Yale Bulletin and Calendar

November 9, 2001

Volume 30, Number 10

Fall book fair

The Phyllis Bodel Childcare Center at Yale School of Medicine, Inc. will host its annual fall book fair, Monday-Friday, Nov. 12-16, in the rotunda of the Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St.

The fair, which raises funds for the center, will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and will feature children's books, self-help books, current bestsellers and cookbooks. All books are 50-70 percent off the cover price. For more information, call (203) 785-3829.

"Technology Thursdays"

The ITS Technology & Business Center (TBC) in conjunction with CDW-G, a computer products vendor, is sponsoring a series of "Technology Thursdays" where manufacturer representatives visit campus to discuss and demonstrate new products.

Digital cameras will be featured during November and through Dec. 6. Personal digital assistants will be highlighted after the first of the year. The TBC, located at 221 Whitney Ave., is open Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m.

ISPS research project

The Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) has announced an initiative to encourage field experimentation in the social sciences.

The term "field experiment" refers to fully randomized research designs in which observations found in a naturalistic setting are assigned to treatment and control conditions.

Examples of field experiments include Litt's 1965 study of civic education classes, Newhouse's 1989 study of how health care utilization varies with the terms of health insurance, Christensen et al.'s 1998 study of the conditions under which people engage in prosocial behavior, and Cover and Brumberg's 1982 study of the effects of franked mail on incumbent popularity.

ISPS invites proposals for important and well-crafted experiments of this sort. Proposals may explore policy-relevant issues in any social science discipline. Medical and biological experiments, such as pharmacological trials, do not meet these criteria. Researchers are strongly encouraged to study phenomena outside the university setting (i.e., the behavior of people other than college undergraduates).

Budget requests may range up to $75,000 for research materials, staff costs and equipment. ISPS will not cover costs associated with faculty salary or institutional overhead. The principal investigator(s) must be full-time Yale faculty. The grant is designed to cover a two-year project, with an expectation that at least one publication-quality research report will emerge within three years.

To apply for an ISPS Field Experiment Grant, send a five- to seven-page project description, as well as a curriculum vita, budget and budget justification to: Donald Green, ISPS, 77 Prospect St., by Dec. 1. A committee will evaluate each application based on the soundness of the research design and the theoretical significance of the study.

Y2K concept competition

The Yale Entrepreneurial Society (YES) is accepting applications for the Y2K Concept Competition.

This contest serves as the warm-up to the Y50K Business Plan Competition which involves the submission of full business plans. The Y2K is designed to be an easy and fun way to gain experience in the first stage of starting a business.

Applicants should submit a maximum of 1,200 words describing their business idea. This executive summary should address key questions regarding their business concept including defining the market opportunity for the service or product, the competitive advantage and target market, and why it will be successful.

The Y2K Concept Competition is designed to help entrants generate ideas and begin to build a team for the Y50K. Entrants will receive feedback from judges concerning the strengths and weaknesses of their ideas while competing for cash prizes that total $2,000.

All entries for the Y2K Concept Competition must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, to the YES Center at the corner of Broadway and York Street (enter through the metal door between the Yankee Doodle and Barrie Booters on Broadway).

The Y2K Entry Kit and competition guidelines can be found at www.yes.yale.edu. Winners will be announced at the Y2K Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Kindergarten open house

An open house will be held at the Calvin Hill Day Care Center's Kitty Lustman-Findling Kindergarten on Saturday, Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Located at 150 Highland St., between Whitney Avenue and Prospect Street, the kindergarten is a nationally-accredited, full-day facility for community and University families. Tuition is set on a sliding scale according to income. Teachers work with three separate groups of children, ranging in age from three-year-olds to six-year-olds. The kindergarten is open 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m., and also offers a summer program.

For more information, call Carla Horwitz at (203) 764-9350.

Athletics celebration

The Department of Athletics will host a weekend tercentennial celebration of Yale athletics, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 16-18.

Titled the "Blue Leadership Ball," the event will also feature the George H.W. Bush '48 Lifetime of Leadership Award. The event will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. on Friday night in Payne Whitney Gymnasium and will be followed by dinner and the ball in the William K. Lanman Jr. Center. Highlights of the evening will include the Peter Duchin '58 Orchestra and the "Once in Lifetime Silent Auction."

On Saturday, athletic events will include the Yale versus Harvard football game, women's volleyball and men's hockey. Sunday's events will feature a farewell brunch, men's and women's hockey, and women's volleyball.

Tickes for the weekend are $300; $200 for classes 1991-2001; and $2,500 for tables of ten. Sponsorships are available for $5,000 (includes one table). For more information, call (203) 432-1434.

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