The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition is sponsoring a talk on "Slavery in New York and Its Legacy" on Thursday, Feb. 8, in New York City. Part of the center's spring lecture series, the talk will take place 10 a.m.noon in the Conference Center of Baruch College, 7th floor, 151 E. 25th St. Speakers are Graham Hodges of Colgate University, Walter Johnson of New York University, and Martia Goodson and Clarence Taylor of Baruch College of the City University of New York.
The Yale Entrepreneurial Society (YES) presents "YES New York: Yale Venture Summit" on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Yale Club of New York City. The networking opportunity will include a discussion on "Building After the Bubble" with panelists Robert Pozen, president and vice chair, Fidelity; Henry Blodget, senior internet and e-commerce analyst, Merrill Lynch; Fred Frank, vice chair, Lehman Brothers; Dev Bhatia, founder and chief executive officer, Hotsocket; Dave Edwards, managing partner, Charles River Ventures; and David Cromwell, former chief executive officer, JP Morgan Capital Corp., and adjunct professor at the Yale School of Management. The $200 fee is waived for current members of the Yale community. For information or to register, visit www.yes.yale.edu.
Choral conductor Daniel A. Tapia-Santiago will perform in a Master of Music recital at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Church of the Redeemer, 185 Cold Spring St. Sponsored by the School of Music, the concert is free and open to the public.
The Edith B. Jackson Child Care Program, Inc. (EBJ), one of six Yale-affiliated daycare programs, will have an Evening Benefit Java on Saturday, Feb. 24, at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Ave. Noted Connecticut folk artist Mike Kachuba will sing and accompany himself on a variety of instruments, including the guitar, hammered dulcimer and concertina. Admission is $25, which includes a glass of wine and a cup of European coffee, latte or cappuccino; all proceeds will benefit EBJ's scholarship program. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for seating and beverages; the performance begins at 8 p.m. For more information, call (203) 764-9416.
Dr. Frank Bia, professor of internal medicine (infectious diseases) and laboratory medicine, and Dr. Margaret Bia, professor of internal medicine (nephrology), were two of 47 honorees across the nation recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Pfizer Humanities Initiative as physician role models. They were nominated by the AAMC Organization of Student Representatives, a national group of medical students, based on five defining characteristics of humanism in medical education: positive mentoring skills, collaboration, compassion/sensitivity, community service activity and observance of professional ethics.
The Mitchell Ruff Duo's latest release, "Breaking the Silence," celebrates the second publication of William Zinsser's book about the two men who make up the musical duo, Dwike Mitchell and Willie H. Ruff Jr., professor (adjunct) at the School of Music. Originally published by Harper and Row as "Willie and Dwike," the new edition by Paul Dry Books is titled "Mitchell and Ruff -- An American Profile in Jazz." "Breaking the Silence" and "Mitchell and Ruff" are both available through www.willieruff.com.
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) awarded Dr. David L. Katz, associate clinical professor of epidemiology and public health, the Rising Star Award in recognition of his commitment to preventive medicine and leadership as a young physician. Katz will receive the award at the ACPM awards banquet, which will be held in conjunction with Preventive Medicine 2001 on Feb. 24 in Miami, Florida.
Philip E. Rubin, professor of surgery (otolaryngology), vice president of Haskins Laboratories and research affiliate in the Department of Psychology, was appointed director of the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, Virginia. In this position, which is part of the Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, he will be responsible for a wide variety of fields including archaeology, child development and linguistics. In addition, he will supervise the development of a new cognitive neuroscience program at the NSF. Rubin was also appointed the NSF ex officio member of the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee by Dr. Rita Colwell, director of the NSF.
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