Word: brandts
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...case has similarities to that of history ofscience professor Allan M. Brandt. who was offereda lifetime post early in 1991 while he wasteaching at the university of North Carolina.Brandt served as an associate professor at Harvardfrom 1982 to 1990, and was refused tenure when theHistory of Science Department offered a seniorappointment to Penn's Rosenberg...
...secret accusers brought to justice. Already many Germans are aghast over revelations of former spies -- and therefore traitors -- in their midst. Fearful of the divisive potential of "de-Stasification," some Germans have called for a limited amnesty. In an interview in the daily Die Welt, former Chancellor Willy Brandt said, "Those who abused their countrymen and enriched themselves must go before the courts . . . ((but)) let the others lie in peace." And while East Germany committed no horrors on the scale of the Third Reich, some Germans fear a replay of the turmoil associated with the purges of postwar de- Nazification...
...Allan Brandt last night addressed a crowd of about 50 people--most affiliated with the History of Science department--in the Science Center and discussed his research on the link between cigarette smoking and American views of risk in general. A former assistant professor at Harvard, Brandt has recently made several forays into the field of epidemiology, the study of epidemics...
Dividing his presentation into four parts, Brandt detailed how the cigarette became enormously popular in America, how the link between cigarettes and disease was recognized, how the state has wrestled with this public health concern, and finally how cigarette smoking has taken on new social and cultural meanings...
...history of cigarette smoking in America is the perfect case study for an inquiry into societal approaches to risk-taking and is a superb example of epidemiology in general," Brandt said...