Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 13-20, 1999

Volume 28, Number 4

In the News . . .

"The danger for any of us in the field [of genetic engineering] is to make the leap from acknowledging exciting progress to saying the answer is right around the corner."

--Yale neuroscientist Thomas J. Carew, "Building a Better ... Mouse," The Hartford Courant, Sept. 2, 1999

"[Cocaine] doesn't seem to have the bang that it used to have."

-- Psychiatry professor Dr. Thomas Kosten on patients' reactions to the drug in a trial study for a cocaine vaccine, "Vaccination Against Effects of PCP, Cocaine May Be Possible," The Washington Post and elsewhere, Aug. 24, 1999.

"The weather and my reading mood have matched this long, hot August: dry, dessicated, a bit severe."

--Yale historian and frequent mystery fiction reviewer Robin W. Winks, in his article "Striving To Beat the Heat With a Few Good Mysteries," The Boston Sunday Globe, Aug. 29, 1999.

"For American actors to overcome their resistance to Shakespeare, training conducive to making Shakespearean roles 'peronal' is necessary. No doubt being the Prince of Denmark is an alien concept, but being the son of a murdered father is not too far removed from an actor's imagination."

-- School of Drama professor David Krasner, in his Letter to the Editor about the controversy over teaching Method Acting in U.S. theater schools, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 3, 1999.

"Most people don't want to take a medication by mouth for prolonged periods of time."

-- School of Medicine dermatologist Dr. David Leffell, on a new topical antivirus for cold sores, "New Therapies Ice Cold Sores," The Boston Herald, Aug. 29, 1999.

"If the doctor is going to be effective in trying to educate the patient about what they need to do to take care of themselves, those points have to be understandable according to the ethnic, racial and [sexual] preference context in which the patient exists."

-- School of Medicine professor Dr. Peggy Bia, "Medical Schools Revamping Teaching Methods To Reflect America's Diverse Population," CNN, Aug. 31, 1999.

"Military weakness underlay the timidity, self-delusion and inadequacy of British policies when the blue skies of 1919 gave way to the thunder- and hailstorms of the 1930s. It sapped the will of Britain's leaders and led them to ignore, then permit and justify, Hitler's aggression until the war was upon them and defeat stared them in the face. That is the nature of international relations: They can produce deadline threats with amazing speed and punish nations that are thoughtless and complacent."

-- Classics and history professor Donald Kagan, in his article "The Lessons of Sept. 1, 1939," The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 1, 1999.

"There is much myth and little fact about women athletes."

-- Yale Sports Medicine Center Director Dr. Peter Jokl, "Women Fighting Knee-Injury Epidemic," New Haven Register, Aug. 27, 1999.

"I think ultimately we will [develop a vaccine for Type 1 diabetes] but when is difficult to predict. Hopefully, in a few years it might be possible."

-- School of Medicine researcher Dr. Susan Wong, "Vaccine for Diabetes Is a Step Nearer," The Independent (London),
Sept. 1, 1999.

"If there were 5,000 apartments along the waterfront, there would be people [shopping and visiting] down there."

-- Professor of urban planning Alexander Garvin, on Hartford's riverfront revitalization plan, "Bridging the Past and the Future by Reconnecting to the Connecticut River," The Boston Globe and elsewhere, Sept. 2, 1999.

"In 1900, the average American lived to 48. Today, it's 75 and growing. We've made enormous progress and learned a great deal about what you can do to live a longer, healthier life. But people have to be careful not to fall sucker to false claims. No matter what you read, you can't take a pill that turns back the clock. "

-- School of Medicine lecturer Charles Inlander, "Choose Right and You'll Live Longer," The Toronto Star, Sept. 3, 1999.

"In an environment where you think people are satisfied with their jobs, there is a sort of undercurrent of anger and resentment aimed at the workplace that could potentially lead to the kinds of explosions of rage we have seen."

-- Yale School of Management professor Donald Gibson, "For Rudeness in the Workplace, Men Have No Equal, Study Finds," The San Diego Union-Tribune and elsewhere, Aug. 30, 1999.

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

New fund will bring noted authors to Yale to nurture students' creativity

Celebration marks reopening of remodeled gallery

Exhibit reveals the many faces of Abe Lincoln

Yale Rep opens season with tale of humorous antics of hypochondriac

Deborah Thomas is named to new posts in Woodbridge Hall

Bjong 'Wolf' Yeigh is appointed as assistant provost

Memorial service will be held for Joseph Coleman

'Europe Beyond 2000' marks inauguration of new YCIAS council

Conference at the School of Forestry to assess health of the Quinnipiac River

In the News . . .

Tailgate celebrates Cozza's new book

Special offers make the Yale Rep 'affordable and accessible to all'

Chasing after the Championship: A Photo Essay