The continuing emergence of arboviruses such as chikungunya virus requires thoughtful attention and approaches for risk management. Incorporating experimental evolutionary studies, as described in this issue by Stapleford et al. (2014), has the potential to move public health toward a more proactive agenda for predicting and responding to disease emergence.

Phoebe Starfield Leboy, scientist and tireless advocate for women in science and engineering, passed away on June 16, 2012, at the age of 75, after a lengthy battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Professor Leboy was a rare creature when she joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 1967, one of only a few women among many men. ...

This paper discusses learning style theories with a focus on the VARK model and Honey-Mumford questionnaires. The traditional views are described and a restatement in terms of abilities or skills is proposed. Then the learning style methodology is applied to teaching computer science. A hypothesis is made that most of computer science students share kinaesthetic/activist preference and teaching...

Henry Morgentaler was a physician who performed abortions, acted as a reproductive rights [4] activist, and advocated for legal access to abortions in Canada during the twentieth century. In 1969, he opened his first abortion [5] clinic in Canada and participated in the legal/court case of R v. Morgentaler (1988), which led Canada to decriminalize abortion [5]. Morgentaler helped establish lega...