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EDITORIAL & LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Harold S. KoplewiczGUEST EDITORIAL
Tragic Shooting in Connecticut

By Harold Koplewicz, MD
Weeks after the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, we still have no idea what might motivate a young man to open fire on first graders and the teachers trying desperately to save their students. We will probably never know. But as details slowly emerge about Adam Lanza and his family, we are getting glimpses....READ MORE

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Dr. James KutschThe World of the Sightless:
Dr. James Kutsch

By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Arguably the grandest epic poem in the history of the English language, “Paradise Lost” (1651), was written when John Milton was blind. But the celestial light emanating from this iconic work only proves the deep truth that Milton expressed two years later in the essay....READ MORE
Sally ShaywitzPROFILES IN MEDICINE
Dr. Sally Shaywitz,
Yale U School of Medicine

By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
“It’s time to call things what they really are,” declares neuroscientist Dr. Sally Shaywitz, the Audrey G. Ratner Professor in Learning Development at Yale University School of Medicine, and co-director....READ MORE
Patrick AndersonEducation Update Interviews Patrick Anderson, Gold Medal Paralympic Winner
Interview by Dr. Pola Rosen
Transcription By Erica Anderson

Patrick Anderson, a Canadian, went to the University of Illinois on a basketball scholarship and is a current Hunter student majoring in music. He demonstrates....READ MORE
Derek BraunA Proposal for Deaf Science Education
By Derek C. Braun, Ph.D.
We’ve seen a sudden increase and remarkable success in deaf scientists and physicians since 1980, including a MacArthur genius. This cannot be due to cochlear implants, because implantation in children was not widespread until the 1990s; most of the successful....READ MORE
Hunter College Provides Accessibility for All Students
By Valentina Cordero
A philosophy that promotes self-determination, self-advocacy and self-awareness exists for students with disabilities in New York City in a comprehensive accessible environment.....READ MORE

MUSEUMS AS EDUCATORS

New York Historical SocietyVIdeo New-York Historical Society Embarks on a New Era
Dr. Louise Mirrer, President and CEO of the New-York Historical Society, along with Dr. Sharon Dunn, Vice President of Education for the New-York Historical Society is interviewed by Education Update publisher Dr. Pola Rosen....WATCH VIDEO & READ ARTICLE

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