Yale Bulletin and Calendar

May 19, 2000

Volume 28, Number 32

"Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror," starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce (left to right), will be shown as part of the annual Sherlock Holmes Lecture on June 22. The lecture will be given by Yale psychologist Peter Salovey.

L E C T U R E S

Davies Auditorium, Becton Center, 15 Prospect St.
Time: 8 p.m.

Well-known authors will read from and discuss their works during the annual Summer Lecture Series, which is sponsored by Yale Summer Programs. For the 19th year, the series will begin with a lecture and film about Sherlock Holmes.

The lectures are held on Thursday evenings. Those scheduled at press time follow. All are free and open to the public. Further information about the series will be available in futures issues of the Yale Bulletin & Calendar.

June 22 -- The annual Sherlock Holmes Lecture, "Is Sherlock Holmes Emotionally Intelligent?" will be presented by Peter Salovey, professor of psychology. There will also be a screening of the film "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror" (1942). Dr. David Musto, professor of child psychiatry and of the history of medicine and psychiatry, will moderate the event. This event is also listed as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas (see page 3A).

July 21 -- Poet, short story writer and novelist Alice Mattison will read from her work. Mattison is the author of a book of poems, three collections of short stories and three novels. Her most recent novel is "The Book Borrower," published in 1999.

Aug. 3 -- Tom Perrotta will read from his work and discuss the differing disciplines of screenwriting and writing. Perrotta is the author of the short story collection "Bad Haircut," and the novels "The Election" and "The Wishbones." His new novel, "Joe College," will be published in the fall, and he is currently working on an original screenplay.

Aug. 11 -- Poet and novelist April Barnard will read from her work.

S U M M E R T I M EA TY A L E

Introduction Exhibits Music Yale & the City Theater

Lectures Recreation Professional Sports Information for Visitors

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

$5 million to fund student exchanges

Shiller predicts 'uneven course down' for the stock market

Janeway, Srinivasan are named as new members of the NAS

Seven from Yale are among the new fellows of the AAAS

Summertime at Yale

Chemistry lecturer honored with national award

Yale program for children lauded at dedication

Commencement Information

Show celebrates adventurous 'Art of Bloomsbury'

'Dance of the Dragon' traces use of mythical motifs in Chinese art

Study shows arthritis drug aids premature babies' brains

Roundtable discussion inaugurates Corporate Law Center

Newly unveiled portrait features first Yale graduate from China

Leffell's 'Total Skin' offers insights into our outer layer

Nurse practitioners group cites Grey and Safriet for their work

YSN and Connecticut Public Radio creating show on care of ill, elderly

'What is a Pathologist?': Young students have winning answers

Historian wins award for his creative use of technology

Multimedia projects receive special grants from the DMCA

Marrakech honors two at Yale for their volunteer contributions

Panelists decry nuclear proliferation in India, Pakistan

Students find 'creative outlet' in Battin' & Chattin'

Search committee formed for School of Drama Dean

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