University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Ronald L. Numbers, PhD, professor of medical history and bioethics and history, died on July 24, 2023, at 81. A world-renowned scholar of the history of science and medicine, Numbers was regarded as a thoughtful colleague and mentor who approached all with his characteristic good cheer. One of the most distinguished minds in his field, …
Dr. Keller is a renowned scholar and teacher of the intersections of history, society, medicine, and public health, with a particular focus on the historical and societal dimensions of climate change, natural disasters, widespread disease, and colonialism. Among other works, he has written the acclaimed books “Fatal Isolation: The Devastating Paris Heat Wave of 2003” …
Dana Landress, Assistant Professor and Nicole Senter, Department Administrator.
Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia, Gregg Mitman. (The New Press, 2021). The Gray Zones of Medicine: Healers and History in Latin America, Edited by Diego Armus and Pablo Gómez. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2021). Cannabis: Global Histories, Edited by Lucas Richert and James H. Mills. (Cambridge: The MIT …