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Archive: June 2020 (2 Posts)

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The John W. Kluge Prize: Recognizing an Impact on Public Life

Posted by: Dan Turello

As James English describes in his 2005 book, The Economy of Prestige, like so much in our cultural history, the practice of awarding prizes can be traced back to the Greeks, who, in addition to creating the Olympics, introduced drama and arts competitions as early as the 6th century B.C E.. Since then, prizes across …

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Carl Elliott Answers Five Questions About COVID-19 and the Ethics of Medical Research

Posted by: Dan Turello

Carl Elliott is Professor in the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Pediatrics, and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Philosophy and the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. He is the recipient of a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2018 National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award. Elliott is the …