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PhD student Kathryn Gerber awarded Society of Trauma Nurses grant to embark on study that could improve care for TBI patients ...

Joe McPhee recorded Winter Garden in a single day, coming up with the pieces on the spot. Mic on, reeds to lips, brief eye contact (maybe) and go – that’s the MO here. It’s self-expression unfettered by traditional structures, jazz or not. That doesn’t mean, however, that it’s pure noise. All of these musicians have decades of experience and loads of expert technique, so they know their way around their instruments. More importantly, they all know how to listen, and how to react to their colleagues’ efforts. Listen to “Recombinant” and hear how McPhee and Belogenis stir each ...

IPR The Stepp family farmed in Fayette County, Iowa, for more than 120 years. This story about the family melon business was published in 1982. A propane tank painted to look like a watermelon sits in front of a produce stand on Highway 150 in Fayette County. Its long-time owner, Atrus (Attie) Stepp, who was Black, launched Fayette’s annual Watermelon Days festival in 1976. “Everybody’s got good things to say about Attie,” said Charles Downs, who runs the stand now. Downs, who is white, bought the stand from Stepp’s daughter, ending the family’s long legacy. Amy Mayer Charles Down...