Yale Bulletin and Calendar

January 17, 2003|Volume 31, Number 15|Two-Week Issue

Campus Notes

Three Yale affiliates will read from and sign copies of their books at The Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway, in January. Dr. Louis B. Fierman, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, will read from "Freeing the Human Spirit: A Psychiatrist's Journal" at 7 p.m on Monday, Jan. 27. Michael Rowe, associate clinical professor of psychiatry, will read from "The Book of Jesse: A Story of Youth, Illness, and Medicine" at 6 p.m on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland, clinical professor of surgery, will read from "Lost in America: A Journey With My Father" at 6 p.m on Thursday, Jan. 30.

A concert of Padma Newsome's latest works, titled "21 Variations for a Friend," written for the ensemble Clogs and chamber orchestra will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. in the Arts Hall of ACES/Educational Center for the Arts, 55 Audubon St. Yale conducting fellow Eduardo Espinel and local musicians will join Clogs, a group formed when its members attended the University, for the evening's event, along with a 20-piece chamber orchestra of strings and winds. Tickets are $10; $5 for students and seniors. For more information, call (203) 782-1366.

Victoria Nolan has been appointed deputy dean of the School of Drama. The position is a new one and closely mirrors the structure of the Yale Repertory Theatre, where Nolan continues to serve as managing director. In her dual role, she will administer the day-to-day operations of both institutions. Nolan is also an adjunct professor at the School of Drama, where she teaches courses in theater management.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, an M.F.A. candidate in his third year of the playwriting program at the School of Drama, was recently honored with the 2002 Roger L. Stevens Award from the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays. He received the award for his work "The Mystery Plays." The fund was created to enable development of collaborative relationships between new American playwrights and not-for-profit theatres, specifically through the creation of significant premiere productions. Grants provide the financial support needed to mount high-caliber workshop productions of plays during a residency period. The award additionally carries a $2,500 stipend.

Daniel E. Rosner, professor of chemical engineering, was granted an honorary doctorate in the sciences on Nov. 28 by the Madrid-based Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. The ceremony recognized Rosner's scholarly scientific contributions as well as his mentoring of several generations of young Spanish investigators who have come to Yale over the last three decades to study and carry out research in his High Temperature Chemical Reaction Engineering laboratory.

Three Yale affiliates have been elected as fellows of the American Psychological Association (APA) for 2003: Kathleen M. Carroll, professor of psychiatry; Gene S. Fisch, senior research scientist in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and at the Child Study Center; and Jeannette Ickovics, associate professor of epidemiology & public health and psychology. APA fellows are selected for their exceptional and outstanding contributions to the research, teaching or practice of psychology. Fellows must also demonstrate the national impact of their work, such as numerous research-based publications, leadership roles within psychology or community service in their clinical practice. The APA is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists.

Carm Cozza, former head coach of the University football team, was inducted into the National Football Foundation's College Hall of Fame on Dec. 10. Cozza became head coach of the Bulldogs in 1965, a position he held until his retirement in 1996.

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

Psychologist Peter Salovey named new dean of the Graduate School

Science Watch ranks University's researchers . . .

Peabody exhibition sheds light on mysteries of Machu Picchu

Talks, services to mark Yale's tribute to King

DeVane Lectures to explore literary, artistic realism

'Father of fractals' wins Japan Prize

Law School events focus on controversial Roe v. Wade opinion

Former Basic Books publisher takes the helm at Yale Press

Exhibits recall era of 'Romantics and Revolutionaries'

Exhibit features 'modernist' works by Edgar Degas

Show explores children's interest in the law and law-breakers

Artist's reinventions of Vermeer masterpieces are showcased

Ward Davenny, noted pianist and long-time Yale teacher, dies

Study shows benefits of exercise in reducing intra-abdominal fat

Drama school stages Shakespearean tale about a hero . . .

Playreading festival in New York City will feature new works . . .

Peabody celebrating MLK Day with family activities, music . . .

Talk and screening by alumnus to highlight Asian American film festival

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