Indiana University have discovered the underlying pathway that leads to deafness secondary to…

Yes, You Can Still Be Vegetarian and Eat Meat with Family During the Holiday Season

The holidays mean different things to different people. For a lot of us, it is…

Lay Off the Loot Box

The holiday shopping season is in full-swing with next-gen game consoles amongst the hottest gifts…

The Hidden Cost of Cheap Meal Deals

Families struggling to make ends meet, especially around the holidays, are understandably drawn to cheap…

Dear God: Why Does Gendered Hollywood Bend To White Women Saviors in Film?

A local movie theater recently featured a poster for Dallas Jenkins’s, “The Chosen,” a series about…

Toward curing cancer: What you must know as a patient about shared decision making

A new cancer treatment using a patient’s own immune system is effective even for malignant…

The Language of Empathy: Embrace Imperfections in Intercultural Experiences

At this year’s World Cup Competition, competitors and officials spoke more than 23 official languages…

What We Could Lose From the Deep Sea

The World Cup is currently playing out in an opulent stadium in Qatar, complete with…

Hospitals Can Be Dangerous Places for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

In October 2022, the journal Health Affairs published a themed issue on disability and health. In one article, authors Friebel…