Book: Medical Humanitarianism
Edited by Sharon Abramowitz, associate professor of anthropology and Africa studies at the University of Florida, and Catherine Panter-Brick, professor of anthropology, health and global affairs
February 2016
The MacMillan Report with Guest, Yale Professor Catherine Panter-Brick
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Marilyn Wilkes of the MacMillan Report talks with Dr. Catherine Panter-Brick, professor of anthropology, health, and global affairs at the Jackson Institute at Yale University, about her new book, “Medical Humanitarianism: Ethnographies of Practice” co-edited by Jackson faculty member Sharon Abramowitz.
20:09 English
Book Launch | "Medical Humanitarianism: Ethnographies of Practice" with co-editors Catherine Panter-Brick & Sharon Abramowitz
Mark your calendar for a book launch reception with Jackson professor Catherine Panter-Brick and co-editor Sharon Abramowitz, who produced “Medical Humanitarianism: Ethnographies of Practice” (2015).
Dr. Rima Salah (United Nations High Level Panel on Peace Operations) and Dr. Unni Karunakara (former president of MSF and Jackson Senior Fellow) will offer brief remarks on the book, which includes 12 case studies inviting deep reflection on humanitarian research and humanitarian practice.
Social development means what, exactly, for parents?
A brief bit of background … last year the UN set 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030. These follow the eight Millennium Development Goals set in year 2000, targeting 2015.
While parents clearly figure within many of the goals, our role is not mentioned. Even the word ‘family’ barely appears! I would like to say, as they do in the popular British television series Downton Abbey, “May I have a word?”
PBEA’s contribution to Ethiopia’s Education Sector Development Plan V
Summary Report: UNICEF Ethiopia, 2016
Former UN official discusses refugee crisis
Before an audience of roughly 40 students and professors at the Morse College Master’s house, Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff LAW ’77 — former United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees — addressed a wide range of issues associated with the Syrian refugee crisis, expressing particular disappointment in the American response.
Preschoolers need more play and fewer scripted lessons, says early childhood educator Erika Christakis
In her just-released book, “The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups” (Viking), noted early childhood educator and Silliman College associate master Erika Christakis argues that most of today’s youngest schoolchildren are spending their critical early-learning years in environments that ignore or misunderstand their needs.
Book: The Importance of Being Little
The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups
Building bridges: Child development and the science of peace
To many, world peace might seem like a childlike concept entrenched in innocence. But maybe a focus on childhood is exactly what we need to work towards peace within communities. Children and adolescents in Afghanistan, where Mark Eggerman and Catherine Panter-Brick have conducted the first longitudinal survey of child and adolescent mental health in Afghanistan. Image courtesy of the Yale Macmillan Center.
MacMillan Report features ECPC Chair, Dr. Rima Salah & her co-edited revolutionary book "Pathways to Peace"
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Marilyn Wilkes, Executive Producer of The MacMillan Report, talks with Rima Salah, Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale Child Study Center and former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, about the novel volume Pathways to Peace: The Transformative Power of Children and Families. Pathways to Peace features the research of 41 scientists from diverse academic backgrounds (basic sciences, early childhood development, cross-cultural psychology, interfaith dialogue, and peace building), representing 15 countries. Pathways to Peace is co-edited by Yale Professors James Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick and Rima Salah.
16:01 English
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