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February 1, 2002Volume 30, Number 16



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Public Health event

The School of Public Health will host a Diversity Day Program on Saturday, Feb. 16 in Winslow Auditorium, 60 College St.

The program will provide an opportunity to learn more about public health, speak with students, alumni and faculty, learn about the free SAT and GRE practice test, and gain a perspective of the School of Public Health.

Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. The program will commence at 9:30 a.m. Interested individuals should respond no later than Feb. 8 by calling (203) 785-2844 or sending e-mail to eph.admissions@yale.edu.


Dialogues on early childhood

Lola Nash, a lecturer at the Child Study Center, will conduct a series of dialogues titled "Talking with Parents of Young Children (Ages Birth-5 Years)" in the McDougal Center, Rm. 119, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St.

Each informal session will provide an opportunity to think about and discuss issues related to developmental growth, age appropriate expectations, day care, skills, play, social and cognitive development and emotional support.

Sessions will take place noon-1 p.m. on Wednesdays, Feb. 13, March 6, April 10 and May 15. The series is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Yale Child Study Center, Office of Women in Medicine, McDougal Graduate Center and the Yale Early Childhood Education Program.

Attendance is limited and separate registration is required for each session. To register or for more information, call (203) 785-2512 or send e-mail to susan.abramson@yale.edu.


Art School thesis exhibition

The School of Art will host a thesis exhibition this spring at Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall, 1156 Chapel St.

The exhibition will feature work by students in the fields of painting, sculpture, photography and graphic design. Schedules will be as follows: Painting #1, through Feb. 10; Painting #2, Feb. 11-21; Mixed Group, Feb. 22-March 7; Sculpture, March 8-31; Painting #3, April 1-11; undergraduate senior projects, April 12-28; Photography, April 29-May 12; and Graphic Design, May 13-28.

Viewing hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Admittance is free.


Open House

The Lewis Walpole Library, located at 154 Main St. in Farmington, will host an open house 2-4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8.

Guided tours of the house and its collections will be conducted on the half-hour. Refreshments will be served. No registration is necessary. For more information, call (860) 677-2140.


Brazilian movie festival

The 6th Brazilian Spring Movie Festival at Yale, "Brazil: Carnivalizations," will be held this month.

The festival will be held on four successive Thursdays, beginning on Feb. 7. The movies, all with English subtitles, will be presented each evening at 7 p.m. in Rm. 211 of Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High St. The theme of the festival derives from Carnival, the most popular and well-known Brazilian event, which this year will be held on Feb. 12.

The festival is sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Council of Latin American and Iberian Studies, and the undergraduate student club Brazil-Portugal.


Call for singers

The Greater New Haven Community Chorus is seeking members for a concert to take place on May 17 at Battell Chapel.

Titled "For the Beauty of the Earth," the event will be a joint concert with the Elm City Girls Choir. All voice parts are invited to participate. No audition will be required. Rehearsals are on Thursdays, 7:30-10 p.m., at 311 Temple St. Enrollment will be open through March. For more information, call Jill at (203) 624-1979.


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

Institute gives Yale $9 million grant

Library invites public to share 'treasure' from poet Langston Hughes

Yale Concert Band to present tribute to Cole Porter

Alumnus' gift boosts international fellowship program

Goizueta Foundation endows professorship, scholarship fund


ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS

Yale Commemorates 'Profound and Compelling Legacy' of Martin Luther King Jr.


MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS

IN FOCUS: Needle Exchange Program

Library exhibit pays tribute to alumnus and statesman Cyrus Vance

Next Yale Rep play is humorous tale of a haunted vacation


SCHOOL OF NURSING NEWS

Students will 'Stand Up and Dance' to benefit local AIDS organization

Tribute to The Tiger's Eye recalls 'The Art of a Magazine'

Gallery marks anniversary of major gift by recreating 1948 show

Exhibit celebrates ways language and visual form express human experience

Malbin Lectures to reflect on modernist art in America

Opera is a tribute to retired professor

Wexler awarded AHA prize for best book



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