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April 20, 2001Volume 29, Number 27



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Creator of measles vaccine to present Horstmann Lecture

Dr. Samuel L. Katz, the Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor and Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics at Duke University, will deliver the 10th annual Dorothy M. Horstmann Lecture on Wednesday, April 25, at the School of Medicine.

Katz will discuss "The Elimination of Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Diseases -- Boon or Curse?" at noon in Fitkin Amphitheatre, 330 Cedar St. The lecture, presented in conjunction with the Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, is cosponsored by the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.

Katz's career has been devoted to vaccine research, development and policy. He has been involved in studies of vaccines for smallpox, polio, rubella, influenza, pertussis, HIV and Haemophilus influenzae b. Working with John F. Enders, Katz developed the attenuated measles virus vaccine now used throughout the world.

Katz has chaired advisory committees on immunization practices for the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Center for Disease Control, the Institute of Medicine and the World Health Organization. He has been honored with election to the Institute of Medicine, awards from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Pediatric Society, and honorary doctorates from Georgetown University and his alma mater, Dartmouth College.

This endowed lecture honors Dr. Dorothy M. Horstmann, the late John Rodman Paul Professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics.


Judy Shepard to discuss 'legacy of Matthew Shepard'

Judy Shepard, mother of the University of Wyoming student who was killed because of his sexual orientation, will discuss "The Legacy of Matthew Shepard" on Saturday, April 21.

Her talk will take place at 7 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. (enter on High Street). The event is sponsored by the campus groups that sponsored Hate Crimes Awareness Week in April, and is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Reverend Cynthia A. Terry at cynthia.terry@yale.edu or (203) 432-1131.

In October 1998 Matthew Shepard was attacked and killed because he was gay. After his death his parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, started the Matthew Shepard Foundation to honor the memory of their son by embracing the causes of social justice that he championed while alive. Judy Shepard has made the prevention of hate crimes the focus of her efforts to ensure that no other parent would have to endure what she experienced.


International evangelist Palau to preach on campus

International evangelist Luis Palau will visit campus on Tuesday, April 24.

He will present a free public talk at 7:30 p.m. in the main arena amphitheater of Payne Whitney Gymnasium, 70 Tower Pkwy. The event is sponsored by the Chaplain's office, Yale Students for Christ, Yale Christian Fellowship and the International Church at Yale. For more information, contact the Reverend Jerry Streets at (203) 432-1128.

Palau began his ministry in Argentina in 1957 through a tent evangelism and radio ministry. He later joined Overseas Crusade in an effort to reach Spanish-speaking people throughout Latin America.

In 1971 Palau created the Luis Palau Evangelistic Team as a means to minister to the world. Since then he and his team have led 414 evangelistic crusades and rallies in 69 nations, reaching 14 million people. Palau has been likened to Billy Graham and is recognized for his success at reaching multiethnic audiences.

Palau is the author of 44 books, including "God is Relevant," "Where is God When Bad Things Happen?" and an autobiography, "Calling America and the Nations to Christ."

In keeping with the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association's festival theme, "Great Music, Good News!" the Christian musical groups Living Water and the Yale Gospel Choir will join Palau onstage.


Nobel laureate to explore 'evolution of infectious diseases'

Nobel laureate Joshua Lederberg will present the 53rd annual Associates of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Keynote Lecture on Wednesday, April 25.

He will discuss "The Evolution of Infectious Diseases" at 4 p.m. in the Historical Medical Library in the Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. Immediately prior to the lecture at 3 p.m., Lederberg will participate in the opening of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library's exhibit, "Microscopy -- Tools of the Biomedical Sciences."

A world-renowned research geneticist, Lederberg received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1948. He was a pioneer in the field of bacterial evolution with his discovery of genetic recombination in bacteria, now a fruitful field for current medical and industrial research. While a professor at Stanford University's School of Medicine and computer science department, Lederberg researched artificial intelligence in biochemistry and medicine.

An early member of the National Academy of Sciences and a charter member of its Institute of Medicine, Lederberg has chaired many studies, including the President's Cancer Panel, while remaining active on many scientific research and governmental advisory committees. He received the National Medal of Science, particularly for his governmental consulting contributions and negotiation of the Biological Weapons Convention, and numerous honorary degrees. He continues his research activities as Sackler Foundation Scholar and president emeritus of The Rockefeller University.


Designer of Seaside, Florida, to speak in F&ES lecture series

Andres Duany, an architect with the firm Duany Plater Zyberk & Co., will discuss "The Transect" on Wednesday, April 25.

Part of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Distinguished Lecturer series, "The Restoration Agenda: Urban Issues," the talk will take place 4­5:30 p.m. in Bowers Auditorium of Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St.

Duany describes the transect as an operating system drawn from ecology that seamlessly links human and natural habitats, organizing them as an urban-to-rural continuum of immersive environments.

A town planner, Duany's work focuses on the creation of community. He and his wife, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, founded their practice in 1980. At the time, they were in the midst of their design of Seaside, Florida, which began an ongoing debate on the alternatives to suburban sprawl. Since then, Duany Plater Zyberk & Co. has completed over 100 downtown and new town plans in the United States and other countries.

Duany and Plater-Zyberk were founding members of the Congress for the New Urbanism. They recently published the book "Suburban Nation," which describes and proposes practical solutions to America's urban problems and suburban sprawl.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Contact Colleen Murphy-Dunning at (203) 432-6570 or colleen.murphy-dunning@yale.edu for more information.


'Kitchen Table Wisdom' author to address art of healing

Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, author of The New York Times bestseller "Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal," will address the art of healing during a visit to the Yale Cancer Center on Monday and Tuesday, April 30 and May 1.

A physician, professor, therapist and author, Remen has become a leader in the field of psycho-oncology. She is the cofounder and medical director of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program. During her visit to campus, Remen will present lectures, sign copies of her books and speak at a brown-bag luncheon.

Remen writes to encourage inner strength and address spiritual issues, such as suffering, meaning, love, faith, courage and miracles, in cancer patients. Her perspective on healing is a result of her professional background as well as her 45-year personal history with Crohn's disease. She is currently on tour to promote her most recent book, "My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging."

Area cancer patients, their families and medical center staff are invited to join Remen at the brown-bag luncheon on Tuesday, 12:30­2 p.m., in Harkness Lounge of the Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. Remen will focus her discussion on the inner strength and healing of cancer patients through the use of techniques and materials from her books. The luncheon is free but reservations must be made by calling Allison McConomy at (203) 737-2439. The event is sponsored by the Cancer Center and the Program for the Humanities in Medicine.


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

Team learns how hepatitis C virus recruits cells' RNA

'Art for Yale' charts growth of gallery's collections

Ten honored for their work promoting town-gown relations

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright describes his inspirations and aspirations

Center offers programs in uncommonly taught languages

Study: Teens' reputations offer clue to their risk-taking behavior

Yale Rep serving up cocktail of hope and cynicism in 'Big Night'

Author Styron defends decision to confront the taboo in his fiction

Exhibit of photographs shows Yale as 'a place of changes'

Annual film festival to take place at campus sites and nearby venues

Symposium will explore 'trends in machine learning'

Concerts feature works by Yale composers that integrate computer technologies

Medical Library exhibit examines the evolution of microscopes

Creative Arts Workshop pays tribute to Yale artists in exhibition

'Administrative Professionals' Day to be celebrated April 25 and 26



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