A new collection of essays by lesbian mothers reminds us that the fight for equality is, and has always been, the reluctantly public fight to savor the mundane with your loved ones.

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Dr. Ahmed Obeidat is an artist himself — a poet and a professional photographer. He says his art allows him to reflect on the similarities within structures of nature and neurology.

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Hera Salehi founded the Afghan Student Association to connect Afghan students, celebrate culture and promote education.

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Author Charlie Donlea’s newest book, “Guess Again,” hit the shelves earlier this summer. The author is based in Chicago, but the book takes place all over Wisconsin, whose small lake communities Donlea grew up visiting.

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Thanks to her new Fulbright scholarship, UW-Stout associate professor Candice Maier will teach her feminism-informed approach to family therapy at an Istanbul university next Spring.

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After Andrew and Adrienne Patrie's child came out as transgender, they helped their daughter navigate puberty blockers, bullies and their own mistakes.

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Wisconsinites have a problem with today’s media — but they can help journalists fix it, according to a Marquette journalism professor.

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“A 1969 travel survey showed about half of kids walked and biked to school,” Robert Schneider, professor and co-chair of the Department of Urban Planning at UW-Milwaukee, recently told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “Now we're at about 10 percent.”  

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Disabled people and their caregivers could face several simultaneous obstacles from different federal actions, according to the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.

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According to a Wisconsin clinical pharmacist, advancements in epilepsy treatment research include genetics, medical devices and prescription CBD.

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