Yale Bulletin and Calendar

March 29-April 5, 1999

Volume 27, Number 26

Campus Notes

Dr. Stephen G. Waxman, professor of neurology and pharmacology and chair of the department of neurology at the School of Medicine, has been named winner of the Wartenberg Award, the highest honor of the American Academy of Neurology. He will be presented the award at the academy's annual meeting in April in Toronto. Waxman has received international recognition for his research, which focuses molecular techniques on the brain and spinal cord with the goal of finding new therapies for neurological disorders. He holds concurrent appointments as visiting professor of clinical neurology, anatomy and biology at University College, London and at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London. He also is codirector of the Yale-London Collaboration on CNS Repair. Waxman is the founding director of the PVA/EPVA Neuroscience Research Center, located at the VA Medical Center in West Haven.

The Connecticut Commission on National and Community Service (CCNCS) has awarded a grant to the Dwight Hall College Mentoring Coalition -- a coalition of Dwight Hall member organizations involved in youth mentoring. The group was one of 16 Connecticut programs across the state selected for the grants, which range from $10,000 to $25,000. Through the grant, the coalition developed a Youth Mentors Forum, held in February, which provided an opportunity for Yale students who serve as mentors to reflect upon their experiences in the community and to discuss issues they share. The Yale mentoring programs that are partners in the CCNCS Youth Mentoring Grant are Future Bound/Project SAT, Juvenile Justice League, Katherine Brennan Mentoring, Luther House Tutoring, SMArt, WYSE and Youth Together.

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education has awarded Yale Medicine, a quarterly publication for alumni of the School of Medicine, a bronze medal in its District 1 Publications Awards Program. Yale Medicine won the award in the magazine category in recognition of "superior achievement and creativity." Staff writer John Curtis was on hand to accept the award at a ceremony held in Boston. Michael Kashgarian, Jane Reynolds and Michael Fitzsousa are editor-in-chief, publisher and editor, respectively.

Nancy Cott, the Stanley Woodward Professor of History and American Studies, was one of three invited speakers at a White House Millennium Evening on March 15. The event, which was hosted by President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, focused on "Women as Citizens: Vital Voices through the Century." Discussion centered on the history of American women in civic life in the the 20th century, including their role as volunteers and reformers and their struggle for rights. Cott spoke about women and political rights in an interactive discussion that included the President, the First Lady, the two other invited speakers and an invited audience. The group also answered questions raised via the Internet. Cott is currenly on a leave of absence to work as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences on the campus of Stanford University.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

'Yale Constructs'--Program will explore future plans for campus facilities
Happy 350th Birthday, Elihu!--Yale will honor the man for whom it is named
Photosynthesis in a test tube? Scientists find a way . . .
Noted historian to present talk on 'moral authority' of U.S. presidency
Bennett will continue efforts to strengthen Yale's libraries
This year's DeVane Medals go to two English professors
League commissioner David Stern to speak on managing 'Global NBA'
Drama student sharing her love of dance in campus classes
Technology's impact on nation is topic of Sheffield Lecture
Coach Dick Kuchen resigning after 13 years at the helm . . .
'Missing' work will be performed for first time in nearly 40 years
Vladimir Petrov dies -- taught Russian at Yale
Grants support innovative new projects using digital media
Campus Notes