Science, Power, & Diversity 2025

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/217650594479515614/            In a post-Dobbs v. Jackson America, women’s healthcare has undergone an unprecedented decline. The consequences of this decision have extended beyond the tangible. In tandem with diminished access to care, the misogynistic rhetoric undermining women's autonomy has been revitalized into a force capable of robbing women of their agency–even in death. In the article “A pregnant brain-dead woman in Georgia was kept on life support. Experts say it raises ethical, legal questions” by Mary Kekatos, the results of such discriminatory healthcare practices are exposed. Through interrogating the case of Adriana Smith, this article examines the reality that modern regulations on abortion have led to the dehumanization of pregnant individuals, which is exacerbated by a longstanding history of racism undercutting the quality of maternal healthcare. The devastating reduction of Smith’s corpse into a ve...

    In nations afflicted with war, violence and psychological trauma affect all individuals. Despite this, it is common for global media coverage and community members experiencing the conflict to place a major focus on aspects of war such as fatality tolls and geographical destruction. While those aspects of war are devastating, focusing only on them can lead to the different ways in which aggression and suffering occur remaining unacknowledged, never expressed, or actively erased. Notably, an article by Olivera Simic a journalist with ‘Balkan Insight’, titled “Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Ukraine Draws Lessons from Bosnia” draws attention to the very acts of violence that are excluded from both small and large-scale discussions, as well as in the process of resistance during and recovery from war. In highlighting how prevalent–and yet unknown–acts of sexual violence are in global conflicts, this article illuminates how societal values limit communication...