Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 20-27, 1999

Volume 28, Number 5

Campus Notes

Joseph Soares, assistant professor of sociology, will discuss and sign copies of his new book, "The Decline of Privilege," Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 4:30 p.m. at the Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway. The book focuses on Oxford University which, Soares contends, has had to transform itself since World War II from "a private liberal-arts club with aristocratic pretensions" into "a state university heavily committed to the sciences with a middle-class orientation." The event is free and open to the public.

Jeanette R. Ickovics, associate professor of epidemiology and public health, received the 1999 "Emerging Leader for Women in Psychology" award from the Committee on Women in Psychology of the American Psychological Association. The award, announced at the association's annual meeting in Boston in August, cites among Ickovics' achievements her "unsurpassed accomplishments and contributions to research, interventions and public policy on women's health -- both overall and specifically addressing HIV/AIDS among women" and her "continued commitment to using the results of research to improve public policy regarding the prevention and treatment of women's health problems."

School of Medicine faculty members Drs. Michael Reiss, Barbara Ward and Bonnie Loveless King will be among the speakers at the Tenth Anniversary Breast Cancer Symposium, held Oct. 23, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in Harkness Auditorium, 333 Cedar St. Reiss, associate professor of internal medical oncology, will deliver a welcome to attendees of the symposium, which is titled "Survivorship for the New Millennium." Ward, associate professor of surgery and director of the Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, will discuss The Star Trial. King, associate research scientist in the department of therapeutic radiology, will speak on "A New Approach for Breast Cancer Screening: Analysis of Nipple Aspirate Fluid." The symposium is sponsored by Y-ME of Connecticut Breast Cancer Support Organization. It is free and open to the public. To register to attend the event, call (203) 483-8200 or 1-800-933-4YME.

Yale University has been recognized for its community service initiatives. The editors of "The Best College for You," a publication of Time magazine and The Princeton Review, has selected Yale as one of 11 colleges and universities nation-wide receiving "honorable mention" for College of the Year for their social outreach programs. The University was cited for its $12.5 million investment in a $108 million retail and residential project in downtown New Haven, and for providing $4 million for a major shopping-district renovation.

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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