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Bioethics announcements
The Yale Interdisciplinary Bioethics Project is accepting applicants for a one-year position as visiting scholar in its newly established Donaghue Initiative for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Ethics.
Scholars will have an opportunity to pursue their own bioethics research projects on issues related to research ethics. In addition, scholars will assist the program's bioethicist-in-residence in organizing interdisciplinary educational activities for students and faculty. Applicants must be either faculty members or advanced postdoctoral fellows.
The Donaghue Initiative is accepting applications for grants to support research projects on topics related to research ethics. Grants of approximately $10,000 are available for investigators with a Yale affiliation who are interested in studying a range of issues related to ethical conduct of biomedical or behavioral research with emphasis on theory and practice in the protection of human subjects.
For more information about the visiting scholar position or the research grants, contact Dr. Julius Landwirth at (203) 432-5448 or send e-mail to julius.landwirth@yale.edu.
The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) will sponsor a hike at Sleeping Giant Park and a trip to Broadway in July.
The hike at Sleeping Giant Park in Hamden will take place on Saturday, July 12. Participants should meet at Ingall's Rink parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and bring a bag lunch and plenty of water. Transportation will be by carpool. Individuals who intend to participate and who have space in their vehicles for other passengers should send e-mail to warrena.wilkinson@yale.edu.
On Sunday, July 20, OISS will organize a trip to New York City for a Broadway matinee and dinner. The approximate cost for the show, round trip transportation and dinner is $85 per person. A deposit of $35 must be paid at time of sign-up at OISS. Space is limited. For more information, contact warrena.wilkinson@yale.edu.
The staff of the International Adoption Clinic will present an informational session for prospective adoptive parents on Monday, June 30, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Max Taffel Room at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Staff members will discuss health and childhood development issues in children adopted from abroad. The target audience is people in all stages of the adoption process, from those just considering adoption to those already in the process of adopting. For brochures and registration, call Marcel Nabor at (203) 737-1623. The cost for the seminar is $50.00 and pre-registration is required.
The Learning Center of the Department of Human Resources is sponsoring "Basic Yoga for Relaxation and Stress Reduction" in July.
The course, which will consist of eleven classes, will be held 12:15-1:15 p.m., beginning Friday, July 11. Sessions will be held at Fresh Yoga, 319 Peck St., Erector Square, in New Haven. The fee is $55. The course is open to the public. To register, visit the website at www.yale.edu/learningcenter.
The Office of Environmental Health & Safety will offer a series of training sessions for University employees who work with dangerous substances.
Sessions and times are as follows:
* "Chemical Safety Laboratory Personnel Training," for employess working with chemicals -- July 2, 9:15-10:45 a.m.;
* "Radiation Safety Orientation," a mandatory course for personnel who work with radioactive material or who frequent an area where radioactive materials are stored or used -- July 17, 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.;
* "Non-Laboratory Personnel Training," a required course for non-laboratory personnel who work in areas such as physical plant, the print shop and grounds maintenance -- July 24, 1-2 p.m.; and
* "Biosafety Training," for employees who work with pathogens classified at Biosafety Level 2 -- Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
All sessions are free and will take place in the basement of 135 College St. For more information, call (203) 737-2133.
The School of Architecture (YSA) will display the work of graduate and undergraduate students in an exhibition titled "Future Now" until Aug. 1.
The exhibition, which will be on display in the gallery of the Art & Architecture Building, 180 York St., showcases work of the 2002-2003 academic year by students in the Masters in Architecture degree programs, Master of Environmental Design and Yale College Architecture Major at the school.
"Future Now" is organized in three parts: projects nominated by YSA faculty for the H.I. Feldman Prize, Advanced Graduate Work and Student Work. Also on display is the Yale Building Project, a first-year graduate design/build program, which for over 35 years has contributed a domestic or public structure to the built environment. This year's Building Project, a single-family residence in New Haven, is currently under construction.
The Peabody Museum of Natural History will host a two-week summer program in July that will introduce children to the world of biodiversity -- plants and animals that are living or extinct -- in a fun and educational series.
Titled "BIOZONE!" the program is open to children entering 5th and 6th grades only. The program will include interactive learning activities, behind-the-scenes tours of the collections and field trips.
The program will take place July 14-18 and July 21-25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $660 for non-members of the museum and $630 for members. The fee includes all materials, field trips and a daily light snack.
For an application or more information, call (203) 432-6646.
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OISS activities
International adoption
Yoga classes
Safety training sessions
Architecture exhibition
Peabody biodiversity program
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