Lucian and Declamation

An interview with Lucian Leape.

653 Lucian L. Leape, M.D., is Adjunct Professor of Health Policy, Harvard School of Public Health, and Consultant, The RAND Corporation. A pediatric surgeon by training, Dr. Leape has devoted the last 15 years to the challenge of improving patient safety in the United States health care system. Dr. Leape has contributed a substantive body of research on medical error and has been a tireless adv...

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Ta’ziyeh and Declamation in Shia Tradition: Discourse in Focus

The central theme of Ta'ziyeh, as one of the Islamic tragic drama and folk theater, in one of the major denominations of Islam (the Shia) is a representation of the siege and massacres of Karbala. This study investigated Ta'ziyeh (alternatively Ta'zïye, Tazīa, Ta'zīya) and its discourse, a form of declamation. The data for analysis were collected from library resources (e.g. books, electronic r...

Thrombin receptor activation work wins 2011 Lucian Award.

The Lucian Award Created in 1965 by a $2 million bequest of Olga Leibovici in honor of her two brothers, Louis and Artur Lucian, the Lucian Award is a $60,000 CDN prize that was first awarded in 1978. The terms of the bequest state that McGill University or its representative will use part of the income from the original $2 million endowment to create the Louis and Artur Lucian Award. “Very spe...

The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases at McGill University.

Philanthropy is often the life blood of academic institutions. Perhaps one of the most important and lasting contributions an individual can make takes the form of a university endowment. Dr Ronald V. Christie, Chief of the Department of Medicine and, subsequently Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University (1964–1972), met Dame Olga Leibovici, a wonderful philanthropist. After long di...