Yale Bulletin
and Calendar

June 21-July 19, 1999Volume 27, Number 34


























Alumni elect Roland W. Betts
as new trustee
Entrepreneur Roland W. Betts '68 has joined the Yale Corporation as the newest alumni fellow. 009;The alumnus was elected to the University's governing body in a nationwide balloting of Yale graduates.
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To the Yale Community
From Alison F. Richard, Yale University Provost,
and Joseph P. Mullinix, Vice President for Finance
& Administration
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Murder on the Nile? Examination suggests Peabody mummy met with violent death
A mummy that is part of Yale's collection of Egyptian antiquities may have been the victim of a murder, according to a recent scientific study of the body.
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Study shows quality of child care affects school performance
A major study conducted by researchers from Yale and three other universities has found that children enrolled in higher-quality child care programs do better in their early school years than those in low-quality care.
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O T H E RS T O R I E S

Endowed Professorships

Literary critic Harold Bloom awarded Gold Medal by the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Academy of Arts and Sciences taps three Yale faculty

Exhibit recalls art and poetry inspired by the Great War

Downtown program will add local flavor to International Festival of Arts & Ideas

Show by Peabody artists among Yale-related events during festival

Boredom with board games prompts Green to invent new one

Beinecke Library acquires papers of noted theater director

The University honors its long-serving staff members

Three Yale teachers are selected as Guggenheim Fellows

Schell Center for International Human Rights announces new appointments and yearly fellows

Traveling fellowships are awarded for students' research

Downs Fellows to study health issues around the world during the summer

Students make cross-country trek on behalf of charity

Summer Cabaret marks 25th year of 'ambitious theater'

Tours of historic Grove Street Cemetery are being offered

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Recruitment posters from World War I are juxtaposed with soldier's poetry about the conflict in "Doomed Youth."
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