Yale Bulletin and Calendar

January 28, 2000

Volume 28, Number 18

Campus Notes

Francisco Gomes Jr., clinical administrator in the department of pathology, has been elected president of the Pathology Management Assembly. The assembly is a subsidiary of the Medical Group Management Association, the leading organization representing medical group practice. The Pathology Management Assembly was formed in 1987 to provide continuing education seminars and network opportunities to member pathologists in the private and public sector. Gomes has been an active member of the group since he came to Yale eight years ago.

Gustav Ranis, director of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies and the Frank Altschul Professor of International Economics, was the main academic presenter in a round table organized in Washington on Oct. 21 by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. Speakers in the round-table discussion, titled "Reflections on the Past and Future of the IDB," were asked to assess the bank's contribution to economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ranis reviewed the past performance of the IDB since its inception, highlighting both its accomplishments and the opportunities that were not fully seized.

President Richard C. Levin has announced the following appointment and reappointment, which are both effective as of July 1, 2000: Andrew Hill, professor of anthropology and curator of anthropology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, has been named chair of the Department of Anthropology for a three-year term; and Danny M. Rye, professor of geology and geophysics, has been reappointed as chair of the Department of Geology and Geophysics for a three-year term.

Jeffrey Wurgler, assistant professor of finance at the Yale School of Management, is one of five winners of the first Milken Institute Award for Distinguished Economic Research. The winners were selected for their research in one of four areas: global studies, capital studies, regional and demographic studies, and labor markets and human capital studies. Wurgler, who is also a fellow of Yale SOM's new International Center for Finance, was selected in the area of capital studies for his research titled "Financial Markets and the Allocation of Capital." Financier and philanthropist Michael Milken presented the award during the annual Allied Social Science Association meeting in Boston on Jan. 7. Each of the award winners received a $2,000 cash prize, and will have their winning entries published as a policy paper by the Milken Institute.

Elaine E. Grant M.P.H. '92, assistant dean of the School of Medicine and program director for the school's Physician Associate Program, began a one-year term as president-elect of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) on Jan. 1. The NCCPA is the only credentialing organization for physician assistants in the United States. When she takes over as the organization's president in 2001, she will be the first female to hold that post. "We're delighted that Elaine will assume this important leadership role with our organization as we enter the new century," says I. Kathryn Hill, NCCPA's executive director. "Her extensive experience as a member of our board and as the director of one of the nation's top PA programs will continue to make her invaluable to us." Grant is currently serving her third four-year term on the NCCPA's board of directors and has also served as the group's secretary.

The Reverend Frederick J. Streets gave a lecture titled "Overcoming the Fear of God in Clinical Practice, Education and Research" during a conference on multicultural medicine recently sponsored by the Harvard Medical School.

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

Yale will invest over $500 million in science and engineering

Gift from alumnus John Malone to fund engineering building

Yale luminaries combine talents to teach students the benefits of 'strategic thinking'

Commissioner Howard Safir describes NYPD 'success story'

Senator to discuss Irish peace talks

Garten reflects on first term as dean of Yale SOM

Ex-curator donates T.S. Eliot archive to Beinecke

Professor Chang enjoys writing about Yale for a Chinese audience

University fellowships will support junior faculty's research projects

Survey reveals fewer 'near-Earth asteroids' than once believed

Yale Rep will stage work by 'a rock and roll poet'

Theologians to discuss milestone church accord

Yale just one stop in Divinity student's quest for universal truths

Yale libraries launch new website devoted to public health issues in New Haven area

Scientists identify direct link between DQ8 gene, diabetes

Study: Chronically ill give low ratings to managed care

Yale team develops non-invasive test for fetal anemia

Molière play balances 'moments of deep pain' with laughter

Drama students share theatrical know-how with class at ECA magnet school

Movie screenings benefit child clinics

Sexual orientation and Christianity is focus of the 'Opening Doors' series in February

Grey named to federal council on nursing research

Dr. Dennis Spencer honored for his work on epilepsy

Yale Scoreboard

YSN outreach worker receives AIDS leadership award

PathMaster database aiding in cancer cell diagnosis

English Language Institute Courses for Spring Term

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