Evan D. Morris, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

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Evan D. Morris

Evan D. Morris, PhD is a Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale University. He is known for his work using PET imaging to study the brain in addiction. He is also known for his engaging teaching of medical imaging and biomedical ethics. Among his duties as a reviewer, he served as a regular member of a Study Section at NIH from 2016-2020. In 2022, in response to growing antisemitism on campus, he founded ‘Yale Forum for Jewish Faculty and Friends.’

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Boycotts Betray the Ethos of Science

by Evan D. Morris | Apr 4, 2024

I have spent my career in academic science and believe that merit and objectivity are essential guarantors of the scientific enterprise. Boycotts pose the greatest threat. Today, they are being used to target Israel, but, in reality, they are aimed…

Eretz Yisrael

On Becoming a Jewish Activist

by Evan D. Morris | Nov 5, 2023

I am a Jewish activist. But it was not always thus. How did I become one and how can you? Here is my story. In June of 2021 (after a war between Israel and Hamas), I was happily hiking with…

Campus Scenes

Peer Review Is Broken. Pay Reviewers to Fix It.

by Evan D. Morris | Jun 8, 2022

The best people do their best work when they are properly compensated. If a market does not compensate experts according to their special talents and efforts, then the market, however entrenched, must be reconfigured. The market currently in need of…

Education Gone Wild

Treatment for the Cancel Culture Virus? A Fantastic Voyage

by Evan D. Morris | Feb 6, 2022

An epidemic is ravaging college campuses and it’s not COVID. But in the long run, it may prove more deadly to the academic enterprise because it fuels uncritical thinking and leaves damaged reputations in its wake. The variants to worry…