President Richard C. Levin announced the appointment of Carol Jacobs, professor of Germanic languages and literatures and comparative literature, as chair of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures for three years, beginning July 1.
Pamela Franks, the curator of public and scholarly programs at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, has been appointed curator of academic initiatives at the Yale Art Gallery. She assumed the position on March 1. Before joining the Nasher Sculpture Center staff in 2002, Franks was the Florence B. Selden Curatorial Fellow at the Yale Art Gallery, working in the department of prints, drawings and photographs. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Franks earned a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000.
Dena Schulman-Green, associate research scientist at the Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care at the School of Nursing, is the recipient of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's 2004 Research Award. The award and honorarium are for her study titled "Reasons for Delayed Hospice Enrollment as Identified by Primary Caregivers." She received the award at the Clinical Team Conference on Hospice and Palliative Care in Las Vegas March 23-25.
David Greenberg, lecturer in political science and history, has received The Washington Monthly's Annual Political Book Award for 2003 for his work "Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image." The award is presented to nonfiction titles "which demonstrate a commitment to the public interest."
Elizabeth Alexander, adjunct associate professor of African American studies, will read from her new collection of essays, titled "The Black Interior," at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, at Blackprint Books, 162 Edgewood Ave. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 650-2268.
The University hosted a reception for The New Haven Preservation Trust on March 15 in recognition of the success of their unique collaboration on historic building preservation that culminated with the renovation of the John Pierpont House. Located on Elm Street, the Pierpont House is now home to the Mead Visitor Center and the Henry Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty. It is one of only 19 remaining 18th-century houses in New Haven. The mission of the trust is to honor and preserve the city's architectural heritage -- historic buildings and neighborhoods -- through advocacy, education and collaboration.
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Yale to host training program for Chinese university leaders
New Peabody exhibit traces origins of modern humans
Art illuminates science of 'Fossil Fragments'
Conference to examine legacy of Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Yale Alumni Magazine's sales of Doonesbury print benefit literacy group
Symposium will consider future of voting technologies
Former secretary of state to discuss 'American Foreign Policy and God'
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPSAlexandrov named B.E. Bensinger Professor
Johnson is appointed as the Dilley Professor
Prum is designated the Coe Professor
Stop and Shop to support Yale research on juvenile diabetes
Fair will showcase diversity of Yale Library's Special Collections
Study: Diets high in protein and fat linked to risk for lymphatic cancer
Symposium will examine global community's response . . .
Advances in treatment of mental illness is topic of symposium
Event explores how computers are used in 'green' building design
Renowned Hindi writers to read and discuss their works
Unite for Sight to offer screenings at city library
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