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Peter Salama, M.P.H. 97, is an expert on the epidemiology of conflict and famine in complex emergencies, which is to say that he studies what kills people when things like war and droughts happen. On March 2, Salama visited the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as part of the Voices of Public Intellectuals lecture series and shared some of his experiences and insights.https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/1-unicef1-225-1.jpg