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Prof. Thomas Babor received an honorary degree from Charles University

The rector of Charles University Tomáš Zima (in red) and fellow colleagues pose with Professor Thomas Babor (to the right of the rector).

Thomas F. Babor is a renowned researcher and professor of Public Health Studies at the University of Connecticut and author of more than 15 books and the editor of Publishing Addiction Science. In the late 1980s, Prof. Babor was one of the main scientists involved in the creation of AUDIT (an acronym he coined) – the international screening test for alcohol use which has had phenomenal success as an early warning system for growing alcohol dependency. This week Prof. Babor received an honorary degree from Charles University.

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