Wolf Chase in Chaco
I shove my clipboard under my arm to roll up my sleeves and try not to wish I was wearing a t-shirt; we are in a momentary lapse from the mosquitos, but I’ve learned not to push my…
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Theme: Building Bridges
Bridges to Modern Medicine
When you ask patients on the oncology ward at the University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, to answer the question “What is cancer?” this is what they say: “Vreman, mwen pa konnen.” Honestly, I don’t know…
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Expecting the Unexpected
That morning, we decided to work in a radically different way. No more collecting in the highlands of Chiriquí. No more collecting in the tall grasses around lakes where crocodiles…
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Mapping Childhood Malnutrition in Chiapas, Mexico
This summer, I worked as a researcher with Compañeros En Salud (CES), a sister organization to Partners in Health. It provides high-quality, primary health care to…
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Building Bridges with Cuban Libraries
Since the beginning of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba in the 1960s, the Harvard Libraries have been unable to purchase materials directly from Cuban…
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