Anthro in the news 8/19

Paul Farmer, trained as both a medical doctor and a cultural anthropologist, has been under consideration as the new director of the United States Agency for International Development. Check out the Congressional Quarterly coverage here and the Foreign Policy coverage here.
Ashraf Ghani, former anthropology professor at Johns Hopkins University and World Bank professional, is running for president of Afghanistan. Ghani — one of 40 challengers for the presidency this year — faced off in a debate Sunday against the incumbent Hamid Karzai and former planning minister Ramazan Bashardost, ahead of Thursday’s election.
Nancy Scheper-Hughes, professor of anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley, played a major role in exposing the organ trafficking ring with connections in New Jersey.
Michael Dove, professor of social ecology and anthropology at Yale University, published an op-ed in The New York Times exploring the possible effects on President Obama of his mother being a cultural anthropologist.

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