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Harvard Confers Honorary Degree on Author Renée C. Fox

Congratulations to Transaction author Renée C. Fox, who received the honorary degree "Doctor of Laws" from Harvard University at the recent commencement exercises on May 27.

Renée C. Fox’s studies in the sociology of medicine, medical ethics, medical research, and medical education have led her to Belgium, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, and the United States, and have resulted in nine books and numerous articles.

She is the author of four books published by Transaction:

• In the Field: A Sociologist's Journey  NEW!
• The Courage to Fail: A Social View of Organ Transplants and Dialysis
• Experiment Perilous: Physicians and Patients Facing the Unknown
• Essays in Medical Sociology: Journies into the Field

Read the full article from Harvard Magazine about Professor Fox's honorary degree here:

http://harvardmagazine.com/commencement/the-honorands

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