Yesterday, I had the opportunity to hear a professor/practitioner of family medicine share how to address errors in the medical profession. Yes, the university hospital provides a unique environment for research, student-faculty-staff relationships, and connection with the world beyond the campus which it serves, but all members of the university community make mistakes (even sin). Gasp! As you journey through Lent, join me in meditating upon living out the Greatest Commandment by taking some time to consider … [Read more...] about Addressing Our Errors
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Darwinius masillae, aka "Ida." From Wikipedia Last week, Inside Higher Ed reported the launch of Futurity.org, a new website intended to provide a direct outlet for research universities to announce science news. It's led by Duke, Stanford, and U. Rochester, and the 35 participating universities include some pretty big names. Earlier this summer, ESN reader and commenter Dave Snoke sent us a couple of links and some good questions that, unfortunately, we weren't able to get to until now. Dave was remarking upon … [Read more...] about The Ethics of Science PR