Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 20-27, 1999

Volume 28, Number 5

Yale affiliates featured in 'Books Sandwiched In'

This fall, all of the speakers participating in the weekly, midday "Books Sandwiched In" discussion series at United Church on the Green are Yale affiliates.

The talks take place Thursdays, 12:10-12:50 p.m., and are free and open to the public.

Kicking off the series Sept. 30 will be Paul Kennedy, the Richardson Dilworth Professor of History, discussing the book "Winston and Clementine" by Mary James.

The other Yale presenters and the books they will discuss are:

Oct. 7: Risa Sodi, senior lector, Italian department, "Primo Levi: Tragedy of an Optimist" by Myriam Anissimov.

Oct. 14: Jonathan Holloway, assistant professor of history, "To Keep the Waters Troubled: The Life of Ida B. Wells" by Linda McMurray.

Oct. 21: Rogers Smith, the Cowles Professor of Government, "Morgan: American Financier" by Jean Strouse.

Nov. 4: Gaddis Smith, the Larned Professor of History, "The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, Brothers in Arms" by Kai Bird.

Nov. 11: Martin Price, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus, "In Plato's Cave" by Alvin Kernan.

Nov. 18: Judith Schiff, chief research archivist, manuscripts and archives, "Lindbergh" by A. Scott Berg.

The series also includes alumnus Paul Bass, Yale College Class of 1982. On Oct. 28 Bass, editor of the New Haven Advocate, will discuss "The Times of My Life and My Life with the Times" by Max Frankel.

"Books Sandwiched In" is sponsored by the Friends of the New Haven Free Public Library. Participants are invited to bring their own lunches. Coffee, tea and cookies are available 11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m. in the basement of the church, which is located on the corner of Temple and Elm streets.

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

Ex-Secretary of State will present talk at YCIAS

Yale modifies Divinity School renovation plan

New office to help meet needs of University's international scholars

Taste-test to top tribute to insects

Soderstrom to carry on work of his predecessors in OCR

Artist's depictions of Victorian-era Britain featured in show

Cutting dollars for mental health care increased medical costs, study shows

'Seminars help medical students learn how to become 'culturally competent'

Conference to explore diverse topics in women's health

Study shows affect of long-term abuse of cocaine lingers in brain even after years of abstinence

Blacks undermined by lack of wealth, sociologist argues

Kenneth Starr says post of independent counsel is ineffectual

Biblical figure of Eve is theme of works in Slifka Center exhibit

Staged reading of Shaw's 'Philanderer' to include little-known fourth act

Gerstein's work for Human Genome Project gets $1 million boost from Keck Foundation

New laboratories will seek a cure for spinal cord injuries

Research offers insights into enzyme that makes cancer cells grow

Dr. Harvey Kaetz dies; was internist and oncologist

Memorial service to be held Oct. 1 for Dr. Robert Byck

Benefit will kick off Dr. Mel Goldstein Fund for research on bone marrow cancer

1999-2000 University Directory arriving soon

Peabody Museum hosting open house for would-be volunteers

. . . In the News . . .

New program will bring postdoctoral scholars to Whitney Humanities Center

Talk and dedication open fall Humanities in Medicine series

Allan R. Wagner receives award for scientific work

Yale affiliates featured in 'Books Sandwiched In'

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