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Post by hchoops on Feb 4, 2021 17:39:30 GMT -5
I still remember an HC evening class on medical ethics that I took back in the 1960s. It was mostly pre-med students, but it was an area in which I had interest. There were a variety of fields represented among the students and all got a good deal from that course. Possibly one of my best classes ever...theonly one to start at 7:30pm. Such programs continue to honor the names of alumni and add to the field of knowledge presented to both current students, faculty and alumni. The kicker is always having sufficient sounds to insure continuation of the honor. If it. draws on more than interest/proceeds from the initial funds it m eans the program will not continue. HC has the Hanify Howland lecture which has attracted major speakers year in and year out. www.holycross.edu/hanify-howland-memorial-lecture/previous-lectures I doubt that they would want to upstage it. I think HC could offer an annual lecture on ethics. I have an idea for a great speaker for the inaugural event irp.nih.gov/pi/christine-gradyI bet Dr. Fauci would come. (One of the most popular classes at HC in the early 80s, and one I recall vividly to this day, was Father Paris's Law, Medicine and Ethics. He was an engaging professor and we talked about end of life issues, assisted fertilization, allocation of scarce resources, etc. ) Fr. Paris was Mr.Paris, a Scholastic in the mid 60s who was becoming an expert in medical ethics and though I never took his class, I knew and respected him. We often spoke of ethics connected to medicine and other relevant topics. One of these conversations came in the parking lot of the Yale Bowl after an HC football game in the 70s.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 4, 2021 21:22:38 GMT -5
Okay, I can take a hint: I will make myself available "Bourbon, Bunting (don't) and Betting the Ponies--A Man for Others' Guide to Life." That is very, very well done
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2021 13:08:54 GMT -5
TEL AVIV, Israel— Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the $1 million Dan David Prize for “defending science” and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Israel-based Dan David Foundation on Monday named President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser as the winner of one of three prizes. It said he had earned the recognition over a lifetime of leadership on HIV research and AIDS relief, as well as his advocacy for the vaccines against COVID-19.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 1, 2021 23:15:44 GMT -5
Hers's an unusual honor for Doctor Fauci: Fauci, a May 3 Year Old colt , races tomorrow as the 2-1 morning line favorite in the 7th race on opening day for the Spring Meet at Keeneland. Fauci posted a 4 1-3-0 record for $167,000 as a 2Y) last year but has been off since September. Trainer Wesley Ward is great off layoffs and his regular rider is back on board, the outstanding Tyler Gaffalione. The owners are listed as Lindy Farms and Ice Wine Stables--could not detect any HC connection there/
Oddly enough, the 9th race, the Grade-3 Transylvania, includes a colt named Palazzi.
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Post by td128 on Apr 2, 2021 6:55:00 GMT -5
ICYMI . . . Our fellow alumnus was not exactly praised nor honored in a recent lead editorial in the widely read and typically highly regarded Wall Street Journal.
"He’s the wrong man to reassure the public about lab research on coronaviruses."
That is the WSJ Editorial Board writing that.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Apr 2, 2021 7:24:27 GMT -5
ICYMI . . . Our fellow alumnus was not exactly praised nor honored in a recent lead editorial in the widely read and typically highly regarded Wall Street Journal. "He’s the wrong man to reassure the public about lab research on coronaviruses."That is the WSJ Editorial Board writing that. Some are angry at Dr. F. because they deem his approach too cautious and an impediment to the reopening of business and schools. Another editorial in the WSJ criticized him for discounting natural herd immunity (i.e. people who have immunity as a result of having been infected). But he looks at data and opines accordingly. There are also some who dislike him because he has suggested that the previous administration was a bit of a train wreck in its handling of the Covid crisis. It turns out injecting bleach is not a good idea. Who knew? It's not surprising that some have politicized a public health crisis. For the most part Dr. Fauci has skated his lane, advancing science based recommendations. The biggest disgrace is that he needs a security detail due to death threats.
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Post by td128 on Apr 2, 2021 7:50:28 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 2, 2021 9:00:27 GMT -5
The link below is to an article published yesterday in the BMJ, (the British Medical Journal which first published in 1840) on Ivermectin. The article focusses on use of Ivermectin in South Africa. Article title is "Covid-19: Ivermectin’s politicisation is a warning sign for doctors turning to orphan treatments" www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n747
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Post by hchoops on Apr 2, 2021 9:22:55 GMT -5
ICYMI . . . Our fellow alumnus was not exactly praised nor honored in a recent lead editorial in the widely read and typically highly regarded Wall Street Journal. "He’s the wrong man to reassure the public about lab research on coronaviruses."That is the WSJ Editorial Board writing that. Could you please post the entire article so that we could read their reasoning, not just their conclusion.
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 2, 2021 9:30:57 GMT -5
ICYMI . . . Our fellow alumnus was not exactly praised nor honored in a recent lead editorial in the widely read and typically highly regarded Wall Street Journal. "He’s the wrong man to reassure the public about lab research on coronaviruses."That is the WSJ Editorial Board writing that. Some are angry at Dr. F. because they deem his approach too cautious and an impediment to the reopening of business and schools. Another editorial in the WSJ criticized him for discounting natural herd immunity (i.e. people who have immunity as a result of having been infected). But he looks at data and opines accordingly. There are also some who dislike him because he has suggested that the previous administration was a bit of a train wreck in its handling of the Covid crisis. It turns out injecting bleach is not a good idea. Who knew? It's not surprising that some have politicized a public health crisis. For the most part Dr. Fauci has skated his lane, advancing science based recommendations. The biggest disgrace is that he needs a security detail due to death threats.It is disgraceful that he and his family It is disgraceful indeed that he and his family need protection from crackpots. It is also not very good that some continue to spread lies about the previous administration which NEVER said people should be "injecting bleach." There were enough problems during that time with both parties that IMO we don't need any manufactured ones. Who knew?...apparently everyone.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 2, 2021 10:16:06 GMT -5
ICYMI . . . Our fellow alumnus was not exactly praised nor honored in a recent lead editorial in the widely read and typically highly regarded Wall Street Journal. "He’s the wrong man to reassure the public about lab research on coronaviruses."That is the WSJ Editorial Board writing that. Could you please post the entire article so that we could read their reasoning, not just their conclusion. The referenced editorial (by the editorial board) is about the WHO report on the origin of the Wuhan virus. The WSJ editorial board believes the WHO report is a whitewash, and declares Westerners who agree with the WHO report have conflicts of interest. A more complicated and nuanced assessment of the editorial involves frozen Australian beef imports, Rupert Murdoch, owner of the WSJ (who I believe lives in Australia these days), Australia and China feuding, China's support of the WHO and its leader, Fauci's support of the WHO, the MAGA guy not supporting the WHO, etc. etc.
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Post by hchoops on Apr 2, 2021 10:39:31 GMT -5
Thanks, but do you know what, besides the one sentence quote above, maligning him, that the editorial said about Dr.Fauci which may or may not explain the reasoning ?
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 2, 2021 11:19:26 GMT -5
I admire American Patriots who get vaccinated to protect others even if they believe strongly their own vitamin and supplement regimen will protect them. I'm more selfish and am dancing on air that I'm fully vaccinated and will be seeing family on Easter.
Dr. Fauci was a leading proponent of the Federal Government supporting industry with it's research and paying for the vaccines to be developed as fast as they were and the U.S. is now ahead of the EU, Canada and many others in vaccinating it's populace. I can't wait to see how Holy Cross chooses to honor Dr. Fauci '62. What's happening with that?
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Post by hcpride on Apr 2, 2021 12:17:39 GMT -5
I'm afraid we did not see the hoped-for "Fauci Effect" on college applications for admission to HC this year. Or at least I hope what we seem to be seeing is not the Fauci effect. He is certainly very very popular in some quarters.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Apr 2, 2021 13:25:55 GMT -5
Let’s hope that the new Vice Provost for Enrollment Management will be able to correct the recent trends. Since he started this January, we may not see the desired corrections until we see the stats for the class of 2027 or 2028.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 2, 2021 13:26:21 GMT -5
I'm afraid we did not see the hoped-for "Fauci Effect" on college applications for admission to HC this year. Or at least I hope what we seem to be seeing is not the Fauci effect. He is certainly very very popular in some quarters. We don't have his name attached to anything at Holy Cross...yet. I am sure TPTB are measuring twice and then measuring again before they decide what to do.
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 2, 2021 13:30:26 GMT -5
"Strike while the iron is hot" has never been SOP at HC, I am afraid.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 2, 2021 13:54:37 GMT -5
Let’s hope that the new Vice Provost for Enrollment Management will be able to correct the recent trends. Since he started this January, we may not see the desired corrections until we see the stats for the class of 2027 or 2028. It takes a while to get a gun permit in MA.🙂. What tools does the new VProv. have to correct the trends? I attended a volunteer meeting in 2017 shortly after Dan Kim was hired as the new Vice President of Communications. He sat at my table and I watched his face as speaker after speaker, including Fr. B. lauded his hiring as a turn around moment for HC and predicted the great ways he would present the fabulous activities at HC to the public. It was surprising to sense the party line that Holy Cross only needed to present itself better and everything would be fine. I got the sense Dan knew it wasn't that simple and I thought I could detect the mounting pressure on his face. Perhaps it's substance and not style that HC has to change to be more competitive in the marketplace.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 2, 2021 14:07:29 GMT -5
Kim is now at Brandeis, with a similar if not bigger title.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 2, 2021 14:27:20 GMT -5
Kim is now at Brandeis, with a similar if not bigger title. Interesting. I don't keep up with Brandeis much but my sense is the bloom may worn off the rose there a bit, too, perhaps similar to HC. No reflection on Dan Kim at either college. Brandeis had a sterling reputation when I was younger but they had some type of controversy with their President and their art collection or something a few years ago. I'm sure Dan can help.
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Post by hchoops on Apr 2, 2021 16:14:49 GMT -5
Dr. Fauci thread ?
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 2, 2021 16:26:00 GMT -5
How should Holy Cross honor him?
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Post by hchoops on Apr 2, 2021 16:28:35 GMT -5
The unanswered question was what did the revered WSJ reason about him in its editorial
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Post by timholycross on Apr 2, 2021 17:13:30 GMT -5
The frustration I have with any of these people, Fauci among them; is they keep giving advisories which contradict the previous advisory; and in a lot of cases, it's the same person talking. Sometimes in the same interview!
This certainly started under the previous administration, but I challenge anyone to say that under Biden it's changed one iota.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 2, 2021 17:30:34 GMT -5
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