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Recent headlines have shed light on the field’s inhospitality to women. What’s acknowledged less often is how antagonistic the discipline can be for black women in particular. (PREMIUM)
The ambitious vision laid out by Stanford University’s d.school five years ago didn’t materialize. But there are still lessons to be found in what came to pass instead.
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After building a strong group in Australia, researchers are now initiating collaboration with other countries — among them Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa — where brain-injury care services for other indigenous peoples are also lacking.
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