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Uncovering Barriers to the Institutionalization of a Midwifery Model of Care

March 18, 2025

Yael Greenberg is completing a thesis based on 14 interviews with midwives, birth center staff, and key informants to discover the structural and cultural barriers to the reliance on a midwifery model of care in the United States despite ample research demonstrating its efficacy (if not superiority) for low-risk patients...

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Unveiling Obsidian's Secrets

March 18, 2025

Helen Maria Olson is conducting a preliminary pXRF analysis of an unusual obsidian artifact from Los Guachimontones, Mexico. Her research aims to determine the object’s sourcing and cultural significance, suggesting it may have been highly valued for special occasions.

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