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April 16, 2004|Volume 32, Number 26



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"We wax poetically about justice for all. ... And yet you go into courthouses all over the country, and what you see is not at all what is being celebrated. What you see is people being processed like widgets on an assembly line."

-- Stephen Bright, visiting lecturer at the Law School, "The Empty Promise of an Equal Defense," The Seattle Times, April 4, 2004.

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"The challenges that India faces today are not greater than those faced by Elizabethan England or George Washington's America. They are different because the world is different. They can be overcome with wise leadership, clever diplomacy, peace and economic progress."

-- Paul Kennedy, the J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History, "Empires: Past, Present, Future," India Today, March 29, 2004.

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"Schools shouldn't feel like ladies' rooms. It's certainly not reflective of the world as we know it."

-- Kyle Pruett, clinical professor of psychiatry and of nursing, on new programs that encourage fathers to visit classrooms, "Dads Take a Turn at Learning," Chicago Daily Tribune, March 31, 2004.

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"Normally the press has enough common sense not only to leave the names of the jurors out of the newspaper or out of the coverage, but to stay away from them. In this case, they didn't exercise either common sense or restraint."

-- Steven Duke, law of science and technology professor at the Law School, on the mistrial declared in the Tyco corruption case because of a threat against a much-publicized "holdout" juror, "Case Against Former Tyco Executives Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz Ends in Mistrial," "All Things Considered," National Public Radio, April 2, 2004.

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"No reasonable person would say it is an actual mental illness to be worrying about your baby."

-- James Swain, postdoctoral associate at the Child Study Center, on his study showing that the brain activity of new parents is similar in some ways to that of patients with obsessive compulsive disorder, "Childbirth May Rewire Parents' Brains," Scripps Howard News Service, March 30, 2004.

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"U.S. borders are evaporating just when they seem increasingly important -- whether America seeks to thwart illegal immigrants, mad cow disease, SARS, or tainted money. There are no easy ways to balance the openness Americans want with the physical and emotional security they crave."

-- Jeffrey E. Garten, dean of the School of Management, in his article "The Right Remedy for Pricey Drugs; The U.S. Should Let In Canadian Imports -- But Build In Safeguards," BusinessWeek, April 12, 2004.

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"Some companies discourage romance. Others encourage it thinking they will net more work hours. Finding love is a great event, but using the workplace as a pickup bar is a big mistake."

-- Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, associate dean of the School of Management, "Cupid Lurks in Cubicles, So What's a Worker To Do?" USA Today, April 2, 2004.

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"Although Americans will rally behind military actions, their appetite for such adventures is fickle and has to be watched carefully. Presidents who can't detect a shift in the prevailing mood and who can't assure the public that they're eager to deliver peace may quickly squander the vast capital they reap from having gone to war."

-- David Greenberg, lecturer in political science and history, "How Presidents Who Have Held Office in Times of War Have Fared Politically," "Day to Day," National Public Radio, April 1, 2004.

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"It is inconceivable to me that we could maintain a capitalist society without the antitrust laws."

-- George Priest, the John M. Olin Professor of Law and Economics, "Is Antitrust Built on Faith?" Daily Deal/The Deal, April 7, 2004.

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"There's a growing body of research that shows that social capital has an important effect on economic health. ... It's almost inevitable that [this] is going to increase attention on women's athletics in Connecticut. We know that this is going to have a very, very positive effect on things ranging from their self-esteem to their wages."

-- Keith Chen, assistant professor at the School of Management, "Hoops Hoopla Can Help Our State," The Hartford Courant, April 7, 2004.

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"My favorite theory is that these things [in orbit beyond Pluto] formed between Jupiter and Neptune and were perturbed by a passing star. What's really out there, we only have a hint."

-- David Rabinowitz, research scientist in physics, "Quest for Quasars Turns Up Object Further than Pluto," New Haven Register, April 4, 2004.

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"Another famous hypochondriac was Abraham Lincoln, who medicated himself with "blue mass," or metallic mercury -- a popular remedy of the time. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin and often caused many of the symptoms it was supposed to treat. Lincoln wisely stopped taking the peppercorn-size blue pills soon after his inauguration; we can only imagine how American history might have changed had he not."

-- Dr. Norbert Hirschhorn, lecturer in epidemiology and public health, in his letter to the editor "A Real Nuisance," The New York Times, April 6, 2004.

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"Kids will develop a preference for foods used as rewards. They develop the strongest preference for restricted food. The world can be seen as one big cookie jar."

-- Kathryn E. Henderson, clinical director at the Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, on how parents may unknowingly make unhealthful foods more desirable, "Program Teaches Parents Sensitivity with Obese Kids," New Haven Register, April 6, 2004.

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"Most [computer] users could care less about new features. Our core software to manage personal information hasn't budged in 20 years."

-- David Gelernter, professor of computer science, "Spring Conference Wrap-Up," Information Week, April 5, 2004.

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"Long before the Prozac era, it was known that antidepressants could worsen other psychiatric conditions. Certain types of anxiety, manic states and psychoses can be brought out by antidepressants if they are left otherwise untreated."

-- Dr. Mark D. Rego, lecturer in psychiatry, in his letter to the editor "To Ease the Darkness in the Mind," The New York Times, April 5, 2004.

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"It's kind of a Rodney Dangerfield story. Because vernal pools aren't necessarily majestic, people say, 'Oh, you mean that swampy hole in my backyard?' Those swampy holes are prime egg-laying territory for salamanders and woodfrogs, whose evening calls can sound like a flock of ducks."

-- David Skelly, associate professor at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, "Maine Bans an Additive to Gasoline," The Boston Globe, April 4, 2004.

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"The Israelis made it clear quite some time ago this is a war and [Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin] was a commander of the enemy. There really is no significant difference between Yassin and Israel and [Osama] bin Laden with other countries. We're after bin Laden and if we catch him we'll kill him. Same with Yassin."

-- Charles Hill, lecturer in international affairs, on the recent assassination by Israelis of the Palestinian leader, "The Israel-Palestine Dilemma, Viewed Up Close," New Haven Register, April 4, 2004.

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"This is a population [female veterans] at risk for homelessness. ... We continue to take people into the military who have poor job prospects. Even if the economy rebounds, it's not going to produce high-paying jobs for low-skilled workers."

-- Dr. Robert Rosenheck, professor of psychiatry and of epidemiology and public health, "Female Veterans Find Refuge," The Hartford Courant, April 3, 2004.

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"You never hear a parent say, 'My child doesn't like to look both ways before he crosses the street.' They tell him to do it. They should do the same thing with dangerous foods. More of today's kids will die of complications from bad foods they eat than they will from tobacco, drugs and alcohol."

-- Dr. David Katz, associate clinical professor of epidemiology and public health, "Family Briefs: Healthy Eating," The Wichita Eagle, April 7, 2004.


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

Volunteers to aid city groups on Yale Community Service Day

Garten to step down as dean of SOM

Burst devoted career to expanding role of nurse-midwives

United Way honors Yale for its campaign

Events explore medical responses to major disasters

Former YSN dean to be named a state 'treasure'

Two-day symposium at the School of Nursing will celebrate . . .

Study: Light therapy as effective as anti-depressants for pregnant women

Strong link found between teen smoking and suicide attempts

Hatching emu eggs and a friendly condor among Peabody attractions

Diverse visual images highlight new 'Treasure Maps' exhibit

Yale Rep's upcoming season to feature a mix of old and new

Polish government honors Yale curator's work

F&ES to host workshop on environmental change

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