Yale Bulletin and Calendar

March 19, 2004|Volume 32, Number 22

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YUWO lecture

The Yale University Women's Organization will host a "Lunch and Learn" program titled "Preparing Future Opera Stars" at noon on Tuesday, March 23.

The lecture will be delivered by Lili Chookasian, adjunct professor at the School of Music, at the Silliman College master's house, 71 Wall St. It is free and open to the public. Attendees may bring a bag lunch; dessert and coffee will be provided. For more information, call (203) 624-6684.

Medical School Council

The Medical School Council and the Medical Student Council will co-host a talk on Thursday, March 25.

Titled "Annual Report of the Committee for the Well-Being of Students," the talk will take place 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Beaumont Rm., Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. Lunch will be provided. For more information, call Eleanore Miller at (203) 785-4683.

Spring walking program

The Office of Health Promotion and Education at University Health Services and the Department of Athletics are co-sponsoring their annual spring walking program. This year's theme is "Work Together, Walk Together."

The five-week series will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Tuesday, March 23, at 12:10 p.m. at 17 Hillhouse Ave. Participants are encouraged to walk at their own pace. The sessions will meet rain or shine, and are free and open to the Yale community. No registration is required.

For more information, call (203) 432-1892.

Slavic Choral Festival

The Yale Russian Chorus is recruiting singers to take part in its Slavic Choral Festival at St. Thomas More Chapel and Center, 268 Park St., on Saturday, March 27.

The event is open to male and female singers. Rehearsals will be held 7-10 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, and 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. on March 27.

For more information, send e-mail to irina.magidina@yale.edu.

Haskins Labs open house

Haskins Laboratories will hold an open house for friends and members of the University and New Haven communities on Thursday, April 1, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Haskins Laboratories is an interdisciplinary research group conducting basic research on speech and reading. They are affiliated with both Yale and the University of Connecticut, and are located at 270 Crown St. Their research addresses the use of language in areas such as rapid speech, skilled reading, stuttering and dyslexia. Over 60 researchers work with recordings, articulatory measurements, eye-tracking and brain imaging.

Refreshments will be served at the event. Parking is available at public lots across the street from the laboratories and on adjacent blocks. Parking fees will be reimbursed.

Hilles Publication Fund

Applications are now being accepted for the Frederick W. Hilles Publication Fund.

The fund was established by the late Frederick W. Hilles to assist younger scholars in the humanities in the publication of their manuscripts. It is administered by the Council of Fellows of the Whitney Humanities Center. Preference will be given to applications from associate professors, assistant professors and instructors. As funds permit, the council will consider applications from other faculty who have been members of the Yale College faculty for at least two years. No more than $5,000 will be awarded to any applicant for any one book.

The author should apply only after the manuscript has been accepted for publication by a university or scholarly press, preferably the Yale University Press. The application should include a summary of the manuscript and at least two reports, one from the publisher or editor, and one from a recognized scholar, attesting to the merits of the manuscript. The manuscript must have the endorsement of a publisher, who should demonstrate that a subvention is necessary and include a breakdown of costs.

Applications and supporting documents are due April 1 and should be addressed to the Chair, Hilles Publication Fund, Whitney Humanities Center, P.O. Box 208298, New Haven, CT 06520. Materials can also be faxed at (203) 432-1087 or sent by e-mail to susan.stout@yale.edu.

Griswold Research Fund

Applications are now being accepted for A. Whitney Griswold Faculty Research Fund awards.

The fund was established to help faculty members carry out research in the humanities. The award is for the projected research of full-time faculty members on continuing appointment in any department or division of the University. Funding of up to $2,500 per academic year may be sought for purposes such as travel to inspect primary-source materials; acquisition of inaccessible books or microfilms, which would later be transferred to a University library; or assistance with research, indexing and manuscript preparation. The award is not intended for reimbursement of expenses already incurred.

Faculty members requesting amounts over $1,000 should also apply to other sources of support. The deadline to submit applications, along with supporting materials, is April 1. Applications may be obtained at www.yale.edu/whc.

All materials should be sent to the Chair, Griswold Fund Committee, Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06520.

Reviews for potential art majors

Reviews for sophomores who are interested in becoming art majors will be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 7 and 8.

The reviews will be conducted 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5:30 p.m. in Rm. GO-2 at the School of Art, 1156 Chapel St. Interested students must sign up in Rm. 122 of the School of Art building, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call Nancy Keramas (203) 432-2608.

Child Conduct Clinic

The Child Conduct Clinic is currently accepting children between the ages of 2 and 13-1/2 who are displaying behavioral problems such as lying, disobeying parents, swearing, cheating, Þghting, not getting along with others or getting into trouble at school. For more information, call (203) 432-9993.

Porter and Field prizes

The Office of the Secretary is now accepting submissions for two university-wide prizes: the Porter Prize and the Field Prize.

Competition for these prizes is open to all students enrolled at the University for a degree.

The John Addison Porter Prize is awarded for a work of scholarship in any field in which it is possible, through original effort, to gather and relate facts and/or principles and to make the product of general human interest. The Kingsley Trust Association (The Scroll and Key Society) established the award in 1872 in honor of the late professor, who received a bachelor's degree from Yale in 1842.

The Theron Rockwell Field Prize, established in 1957 by Emilia R. Field in memory of her husband, an 1889S graduate of Yale, is awarded for a work of scholarship in poetry, literature or religion.

Entries must be submitted before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, to Barbara Mordecai, Office of the Secretary, Woodbridge Hall, Rm. 3, 105 Wall St. For more information and an application, call (203) 432-2311 or visit the the website at www.yale.edu/secretary/prizes.

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

Yale scientist on team that discovered new planetoid

Robert Blocker has been reappointed to third term . . .

Center to foster research on cerebral cortex

Bulldogs' Nate Lawrie busy preparing himself for NFL Draft

Political scientist Ian Shapiro named YCIAS director

Zbigniew Brzezinski . . . to present talk on campus

Magic, comic mayhem prevail in re-telling of old tale

'Digital Cops in a Virtual Environment' will explore . . .

Conference to consider 'The Future of Secularism'

Exhibit features works by artist who combined fact and fantasy . . .

NIDA director discusses complicated causes . . . of drug addiction

Castle Lectures to explore materialism in today's culture

English faculty to present staged reading of 'Pentecost'

'Enclave' to explore architectural aspects of ports of commerce

In Focus: Office of Cooperative Research