The School of Medicine's Program for the Humanities in Medicine and The Healing Arts Collective are cosponsoring an "Afternoon of Sharing" on Saturday, May 26, 1-4 p.m., at the New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm St. Poetry, prose and performance art on the topic of illness and healing will be shared. For information about the event, call (203) 789-9996 or e-mail nhhealingarts@hotmail.com.
Melanie Markowitz, a graduate student at the Law School, organized the exhibition "We Dare to Hope," on display now through May 31 at the New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm St. The exhibit features photographs by clients of New Haven social service agencies documenting their daily lives and efforts at improving their social and economic situations. The library is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday.
Erin Weckerle, a graduate student in painting/printmaking at the School of Art, is one of the artists featured in the exhibition "Grrrls!" on view through June 30 at the untitled(space) gallery, 220 College St. Cocurated by Lucy Soutter, a graduate student in the Department of the History of Art, the exhibit is described as an exploration of "postfeminist attitudes to gender identity, politics and empowerment." Gallery hours are Thursday, 11 a.m.-
Bernard Chaet, the William Leffingwell Professor Emeritus of Painting at the School of Art, received the Jimmy Ernst Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters during the academy's annual ceremonial on May 16 in New York City. The award is given to a painter or sculptor whose lifetime contribution to his or her vision has been both consistent and dedicated. Chaet's work and the work of newly elected members and other award recipients will be on display in the galleries of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, 633 West 155 St., New York, through June 10.
Jon Butler, the William Robertson Coe Professor of American Studies and History and professor of religious studies, was elected a fellow in the Society of American Historians, an honorary society founded in 1939 to promote good historical writing. Butler was also named an Organization of American Historians (OAH) Distinguished Lecturer for 2001-2004 by the president of the OAH, Darlene Clark Hine, and will lecture at colleges and universities on behalf of the organization.
Robert Farris Thompson, the Colonel John Trumbull Professor of the History of Art, was the keynote speaker at the conference "Places of Cultural Memory: African Reflections on the American Landscape" held May 9-12 in Atlanta, Georgia. Thompson presented an address titled "Three Arrows from the Mountain: The World Impact of the Art and Music of Southwestern Cameroon."
Dr. Thomas M. Gill, associate professor of internal medicine and geriatrics, received the American Geriatrics Society's Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award for Clinical Investigation. The award honors physician investigators who are actively involved in direct patient care while demonstrating independence of thought and originality in research. Gill serves as the preceptor of the Yale-New Haven Primary Care Center clinic for geriatric patients and is the director of the Yale Research Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology. His research has included a focus on developing predictors of disability and decline among older persons.
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