Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Dr. Mary Ruwart To Address Students At Brown University...

Libertarian author and activist, Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, will take part in a lecture at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island during the fall semester. The event is a part of the Janus Forum Lecture Series.

The Janus Forum is a campus initiative to encourage, facilitate, and develop active thought, debate, and discussion around political ideas at Brown. The Janus Forum seeks to actively promote critical thinking and discourse by exposing students to a variety of perspectives regarding relevant social and political issues.

The event is to take place on Thursday, October 8th, 2009. The lecture is titled, “Corporate Social Responsibility in the Pharmaceutical Industry”. Marcia Angell will also speak. She will be providing an opposite viewpoint to Dr. Ruwart’s presentation.

Dr. Mary J. Ruwart received her B.S. in biochemistry in 1970 and her Ph.D. in Biophysics in 1974 (both from Michigan State University). She then joined the Department of Surgery at St. Louis University where she became an Assistant Professor. Dr. Ruwart came to The Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1976 as a Senior Research Scientist involved in developing new therapies for a variety of diseases, including AIDS.

Dr. Ruwart left Upjohn in 1995 to devote her time to consulting and writing. With her husband, Raymond R. Carr, R.Ph., Dr. Ruwart designed and delivered a communications course for scientists, covering written, oral, and poster presentations. She also provides consulting services for nutraceutical companies, CROs, and IRBs.

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