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'Diet for a Small Planet' author to speak in ISPS bioethics series

Frances Moore Lappé, author of the 1971 international bestseller "Diet for a Small Planet," will speak at two campus events on Wednesday, Sept. 19, as part of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) Bioethics Seminar series.

Lappé will first lead a seminar at noon in the lower level conference room of ISPS, 77 Prospect St. Lunch will be available at this meeting for those who contact Carol Pollard in advance at (203) 432-6188 or carol.pollard@yale.edu. Lappé will then present a public lecture at 8:30 p.m. at the Joseph Slifka Center, 80 Wall St.

At both events Lappé will discuss her upcoming book, "Hope's Edge: Next Diet for a Small Planet." In this new book, coauthored with her daughter Anna, Lappé returns to and moves beyond the question which launched her career: Why is there hunger in a world of plenty?

A senior fellow at the Boston environmental organization Second Nature and a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lappé is the author of 13 books. "Hope's Edge" will be released in January 2002 in English, German and French versions.

Lappé is cofounder of the 26-year-old Institute for Food and Development/Policy/Food First, as well as The Center for Living Democracy, which sponsored the solutions-oriented national wire service American News Service. She has received 15 honorary doctorates and in 1987 was the fourth American to receive the international Rightlivelihood Award.


America's small wars are focus of journalist's talk

Max Boot, the editorial features editor of The Wall Street Journal, will speak on his forthcoming book, "'The Savage Wars of Peace': Small Wars and the Rise of American Power," on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

His talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Rm. 103 of Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave., and is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by International Security Studies.

Before assuming his current position in 1997, Boot worked as a writer and editor at The Wall Street Journal, and before that at The Christian Science Monitor. His writing has appeared in Talk, Foreign Affairs, the Los Angeles Times and other publications. He is also a frequent public speaker, appearing before institutions ranging from the Naval War College to the American Bar Association. He received a master's degree in European history from Yale in 1992.

Boot is the author of "Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption and Incompetence on the Bench." His latest book, "The Savage Wars of Peace," due out in 2002, is about America's involvement in perpetual conflicts -- for example, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo, in the past decade -- what the Pentagon terms "low intensity conflicts" and "operations other than war."

In his new book, Boot posits that although such undeclared wars are the norm, the military has resisted preparing itself for small wars, opting instead to train for big wars that seldom come. He reexamines the tragedy of Vietnam through a small-war prism and concludes that the armed forces must reorient themselves to better handle such small war missions.


Biologist and theologian to discuss God and Darwin

Kenneth R. Miller, professor of biology at Brown University, will engage in a dialogue with John F. Haught, the Landegger Distinguished Professor of Theology at Georgetown University, on Monday, Sept. 17.

"Finding God After Darwin: A Dialogue Between a Biologist and a Theologian" will take place at 4 p.m. at Saint Thomas More, 269 Park St. The event is free and open to the public.

Miller is the author of the 1999 "Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution." He is the coauthor of a number of widely used high school and college biology textbooks, and his articles have appeared in numerous scientific journals and magazines, including Nature, Scientific American, Cell and Discover.

Haught is the author of "God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution" (2000), "Science and Religion: From Conflict to Conversation" (1995) and other books and articles. He lectures widely on topics related to science, theology and ecology. He recently established the Georgetown Center for the Study of Science and Religion.

The dialogue is the inaugural lecture of the Thomas E. Golden Jr. Fellowship in Faith and Science. This annual fellowship, established to further the dialogue between science and religion at Saint Thomas More, was funded by Thomas E. Golden Jr. '51 B.E., '52 M.Eng.


Author of 'Botany of Desire' to be guest of master's tea

Author Michael Pollan will be the guest of a master's tea on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

The tea, which begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Calhoun College master's house, 434 College St., is free and open to the public.

Pollan is a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and the author of "Second Nature," "A Place of My Own" and, most recently, the New York Times bestseller "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World." He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the John Burroughs prize for the best natural history essay in 1997, the QPB New Vision Award for "Second Nature" and the 2000 Reuters-I.U.C.N. Global Award for Environmental Journalism for his reporting on genetic engineering.

Pollan's work has been included in many anthologies, including "Best American Essays" and the "Norton Book of Nature Writing." In addition to publishing regularly in The New York Times Magazine, his articles have appeared in Harper's, Vogue, Travel & Leisure, Garden Design, Gardens Illustrated, the Harvard Design Magazine and House & Garden. He is also a contributing editor at Harper's, where he served for many years as executive editor.


'Engines of Our Ingenuity' host to speak at master's tea

John H. Lienhard, author and voice of "The Engines of Our Ingenuity" on National Public Radio, will speak at a master's tea on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

The free, public event will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Calhoun College master's house, 434 College St.

Lienhard is the M.D. Anderson Professor of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston. He is known for his research in the thermal sciences as well as in cultural history. He is an honorary member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science.

For his work on "The Engines of Our Ingenuity," Lienhard received the ASME Ralph Coates Roe Medal for contributions to the public understanding of technology; the 1991 Portrait Division Award from the American Women in Radio and Television; and the 1998 ASME Engineer-Historian Award. He was also named one of five finalists from among the 1,300 entrants in the 1993 New York Festival International Radio Competition.


Kidney disease expert to present lecture at School of Medicine

Dr. Samuel O. Thier, president and chief executive officer of Partners Healthcare System, Inc., will deliver the fifth annual Samuel O. Thier Lecture on Health Policy, named in his honor, on Thursday, Sept. 20.

Thier, who is also professor of medicine and health care policy at Harvard Medical School, will discuss "Academic Medicine in the Marketplace" as part of the Department of Internal Medicine's Grand Rounds 8:30­9:30 a.m. in the Fitkin Amphitheatre of the Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. The lecture is open to faculty members, residents and medical students.

Thier is a widely-published authority on internal medicine and kidney disease. He is equally well known for his expertise in the areas of national health policy, medical education and biomedical research.

After teaching at Harvard Medical School and serving as chief of the renal unit of Massachusetts General Hospital, Thier joined the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1969. In 1975 he became chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale, a post he held for 11 years. After leaving Yale, Thier became president of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and president of Brandeis University.

A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Thier holds 14 honorary degrees, including a doctorate of medical sciences awarded by Yale in 2000.


William F. Buckley Jr. to read from 'autobiography of faith'

William F. Buckley Jr., founder and editor-at-large of the National Review, will give a talk on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel Hall of Saint Thomas More, 200 Park St.

Buckley's talk will center on his 1997 book "Nearer My God, An Autobiography of Faith." A book signing will follow; 24 copies will be available for purchase to students for $5. The event is free and open to the public.

In 1962 Buckley started his weekly column, "On the Right," now syndicated in about 300 newspapers across the country. He began hosting the weekly television show "Firing Line" in 1966. In 1973 President Nixon appointed Buckley public member of the U.S. delegation to the 28th General Assembly of the United Nations.

Buckley has received 29 honorary degrees and numerous awards, including the Best Columnist of the Year Award in 1967 and a Television Emmy for Outstanding Program Achievement in 1969. He received the American Book Award for best mystery in paperback for his 1980 "Stained Glass." In 1991 Buckley was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

A 1950 graduate of Yale College, Buckley is the author of 39 books. The first, "God and Man at Yale," was published in 1951.


Star of Bolshoi Ballet to be featured at campus events

Maya Plisetskaya, star of the Bolshoi Ballet for three decades, will speak about her life at two campus events.

She will first be the guest at a tea on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. in the Calhoun College master's house, 434 College St. On Friday, Sept. 21, she will discuss her new autobiography, "I, Maya Plisetskaya," 5­7 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Sterling Memorial Library, 128 Wall St. Both events are free and open to the public.

Plisetskaya was born in Moscow in 1925. During Stalin's purges, when Plisetskaya was 11 years old, her father was sent to prison then executed. Her mother was also named an enemy of the state and sent to a Siberian prison. Plisetskaya survived because she was in the Bolshoi Ballet.

In 1943, at the age of 18, Plisetskaya was named a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre. Her repertoire has included many of the significant roles in classical ballet, such as Raymonda, Aurora from "Sleeping Beauty," Myrtha from "Giselle," Kitri from "Don Quixote" and the Dying Swan. The most noteworthy of these was the role of Odette in "Swan Lake," which she danced thousands of times at the Bolshoi Theatre.

In the Soviet Union, Plisetskaya has attained the unofficial status of prima ballerina assoluta. She was named National Artist of the Soviet Union in 1959. At her 70th birthday gala in 1995 Plisetskaya was awarded Russia's highest honor in the arts.

"I, Maya Plisetskaya" will be published in October by Yale University Press. After her Friday evening talk, Plisetskaya will sign copies of her book, which will be on sale at the event.


Edith Wharton is subject of English department lecture

Hermione Lee, the Goldsmiths' Professor of English Literature at Oxford University, will present a lecture titled "Edith Wharton's French Ways" on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m. in Rm. 101 of Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High St.

Sponsored by the Department of English, the talk is free and open to the public.

The author of the acclaimed biography "Virginia Woolf," Lee is currently working on a biography of Edith Wharton. She has also written a number of other books, including "Willa Cather: A Life Saved Up," "Philip Roth" and "Elizabeth Bowen: An Estimation." She coedited "The Oxford Poets Anthology," published in 2000.

Lee taught at William and Mary College in Virginia, the University of Liverpool and the University of York before joining the University of Oxford in 1998. She was the Donald Gallup Visiting Fellow in 1999 and a visiting professor of a masterclass in 2001 at the Beinecke Library at Yale.

A respected commentator and broadcaster on the arts, Lee is also a regular reviewer for The Observer, The Independent, The Times Literary Supplement and other newspapers and periodicals. She has been a judge of the Booker Prize, the W.H. Smith Prize and the Commonwealth Literature Prize. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the British Academy.


Military's child care system is topic of Bush Center talk

Judith C. Appelbaum, vice president and director of employment opportunities at the National Women's Law Center in Washington, D.C., will speak in the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy lecture series on Friday, Sept. 21.

In her talk, which will be held at noon in Rm. 211 of Mason Laboratory, 9 Hillhouse Ave., Appelbaum will discuss a recent report she coauthored titled "Be All That We Can Be: Lessons from the Military for Improving Our Nation's Child Care System." The talk is free and open to the public.

The National Women's Law Center is a non-profit organization that has been working since 1972 to advance women's legal rights. The center focuses on the following policy areas: employment, family economic security, education, and health and reproductive rights, with special attention to the concerns of low-income women.

At the center, Appelbaum participates in litigation, advocacy and public education activities, with a particular emphasis on employment-related issues such as sex discrimination, affirmative action and child care policy. "Be All That We Can Be," which was presented to then-U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, describes how the military moved from an inadequate system of care to a model for child care reform.

Appelbaum joined the National Women's Law Center in 1995 after serving under Senator Edward M. Kennedy as counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee staff and chief adviser on women's rights issues. Previously she served as attorney-adviser to the chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

For information, call (203) 432-9935.


Dean of Duke Chapel to speak at Tercentennial preaching event

The Reverend William H. Willimon, dean of the chapel and professor of Christian ministry at Duke University, will preach at Battell Chapel, corner of Elm and College streets, on Sunday, Sept. 16, as part of "Preaching in the New Millennium: The Tercentennial Preaching Event."

All are welcome to take part in the University public worship.

Willimon has served as pastor of churches in Georgia and South Carolina. He was assistant professor of liturgy and worship at Duke Divinity School 1976­1980, then returned to the parish ministry in 1980 before taking up his current position in 1984. In 1998 he served on the theological faculty of the University of Bonn in Germany and in 1991 was distinguished guest professor at the University of Muenster.

The author of fifty books, Willimon's "Worship as Pastoral Care" was selected as one of the 10 most useful books for pastors in 1979 by the Academy of Parish Clergy. His articles have appeared in The Christian Ministry, Worship and Christianity Today. He is editor-at-large for The Christian Century and serves on the editorial boards of Pulpit Digest, Preaching and The Wittenburg Door, among other publications.

A 1971 graduate of Yale Divinity School, Willimon was named as the first Distinguished Alumnus of Yale Divinity School in 1992. In 1999 an international survey conducted by Baylor University named him one of the 12 most effective preachers in the English-speaking world. He has received numerous honorary degrees and has given named lectureships at Harvard, Princeton, Vanderbilt and Oxford universities.


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

Final Tercentennial weekend will include convocation, Bowl gala

Entrepreneur-environmentalist Edward Bass named Yale trustee

University announces major enhancements to financial aid

School of Music building now named Leigh Hall

Yale AIDS vaccine shows promise for humans

Faculty honored with Amistad Freedom Awards

Michael Merson named Lauder Professor of Public Health


Two scientists are appointed to Bliss Professorships in Public Health

Zhao named Hiscock Professor of Public Health, Genetics

Peru's growth 'From Village to Empire' is exhibit's theme

Display explores life and work of Colonial-era Jewish silversmith

Yale Rep opens season with 'splendid confection' by Shaw

Foundation's gift aids studies of cancers affecting women

'Gender Matters' conference to explore role of women at Yale

Yale Employee Day at Bowl features free admission, treats

Aboard the BioBus

Symposium will reflect on work of Yale alumni architects

President Richard C. Levin presents Freshman Address

Yale College Dean Richard H. Brodhead presents remarks to Freshman Assembly

Graduate students enter the 'creative milieu' of Yale

Scenes from Moving-In Day 2001

Symposium on the conservation of early Italian paintings . . .

Committee to search for British Art Center director



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