April 25, 2003|Volume 31, Number 27

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Scholar of Chinese literature will read from his works

Wolfgang Kubin, professor of Sinology at the University of Bonn, will give a poetry reading in German and English on Tuesday, April 29.

Kubin will read from his works at 4 p.m. in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, corner of Wall and High streets. The event is open to the public free of charge.

Kubin's publications in English include "Essays on Modern Chinese Literature," "Women and Literature in China" and "Hunt for the Tiger: Six Approaches to Modern Chinese Literature." Among his books in German are a six-volume selection of the works of the modern Chinese writer Lu Xun and a study of the 18th-century novel "Hongloumeng," known in English as "The Dream of the Red Chamber."

In addition to his work at the university, Kubin is the author of numerous essays, stories, poems and prize-winning translations of modern Chinese poetry into German. He also edits two German journals devoted to Asian studies.

A member of the German Translators Union and the German Writers Association, Kubin also heads the writer's union of North-Rhine Westphalia South.

He is currently working with Hong Kong artists on public installations and films based on his writings.

Kubin's poems, published in the recent collections "Das neue Lied von der alten Verzweiflung" and "Narrentürme," have been widely praised by critics.

Innovative inventor will deliver Keynote Lecture

Dean Kamen, chief executive officer of DEKA Research and Development, the inventors of the Segway^TM Human Transporter, will deliver the 55th Keynote Lecture on Wednesday, April 30.

Kamen's lecture, sponsored by the Associates of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at the Yale School of Medicine, will take place at 4 p.m. in the Harkness Auditorium, 333 Cedar St. The lecture is free and open to the public.

DEKA's research has focused on the development of technologies to improve quality of life. The Segway^TM Human Transporter, the self-balancing, personal transportation device, is one of the company's most well-known inventions.

DEKA has also developed insulin and precision infusion pumps that are used for surgical procedures and for the administration of medicines in the treatment of diseases; a home dialysis machine; and the IBOT wheelchair, which was specially designed to assist the physically impaired with the negotiation of steps and other hazards.

Kamen is the founder of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). FIRST was created to stimulate young adults' interest in pursuing careers in engineering, math and science, and tries to shift the focus of youth's admiration from famous athletes to renowned scientists. A non-profit organization, FIRST has awarded scholarships to school science teams who go on to participate in national competitions.

The Associates of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library have had an ongoing commitment since 1948 to aid in supporting special acquisitions and projects not covered by the usual library budgetary constraints. These include the purchase of rare medical books and manuscripts -- including the incunabula "Paneth Codex," which compiled all the medical knowledge available during the 14th century -- as well as the digitization of the entire Fry Print Collection and the creation of a Library Imaging Center.

As chair of the organization's board of trustees, Dr. Martin E. Gordon, clinical professor of medicine, coordinates the associates' events and produces exhibits pertaining to the group's presentations.

'911' system to be examined in Grand Rounds Lecture

"Who Is 911 to Your 911?" is the topic of a Grand Rounds Lecture to be given by Dr. Paul K. Carlton Jr., director of the Integrative Center for Homeland Security at Texas A&M University, on Wednesday, April 30.

The lecture will take place 10 a.m.noon in Rm. 216 of the Jane Ellen Hope Building, 315 Cedar St. Jointly sponsored by the Section of Emergency Medicine, the Department of Surgery and the Office of Emergency Preparedness at the Yale-New Haven Health System, the lecture is free and open to the public.

Prior to being named the director of the Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Carlton served as the special assistant to the president for The Texas A&M University Health System Health Science Center.

From 1999 to 2002, Carlton served as the surgeon general of the Air Force. As surgeon general, he had the authority to commit resources worldwide for the Air Force Medical Service, and to make decisions affecting the delivery of medical services. He was responsible for developing plans, programs and procedures to support peacetime and wartime medical service missions.

Carlton is a fellow and former Air Force governor of the American College of Surgeons and in 1981 was named a consultant in general surgery to the Air Force surgeon general. He created and implemented the first Air Force rapid-response surgical team in Europe -- the flying ambulance surgical trauma team. During Operation Desert Storm, Carlton commanded the 1702nd Air Refueling Wing Contingency Hospital, and completed 32 combat support missions and 140 combat flying hours.

Celebrated author to give Bellos Lecture

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Anna Quindlen will deliver the Sybil Palmer Bellos Lecture on Wednesday, April 30.

Titled "The Human Touch: How Women Saved Health Care," her talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the lecture hall (Rm. 118) of the School of Nursing, 100 Church St. South. The Wisser Tea will follow the lecture. Sponsored by the School of Nursing, the talk is free and open to the public. To attend, please R.S.V.P. to YSNTemp2@yale.edu.

A columnist at The New York Times from 1981 to 1994, Quindlen became only the third woman in the paper's history to write a regular column for its Op-Ed section when she began the nationally syndicated column "Public and Private" in 1990. A collection of these columns, titled "Thinking Out Loud," was published in 1993 and was on The New York Times Best Seller List for three months. In 1992 Quindlen won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

In 1995 Quindlen became a full time novelist. She has written three best-selling novels, "Object Lessons," "One True Thing" and "Black and Blue." "One True Thing" was made into a feature film starring Meryl Streep. "Black and Blue" spent six months on The New York Times Best Seller List, was chosen for Oprah's Book Club, and has been optioned for a feature film.

"A Short Guide to a Happy Life," Quindlen's latest non-fiction book, was released in 2000 and has sold nearly half a million copies.

Quindlen is the only writer to have had books appear in the fiction, non-fiction and self-help New York Times Best Seller Lists.

In 1999, Quindlen joined the staff of Newsweek, where she writes the column "Last Word."

Developmental intervention topic of Weiswasser lecture

Dr. Patrick H. Casey, the Harvey and Bernice Jones Professor of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Services, will be the 11th speaker in the endowed Warren Weiswasser Lecture series.

Casey will discuss "Developmental Intervention -- An Overview" on Wednesday, April 30, at noon in the Fitkin Amphitheater at the School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. He will also present a seminar titled "Food Security/Insecurity -- Association with Child Health, Development and Behavior" 23 p.m. in the Milton Senn Conference Room at the Child Study Center, 230 South Frontage Rd. Both talks are free and open to the public.

In addition to being the Harvey and Bernice Jones Professor of Developmental Pediatrics, Casey is professor of psychiatry and serves as chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Services. He has over 25 years of experience as a pediatrician, and has authored or co-authored over 30 journal articles.

Casey is currently a principal investigator on the Lower Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative at the Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute. The goal of the research project is to improve the health status and nutrition of the residents in the Delta region by conducting interventions. He is also co-principal investigator on the Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention study.

The Warren Weiswasser Lecture series was established by friends and family of Warren Weiswasser, a former fellow at the Yale Child Study Center and deputy director of the Connecticut Health Care Provider. The lectureship highlights social and behavioral issues of concern to children.

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