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David S. Jones

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Areas of Research: Science & Race, Global Health / Public Health, History of Biology, History of Medicine, Medical Humanities, Psychology & Theories of Mind, Science & Technology Studies, Technology & Society

 

 

David Jones completed his A.B. at Harvard...

Boston Medical Library Estes Lecture: Prof. David S. Jones

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David S. Jones A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine "History in an Epidemic: The Puzzles of COVID-19" In this lecture, Dr Jones will explore how knowledge of the history of epidemics can help us to understand the current epidemic of...

Professor David Jones Receives 20th Annual Mentoring Award from Graduate Student Council

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David S. Jones , A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award. Named for Everett Mendelsohn , esteemed Professor of the History of Science, Emeritus, t...

David Jones Named Harvard College Professor

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David S. Jones, the A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, has been named a Harvard College Professor in recognition of his "...remarkable dedication, creativity, and passion for teaching and research offers our students an unparalleled...

Broken Hearts: The Tangled History of Cardiac Care

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A history illustrating the complexity of medical decision making and risk.

Still the leading cause of death worldwide, heart disease challenges researchers, clinicians, and patients alike. Each day, thousands of patients and their doctors make decisions...

"Did the British unleash biological warfare against Washington’s troops?" David Jones featured in The Harvard Gazette

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David S. Jones, A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, is featured in the Harvard Gazette article " Did the British unleash biological warfare against Washington’s troops? " to highlight his co-authored article in the New England...

HoS Faculty Flash Talks: Alex Csiszar, Evelynn Hammonds, David Jones

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History of Science Colloquium: Alex Csiszar, Professor of the History of Science and Director of Graduate Studies; Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science, Professor of African and African American Studies &...

Rationalizing Epidemics:Meanings and Uses of American Indian Mortality since 1600

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Ever since their arrival in North America, European colonists and their descendants have struggled to explain the epidemics that decimated native populations. Century after century, they tried to understand the causes of epidemics, the vulnerability of...

Old North Speaker Series: LECTURE + COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

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Professor David S. Jones Professor of the Culture of Medicine Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Vaccination Controversies Then and Now: Boston in 1721 and 1901 David Jones, Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine at...

HMS Bioethics Book Series: "Broken Hearts: The History of Cardiac Care"

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Speaker: David S. Jones Still the leading cause of death worldwide, heart disease challenges researchers, clinicians, and patients alike. Each day, thousands of patients and their doctors make decisions about coronary angioplasty and bypass surgery. In...

Global Health Research & Innovation Speaker Series

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Eram Alam Assistant Professor of the History of Science,Harvard University "The History and Challenges of Immigrant Physicians in the US Healthcare System" Since the 1960s, the United States has relied on soliciting immigrant physicians to fill vacancies...

GENED 1116: Medical Ethics and History

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With Professor David S. Jones on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30-11:45 am Why have debates about medicine and public health (e.g., vaccination, abortion, etc.) become so polarized and contentious in the United States? Students will encounter the ethical...