Radical Rutgers Professor Maps Toxic Ads, Then Buys Billboards to Publish Her Results

Published February 6, 2011

Radical Rutgers Professor Maps Toxic Ads, Then Buys Billboards to Publish Her Results
Naa Oyo A. Kwate ‘s innovative research analyzes the urban environment in terms of its impact on health. As Associate Professor in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers University , she carries out studies that focus on what she calls “toxic exposures” to things like fast-food outlets, advertising messages, and even subtler cues such as bulletproof glass, barbed wire, or shopfront security …
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The Mad Men Account
Daniel Mendelsohn Mad Men a television series created by Matthew Weiner Michael Yarish/AMC Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway Harris, Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, and Cara Buono as Faye Miller in Mad Men That a soap opera decked out in high-end clothes (and concepts) should have received so much acclaim and is taken so seriously reminds you that fads depend as much on the willingness of the …
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Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2011
Title: Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2011 Category: Health News Created: 2/2/2011 4:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2011
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