Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, assistant professor of political science, received the Gabriel A. Almond Award from the American Political Science Association for her dissertation "Redeeming the Past: The Regeneration of the Communist Successor Parties in East and Central Europe after 1989."
Dr. David L. Katz, associate clinical professor of epidemiology and public health, will discuss and sign copies of his book "Nutrition in Clinical Practice" on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 4 p.m. at the Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway. The event is free and open to the public.
Clogs, a quartet of alumni from the School of Music, will perform on Monday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre, 1 Lincoln St. Members of the quartet include Padma Newsome, a teaching fellow in the Department of Music, on violin and viola; Thomas Kozumplik, administrative associate of the Yale Symphony Orchestra, on percussion; Rachael Elliott on bassoon; and Bryce Dessner on guitar. The performance will feature new compositions by Newsome. For tickets or more information, call (203) 675-3132.
Dr. John M. Leventhal, professor of pediatrics and of the Child Study Center, and clinical professor at the School of Nursing, received the Homecare Community Partnership Award from the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of South Central Connecticut, Inc. Leventhal was selected by the VNA nursing staff and honored for his commitment and dedication to the community which includes quality of care, communication, and respect and support of community activities.
Bonnie Kaplan, lecturer in the Department of Anesthesiology (medical informatics), received one of four President's Awards from the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). The award was presented to Kaplan at the AMIA 2000 Annual Meeting for her recent work in spearheading the formulation of AMIA's Strategic Vision in Consumer Health Informatics as chair of the People and Organizational Issues Working Group. Kaplan was also inducted as a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, an honorary organization that recognizes the contributions of leaders in the science and application of medical informatics.
Nicholas P.R. Spinelli, associate clinical professor of internal medicine, was honored by Dr. David A. Kessler, dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Stephen G. Waxman, chair of the Department of Neurology, and others during Nicholas P.R. Spinelli Recognition Day on Nov. 20. The Spinelli Student Room was dedicated at the PVA/EPVA Neuroscience Research Center at the West Haven Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Spinelli Office of Alumni Affairs was dedicated at 100 Church St. South. Spinelli, a 1941 graduate of Yale College and a 1944 graduate of the School of Medicine, was recognized for his contributions to the Medical Alumni Office and the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine over a 50-year period.
Robert Schoelkopf, assistant professor of applied physics, was selected as one of 24 Packard Fellows for 2000. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation's Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering are awarded "to the nation's most promising young professors so that they may pursue their science and engineering research with few funding restrictions and limited paperwork." Schoelkopf will receive $650,000 over five years to investigate quantum coherence, entanglement and the measurement process on nanoelectronic devices using high-speed and high-sensitivity measurement.
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