Yale Bulletin and Calendar

February 14, 2003|Volume 31, Number 18

Campus Notes

The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, an organization affiliated with Yale, will present a lecture by Roderick V. Jensen, the Charlotte Augusta Ayers Professor of Physics and Neuroscience at Wesleyan University, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m. Titled "Diagnosing Cancer and Other Stories: A Physicist Goes to Medical School," the lecture will be delivered in Downey House, corner of College and High streets, Middletown. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 432-3113, ext. 2.

Paolo Valesio, professor of Italian, will sign copies of "The Selected Poems and Related Prose of F.T. Marinetti," at Book Haven, 290 York St., on Monday, Feb. 24, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The book, published by Yale University Press, is a collaboration with Luce Marinetti, Elizabeth R. Napier and Barbara R. Studholme. Refreshments will be served. For further information, call (203) 787-2848.

President Richard C. Levin has been appointed by President George W. Bush to a commission that will make recommendations for overhauling the nation's postal system. The nine-member commission will be charged with identifying problems and proposing solutions for the U.S. Postal Service. Bush has requested a report by July 31.

Dr. Jeffrey Kuhn, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, has been awarded a Career Award at the Scientific Interface by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. The award provides $500,000 over five years to support up to two years of advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of a faculty appointment. Kuhn was selected from a pool of 76 applicants. His project is titled "Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy observations of actin branching dynamics in vivo." The fund's selection was based on "the scientific excellence and innovation of the research proposal, the depth and quality of scientific training, the strength of the scholarly environment of Yale University and Dr. Kuhn's potential to establish an independent research career at the interface between biology and the quantitative, physical and theoretical disciplines." Grants are intended to foster the early career development of researchers with backgrounds in the physical/computational sciences whose work addresses biological questions and who are dedicated to pursuing a career in academic research.

Dr. Peter M. Glazer has been named chief of the Department of Therapeutic Radiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital and chair of the department at the School of Medicine. The department is an integral part of the Yale Cancer Center, providing radiation therapy to oncology patients at the hospital. Glazer's research in the area of DNA repair and mutagenesis in mammalian cells has earned him national recognition in the field of radiation oncology.

Dr. Wayne Southwick, Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics, was presented with the 2003 Diversity Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at its annual meeting in New Orleans. The award recognizes individuals who have been committed to activities aimed at achieving greater diversity in orthopaedics and who have successfully mentored individuals of diverse ethnicity/gender to help them prepare for a career in orthopaedics. Southwick has been involved in many trips to Haiti providing orthopaedic care to the underserved, as well as providing philanthropic resources to children with special needs. He has also trained numerous minority and non-minority residents on the importance of being sensitive to the needs of the underserved. The academy will donate $5,000 to Dr. Southwick's project.

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

Stamp honors legendary Yale football coach

New test proves better than SAT at predicting college success

Peers and players applaud Meredith's winning ways

CBS executive talks about TV news in 'a world of infinite choice'

Event highlights alternative approaches to law

School of Architecture exhibit showcases design team's work

Katz and Katz bringing talents to Kramer Initiative programs

Terry Lectures examine human quest to exorcise 'demons'

Production of rarely seen play celebrates expatriates' collaboration

Yale physician contributes to artist's show linking art and science

Program Honors Accident Victims

Dwight Hall names two new staff members

Yale Books in Brief

Campus Notes