Editor’s note: This post is part of a Health Affairs Blog series titled “ORBITA: Lessons From A Landmark Trial," which focuses on the recent study finding that coronary stenting did not improve ...

Until this year, most Americans hadn’t heard of comparative effectiveness research. But then came the giant federal government stimulus package, part of which established a Federal Coordinating ...

The Federal Government has made an unprecedented effort to publicly finance research on the effectiveness of medical treatments. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 established both ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Three forms of discontinuity in social structure produce linked analogous problems about aggregates or wholes: discontinuity in units, ...

To cover a wide range of material in half a semester, the readings have been divided into two groups. Each week students are expected to do the common readings and come prepared to discuss them. Over ...

The Department of History maintains high standards for hiring, tenure and promotion that center on extremely strong research and publication. Research on the histories of science, technology and ...

Teaching and mentoring are among the most gratifying aspects of my academic career. Hands-on experiences are key to courses I teach on methods. Over fifteen years, I have taught “Research Methods,” an ...

This field investigates the similarities, differences, and interconnections between education systems across nations, drawing on historical, sociocultural, and policy‐driven perspectives. By examining ...

The field of Comparative and Transnational Literature interrogates the ways in which literary texts traverse national borders and cultural boundaries, thereby challenging conventional assumptions of ...

Can you describe your career path and how it has led to your current work? I started graduate school hoping primarily to become an educator; the research aspect of the PhD was fun, but I was mostly ...