Campus Notes
Kelly Brownell, director of the Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, will discuss and sign copies of his new book "Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis and What We Can Do About It," at Barnes and Noble, 470 Universal Drive, North Haven, on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. The book addresses the epidemic of obesity and includes a concrete plan for reversing the trend of unhealthy eating and lack of exercise. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 234-1805.
Dr. Susan Lederer, associate professor of the history of medicine and associate professor of African American studies, will speak on "Fortune's Fate: Medical Ethics of the Past," at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. The talk is part of the museum's African American History Project Lecture Series. Lederer will trace the history of medical ethics and the ways non-whites "have been subjugated both before and after death in the name of medical science and human fascination." Pre-registration is required. A donation of $8 for non-members of the museum is suggested; $5 for members. Friends of the Gilder Lehrman Center are eligible for the member rate. For more information and to register, call (203) 753-0381, ext. 10, or send e-mail to cjewell@mattatuckmuseum.org.
Clogs, a quartet of musicians comprised of students formerly of the School of Music, will be in residency at the Hamden Public Library this fall. The ensemble will lead a three-part series titled "Musicians Wanted!" for 13-21 year olds, which will conclude with a concert of the participants' own compositions. Workshops are on Monday, Sept. 22 and Sept. 29; the concert will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 1. All events take place 7-9 p.m. in Thornton Wilder Hall in the Miller Library Building, 2901 Dixwell Ave., Hamden. The events are free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 287-2686, ext. 4, or send e-mail to sheila@hamdenlibrary.org.
John Carlson, professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, won the Silverstein-Simeone Award, which is given by the International Society of Chemical Ecology "to recognize outstanding recent or current work at the frontiers of chemical ecology."
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