Big Bets on Proton Therapy Face Uncertain Future The Wall Street Journal Big Bets on Proton Therapy Face Uncertain Future Justin Bekelman of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on intensity-modulated radiation therapy.
How Not to Lose Control of a Class Inside Higher Ed How Not to Lose Control of a Class It might be every professor’s worst nightmare: losing control of a class with no hope of getting it back on track. That appears to be what happened this semester at Texas A&M University at Galveston, where a management instructor threatened to fail the entire class for poor behavior before the university intervened.
Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping May Benefit Children Years Later National Public Radio Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping May Benefit Children Years Later Scott Lorch of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses potential risks to the practice of delayed umbilical cord clamping.
Younger Cancer Patients More Open to Alternative Therapies Reuters Younger Cancer Patients More Open to Alternative Therapies Jun Mao of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about studying how cancer patients younger than 65 years old are more willing to explore alternative therapies than older patients.
Technology Helps Unlock Secrets of Mummies CBS News Technology Helps Unlock Secrets of Mummies Janet Monge of the Museum says, “Ancient mummies are an especially rich source of information about past human biological conditions as they originated worldwide and from different cultures and time periods.”
The Morality of Robotic War The New York Times The Morality of Robotic War Michael Horowitz of the School of Arts & Sciences co-authors an op-ed which argues that “weapons with greater autonomy could mean more accuracy and fewer civilian casualties.”
Here’s How the First President of the Social Media Age Has Chosen to Connect With Americans The Washington Post Here’s How the First President of the Social Media Age Has Chosen to Connect With Americans Michael X. Delli Carpini, the dean of the Annenberg School for Communication comments on the use of social media in the White House.
Race Relations Scholar Takaki’s Impact Unabated Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Race Relations Scholar Takaki’s Impact Unabated Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education is quoted on how she has used Ronald Takaki’s research to help inform her own academic work.
Doubts About Study of Gay Canvassers Rattles the Field The New York Times Doubts About Study of Gay Canvassers Rattles the Field Uri Simonsohn of the Wharton School says,“It is simply unacceptable for science to continue with people publishing on data they do not share with others.”
Seven Steps to Make Sense of Your 20s Forbes.com Seven Steps to Make Sense of Your 20s Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences quotes the actor Will Smith as an example of what it means to have, “grit.”