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Remembering Kirk Smith, 1947-2020

A Tribute to Our Colleague

By John Swartzberg, M.D., Chair, Wellness Letter Editorial Board
“Some have greatness thrust upon ’em,” Shakespeare wrote in Twelfth Night. Others have greatness thrust two flights up. I was in the latter group. The office of Kirk R. Smith, Ph.D.—professor of global environmental health at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and a member of our editorial board—was just a couple of floors above […]

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