6 Quotes by James Tracy

There is general agreement that there will be another human influenza pandemic. The question is not whether, but when.

Hopefully, this is just a statistical anomaly, as far as numbers, ... We certainly are doing everything in our power to prevent all (suicides). That is our institutional objective ? to have no suicides. That is drilled into everybody all the time.

Some people think we're not doing anything, that if some guy wants to commit suicide and tries, he's successful, ... That's not the case at all.

It takes only 3 to 5 minutes to kill yourself, ... We have (almost) 700 inmates. To check every one of them 24 hours a day, no more than 3 to 5 minutes apart? I'd need triple the staff to guarantee never a suicide. But our operational goal is to prevent as many suicides as we can . . . if somebody attempts it, we do everything we can to eliminate the problem and then treat the inmate.

The new facility is being designed to state-of-the-art building and safety standards. Moreover, it must meet a high federal standard for safety and security before any work can be conducted there.

He's probably one of the most outstanding scientists this campus has seen in decades. He's one we did not want to lose.