Graduate School Dean Susan Hockfield (right) welcomes first-year students at a reception at the President's House.

Graduate School greets new scholars

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences held its Matriculation Day for new students on Aug. 30. At the ceremony in Sprague Hall, President Richard C. Levin and Dean Susan Hockfield welcomed the new studentss to Yale, and Nobel laureate Sidney Altman, the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, shared memories of his own graduate school days. Afterward, Levin hosted a reception at his residence, where students signed their names into the official Graduate School register, continuing a tradition instituted when the school was new, over 150 years ago. Following a box lunch in the courtyard of the Hall of Graduate Studies, there was an Information Fair to introduce newcomers to the organizations and services of Yale and New Haven. This year, there are 536 new students in the Graduate School, chosen from a pool of 5,710 applicants. Males slightly outnumber females, 290 to 246. The newcomers joined 1,661 continuing students. One hundred ninety international students entered the Graduate School this year from 53 different countries. The largest group, 49, comes from the People's Republic of China, followed by 16 from Germany, 15 from Canada, and 10 from India. T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S Croatian chief takes on Milosevic Exhibition celebrates Edward Lear Study says storing syringes in warm places destroys HIV Study: Largest, wealthiest nations are biggest Olympics winners Critical environmental issues are focus of lecture series President's Freshman Addresss Yale College Dean's Freshman Address ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS Medieval literature expert joins faculty as Smith Professor New political science faculty member to hold Stout chair Political scientist assumes William Kenan Professorship Psychology hires reflect dramatic changes in field Yale SOM appointments strengthen finance, economics faculty Finding common ground is topic of Law School's reunion events Visiting professors reflect range of 'architectural debate' ISPS hosts visiting expert in medical ethics OBITUARIES Library curator and noted collector Donald C. Gallup Philosopher Stephan Körner, taught at Yale and at Bristol University Psychiatrist and scholar of the history of medicine Dr. Stanley W. Jackson Memorial service will honor former Dwight Hall leader Memorial service for Joseph Goldstein NIDA director to speak at symposium on drug abuse treatments Rite of passage Course on city draws 'students' from beyond Yale Grove St. Cemetery becomes a national historic landmark Senior lector appointed to teach popular Hindi courses Scenes from Move-In Day Graduate School greets new scholars Duke Ellington Fellowship hosts acclaimed vocal artist Warfield Yale Scoreboard In the News Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus| Calendar of Events|Bulletin Board Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule|Bulletin Staff Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page