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Developing Prosthetics in the Animal Kingdom

Kristen Semento on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Human prosthetists, as has been the trend since the mid-20th century, will likely continue to look to animals like Oscar, Zeus & Winter for inspired solutions to human mobility. Continue Reading Developing Prosthetics in the Animal Kingdom

“Wash your Hands, Officer X”[1]

Aparna Nair on June 17, 2020January 8, 2025

The story of Isaac Woodward Jr., a war veteran blinded from a police beating, became a visible symbol of the fruits of racial injustice and underlined that even WWII veterans were not immune to the violence simmering beneath the surface in postwar American society. Continue Reading “Wash your Hands, Officer X”[1]

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