Is There a Doctor in the House?

Hi Everyone.  Sorry for the lack of posts over the past few days, but I’ve been on the road.

Dr. Levin

This past weekend I accompanied my wife to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia, where she successfully defended her PhD dissertation in Neuroscience.  It’s been a long 7 years and a lot of late nights, but she finally did it and I could not be prouder.  I was able to sit through the public portion of the defense and although I still have a great deal of trouble following along it is hard not to be humbled by the amount of time and effort that went into this project.  I know we historians like to think that we explain things, but the good folks in the science world really do EXPLAIN the world around us.  [Here is the abstract for Michaela’s most recent publication in the Journal of Neurophysiology, which outlines her project.]  It’s unfortunate that so much of our public discourse centers on the kind of science popularized by Oliver Sacks, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett and others.  I don’t mean to diminish their contributions, but their books do not reflect the daily grind that takes place in laboratories across the country.

Crater Book

On Monday I had a conference call with the marketing staff at the University Press of Kentucky.  As it stands, the book should be in their wearhouse by mid-June and available on the shelves one or two weeks later. A few of you have asked if books will be available at this year’s Gettysburg CWI conference.  It’s going to be a close call.  As an incentive you can now purchase the book with a 40% discount.  Just click through the image in the sidebar and use the code at the point of purchase.

…and thanks to the 18 people who have already ordered it.

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12 comments… add one
  • John Maass May 30, 2012 @ 4:51

    Will there be a CSPAN appearance for you related to the book? if so please let us all know.

    • Kevin Levin May 30, 2012 @ 4:53

      Hi John,

      Nice to hear from you. Nothing scheduled at this point.

  • John Hennessy May 24, 2012 @ 10:45

    This is just further proof that Kevin married WAY up the DNA chain.

    • Michaela May 24, 2012 @ 16:45

      John, That would make me Kevin’s promoter; ) And it would be proof that, to perfectly work together, we are inseparable. I like that: ) Thank you for the great celebration. It was so much fun seeing you guys!!

  • Woodrowfan May 23, 2012 @ 5:51

    Congratulations to Dr. Levin, and to her family for all the support I know they gave!!!

  • Rob Baker May 23, 2012 @ 4:04

    Congratulations!!!

  • James F. Epperson May 22, 2012 @ 18:51

    C’mon, Kevin, the abstract of her article is perfectly clear 😉

    Congratulations to you both.

    • Michaela May 24, 2012 @ 16:46

      Thank you: ) I think it is not the abstract but Figure 5 a that Kevin has a problem with…; )

  • Keith Harris May 22, 2012 @ 18:12

    Congratulations Michaela!

    • Kevin Levin May 22, 2012 @ 18:22

      What about me, Keith? I had to live through it. There should be a support group for spouses of PhD candidates. 🙂

      • John Buchanan May 23, 2012 @ 12:57

        They do, Kevin.

        And it’s called Buffalo Wild Wings or Hooters! I had to use O’Malleys…Doctor of Nursing.

        Please pass to Doctor Levin my heartiest congratulations!

    • Michaela May 22, 2012 @ 18:30

      Thank you, Keith! And thank you Kevin for the beautiful post: )

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