Rebecca Richards-Kortum
Out of Africa

Nov 23, 2016 — By Mimi Swartz

Winning the MacArthur “genius grant” was a career highlight for Rice professor Rebecca Richards-Kortum. But it was a visit to Malawi that changed her life.

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