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...People haven't considered the larger social and psychological attitudes affected by the AIDS epidemic," Brandt says. Coping with it effectively will "require people to reassess their traditional ideas about homosexuality," he adds...
...Brandt's colleagues praise his ability to relate historical issues to the modern world, both in his scholarly work and in the classroom. "He has an eye for questions that are inherently historically interesting, but also have real meaning for today's issues," says Everett I. Mendelsohn, professor of the history of science...
...seen as one of the bright young lights in the department," Mendelsohn says of the 32-year-old Brandt. "He has a fine ability to take controversial issues and project them to an audience of people new to the field...
...classes, Brandt, who did his undergraduate work at Brandeis and received a Ph. D. from Columbia, says he stresses that "academic disciplines speak to contemporary social problems. "He says he is "interested in encouraging their intersection, in myself and my students...
Students laud Brandt for his ability to apply his historical work to current concerns and for his compelling and accessible teaching style. "His course, [History and Science 142] 'Values and Ethics in Modern Medicine and Science,' has helped me develop a sense of social awareness and a historical perspective," says Robert Lowe '88, a biology concentrator...