Teacher Stories
The Power of Stories and Early Relationships
March 5, 2021
When 4th grade teacher Miriam Marecek turned down the lights and lit the reading candle, magic happened. Pediatrician and journalist Perri Klass describes what it was like being one of Ms. Marecek's students and the impact it's had on her life and professional career. Now, as national medical director for Reach Out and Read, Dr. Klass, promotes books and reading aloud, together, starting at birth.
Teacher Stories
The Power of Stories and Early Relationships
March 5, 2021
When 4th grade teacher Miriam Marecek turned down the lights and lit the reading candle, magic happened. Pediatrician and journalist Perri Klass describes what it was like being one of Ms. Marecek's students and the impact it's had on her life and professional career. Now, as national medical director for Reach Out and Read, Dr. Klass, promotes books and reading aloud, together, starting at birth.
Teacher Stories
The Power of Stories and Early Relationships
March 5, 2021
When 4th grade teacher Miriam Marecek turned down the lights and lit the reading candle, magic happened. Pediatrician and journalist Perri Klass describes what it was like being one of Ms. Marecek's students and the impact it's had on her life and professional career. Now, as national medical director for Reach Out and Read, Dr. Klass, promotes books and reading aloud, together, starting at birth.
Talk Nerdy
Childhood Vaccines w/ Perri Klass
Feb. 15, 2021
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara Santa Maria is joined by NYU professor of journalism and pediatrics Dr. Perri Klass to talk about her new book, "A Good Time to Be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future." They examine the profound impact that medical advancements like vaccines have had on infant mortality and public health. Also discussed: the often-overlooked women and minority practitioners who changed the course of human history.
A Good Time to Be Born available in bookstores and online
October 13, 2020
A Good Time to Be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future will be available online or at an independent book store near you.
Book talk: Midtown Scholar Bookstore
October 14, 2020
7:00 pm ET
Perri Klass in conversation with Paul Offit, MD.
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Book talk: NYU Center for the Humanities
October 15, 2020
6:00 pm ET
Kick-off event for the Medical Humanities Working Group at the Center for the Humanities. Author in conversation with Prof. David Oshinsky, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Polio: An American Story.
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Book talk: Greenlight Bookstore
October 19, 2020
6:30 pm ET
Perri Klass in conversation with Andrew Solomon.
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Book talk: Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative
October 20, 2020
7:00 pm ET
Perri Klass in conversation with Dr. Adam Ratner, the director of pediatric infectious diseases at NYU School of Medicine, will be discussing her new book, A Good Time to Be Born. Dr. Irving Fish, founder of the Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative, will introduce the conversation which will be followed by a Q & A.
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Virtual event: Windsor, CT, Public Library
October 29, 2020
6:00 pm ET
Perri Klass at the Windsor Public Library.
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