Yale Bulletin and Calendar

November 14, 2003|Volume 32, Number 11

Campus Notes

The Yale Russian Chorus will present a concert with the New Haven Oratorio Choir at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Church of the Redeemer, 185 Cold Spring St., New Haven. The event will feature works by Fauré, Gounod and Britten. Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors; and $5 for students. For more information, call (203) 776-0318.

John Roemer, the Elizabeth S. & A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics, has received a Fulbright Senior Specialists grant in political science at CLAEH Centro Latinamericano de Economia Humana (Latin American Center of Human Economy). The Senior Specialists Program offers two- to six-week grants to leading U.S. academics and professionals to support curricular and faculty development and institutional planning at academic institutions in 140 countries around the world. Created to complement the traditional Fulbright Scholar Program which was started in 1946, the Senior Specialists Program aims at increasing the number of faculty and professionals who have the opportunity to go abroad on a Fulbright. The program's purpose is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries.

Robert Wheeler, the Harold Hodgkinson Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Physics and professor of physics, will discuss Simon Winchester's book "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded" at a "Books Sandwiched In" discussion on Thursday, Nov. 20. Sponsored by the New Haven Free Public Library, the talk will take place noon-1 p.m. in the community program room at the library; the lower level entrance is on Temple St.

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

Speth is reappointed as F&ES dean

In Focus: Center for Language Study

Auction will help fight hunger and homelessness

Author Gore Vidal to participate in event in his honor

Acclaimed actor and teacher Ron Van Lieu joins drama school . . .

'Puzzling' new find may aid patients with Tourette's Syndrome

'Un-master' class helps musicians tune their inner instruments

Conference explored stresses caused by globalization

Researchers link a form of OCD to an abnormal gene mutation

New York Times reporter will visit as Poynter Fellow

Scientists discover method that may reduce pain . . .

Grant to help promote 'cutting edge pedagogy' in language study

Grants to nursing researchers will fund three new studies

Noted scientists to discuss research in symposium . . .

Memorial Services

Remembering the nation's veterans

Campus Notes