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    Janey Oliphint Flanagan replied to the forum topic Receiving E-mails from Posts

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    There is no end to the hypocrisy and sleaziness of Microsoft Corporation and Bill Gates when it comes to using overseas tax havens.  The International Business News is […]

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    The news media have been covering the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, hour by hour for the past two weeks. Three major magazines, The New Yorker, Time, and Bloomberg Businessweek […]

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    In what has to be one of the greatest conversion stories since St. Paul on his way to Damascus, Arne Duncan announced on his blog yesterday a new USDOE stance on standardized testing. […]

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    The racially charged protests entered their 11th day yesterday, following the fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. Since […]

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    The New York Times has an article today entitled, “For Big-Data Scientists, ‘Janitor Work’ Is Key Hurdle to Insights”, that describes the efforts needed in cleaning up large amounts of […]

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    Sarah, Blackboard’s supposed to be releasing something they’re calling Blackboard Grader this month – but I don’t know if it’s a standalone app or an update to Blackboard Mobile. If you try Blackboard Mobile […]

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    That’s super helpful — I didn’t know there was a way to use Flash on the iPad. I’ll check out Puffin as well as the Blackboard app. Thanks, Kathleen.

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    Kathleen Offenholley replied to the forum topic Best web browser for iPad?

    Actually, since Blackboard uses Flash in a lot of their applications, for better functionality, you might try a Flash-enabled browser like Puffin. I use Puffin when I want to look at my students’ work in […]

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    One of the brightest and highly accomplished epidemiology era of this century ends with the passing of  Dr.Mervyn Susser….. We all will miss you, but will find you in public health/epidemiology books!!! RIP.

    Journey of Dr. Susser was full of zeal, passion and enthusiasm to work for the betterment of community health. Since Epidemiology gives the base for public health action, and policy executes it, the contribution of Dr. Mervyn Susser to the epidemiology and somehow to the policy ( in light of his struggle in South Africa) is immense.His contribution to public health began long time ago in South Africa when only fifteen percent population of the country had privilege to enjoy all power including voting rights. He was then one of the companions of Nelson Mandela in the fight against then ruling government. He was an activist, and he left South Africa with his wife to mark the protest against apartheid. He moved from there to Uk and then to Columbia University.

    Those days when Dr.Susser made up his mind for epidemiology, epidemiology was not the part of curriculum in medical school. Dr. Mervyn had no formal training in epidemiology when he joined the department of epidemiology in Columbia’s school of public health in 1966. Contrast to British, United States was still belong to infectious disease era.Measles vaccine implementation program was in place (since measles vaccine was discovered in 1962).In other words, Dr.Susser was witness of  the era  changing  from infection diseases to chronic disease. He proficiently  targeted the social aspect of diseases, perhaps thanks to his appointment  as professor for social and preventive medicine while he was in UK.

    Dr.Susser had one of his best publications on the’ future of epidemiology’ with his daughter and he also had many publications with his wife Zena. He married Zena when both were in medical school. Later they both started medical care in Alexandria town. They were medical practitioner and eventually they became epidemiology practitioner. Dr.Susser held Dr.Brad Hill in high regards. He also regarded as one of three fathers of social epidemiology.

    His publication, ‘Epidemiology in the united States after world war second, the evolution of technique’  has been guiding torch for epidemiologists for many years. Underlining the evolution in epidemiology, he noted how theory and method became part of epidemiology training. Earlier, the only route to enter epidemiology was through medicine. Considering it as evolution, non-medicine researcher also started entering epidemiology, For example, Austin Bradford Hill was not physician. In his words, ‘newly minted epidemiologists’ were mix of many disciplines.Further adding in his article, he emphasized that Koch’s germ theory shifted epidemiology from miasma to germ-based theory. He beautifully explained how Framingham study was the foundation of the chronic disease studies, and how it denied the notion those only prospective studies could be funded. This paper tactically shows the journey from case control to cohort to the multivariate model study. I consider this paper integral part of epidemiology study.

    He was  editor of American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) for six year between 1992 and 1998.  Recognizing  his contribution to epidemiology, American Public Health Association bestowed him With John  Snow Award. Richard Mayeux reportedly told New York Times, ‘his profound impact on critical thinking and causality set the framework for modern epidemiology.’ Tons of respect e to great scientist who will keep enlightening physicians to serve community, and epidemiologist not to forget considering social aspect of causation.

     

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