Robert Earle Buchanan: an unappreciated scientist.

Fishing for headlines

For the past year, it seems, everywhere you turn there’s been a story about the sorry state of the oceans. There have been countless reports about a frightening decline of fish in the ocean. Americans have also read about troubled coral reefs and hideous fish kills. The drumbeat is so heavy, Time Magazine has had two cover stories on the subject. Not only has this same suite of stories cropped ...

Special Feature: Presentation of the 2006 Morris F. Collen Award to Edward H. (Ted) Shortliffe

The American College of Medical Informatics is an honorary society established to recognize those who have made sustained contributions to the field. Its highest award, for lifetime achievement and contributions to the discipline now known more inclusively as biomedical informatics, is the Morris F. Collen Award. Dr. Collen’s own efforts as a pioneer in the field stand as the embodiment of crea...

James B. Herrick Memorial Lecture.

T he physician, scientist, and teacher whose memory we honor in this annual ceremony is Dr James B. Herrick. Several previous Herrick lecturers have reviewed selected contributions Herrick has made to medicine, and even his fondness for Chaucer. I, too, have selected highlights of Herrick's career, particularly his contributions to medicine, to emphasize how remarkably similar the problems that...

Fairness and Respect in Obesity Prevention Policies: A Response to David Buchanan

THE IMPACT OF LOGISTICS AND MANUFACTURING OUTSOURCING ON SHAREHOLDER VALUE By

professor of the Owen Graduate School of Management, for his invaluable advice while writing my thesis and my parents whose support has been invaluable. In addition, I am indebted to all the people in the Management of Technology program in particular to Mary Jane Buchanan and Flo Fottrell, thank you for all your help.