Amber Vayo 5/30/24 Amber Vayo 5/30/24

Maternal Mortality and the Data we don’t have

Amber Vayo 5/24/24 Amber Vayo 5/24/24

Medical Mistrust as a public health problem

This article tells the story of Astrid, one of the many “near misses” in the US maternal mortality crisis and explores how mistrust, fueled by childbirth experiences, could be contributing to the maternal mortality crisis.

Amber Vayo 5/16/24 Amber Vayo 5/16/24

The Streets aren’t paved with Cheese: Trump, Biden, and America

Amber Vayo 5/9/24 Amber Vayo 5/9/24

Less Pavement, More Cows: Notes from a town meeting (and why local politics stink)

Town hall meetings are bastions of local politics, but when personality conflicts get in the way of school budget debates, it’s our kids who pay the price.

Amber Vayo 5/2/24 Amber Vayo 5/2/24

American Universities are Abusive

Teen Vogue was right about American Universities being right-wing institutions, but when it comes to faculty and employment practices, they’re also abusive.

Amber Vayo 4/25/24 Amber Vayo 4/25/24

Student Protests are a Rich Tradition

Campus protests are a rich tradition, and so is university administrators’ having them arrested.

Amber Vayo 4/18/24 Amber Vayo 4/18/24

A Tale of Two Studios: The Orange Years, the Dark Ages, and The Importance of Women in Leadership

Quiet on the Set revealed that Nickelodeon moved from The Orange Years to the Dark Ages. What it didn’t do is center the need for women in leadership.