Camerata in concert
The Yale Camerata will perform in a concert on Sunday, May 1. The concert will begin at 5 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church in New Canaaan.
Steven Sherwood, assistant professor of geology and geophysics, has won the 2005 Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award, given by the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the nation's leading professional society for those in atmospheric and related sciences.
Sherwood earned the award "for fundamental studies of the interactions among cumulus convection, aerosols and cloud microphysics, and large-scale dynamics." The Meisinger award is given to an individual for research development that is, at least in part, aerological in character and concerns the observation, theory and modeling of atmospheric motions on all scales.
The Mitchell-Ruff Duo has reissued its historic Billy Strayhorn recording, "Strayhorn: A Mitchell-Ruff Interpretation," in celebration of the group's 50th anniversary.
The duo is composed of Willie Ruff, adjunct professor of music, and Dwike Mitchell. The album includes the last work written by Strayhorn, "The Suite for the Duo."
For more information, visit the websites at www.keplerlabel.com or www.willieruff.com.
Captain Nathan Scott Cline, a graduate student in the International Relations program, is the first recipient of the Kenneth J. Miller Jr. Fellowship.
Cline, who has served in the U.S. Army since 1986, is pursuing a masters degree in international relations as part of his training to become a Foreign Area Officer.
The fellowship was created last year to honor Major Kenneth J. Miller Jr., U.S. Army Special Forces, who graduated from the International Relations program in 2002. Miller, a Foreign Area Officer, died while on active duty in June 2003.
For information about the Miller Fellowship, contact Cheryl Doss at (203) 432-9395 or Ted Bromund at (203) 432-6248.
The Yale Chess Team finished in a 5-way tie for 7th place in the 2004 Pan-American Intercollegiate chess tournament last month.
Yale's A Team was captained by Saybrook College freshman and Canadian junior chess champion David Wang. The team received funding from the Office of the President, the Yale College Dean's Office, the computer science department and the Master's offices of Saybrook, Morse, Trumbull and Stiles colleges.
William J. McGuire, emeritus professor of psychology, received an honorary doctoral degree (Laurea Honoris Causa) from the University of Bologna in Italy earlier this month.
The University of Bologna is considered to be the oldest university in
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation has named Raymond R. Russell, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine in the section of cardiology at the School of Medicine, the Bayer Fellow in Medicine and Management for 2004-05.
The National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) has selected the Yale NYSP as a meritorious program for 2004.
The program was cited for its "commitment to enriching the lives of NYSP participants and family members by extending the resources of [Yale] to the community." The NYSP also acknowledged project administrator Greg Brinn and activity director Queen Edwards for their outstanding leadership.
Yale has participated in NYSP since 1996. The program is a summer day camp designed to give children from families that live in disadvantaged areas the opportunity to participate in group sports instruction and competition with children of similar ages. NYSP is a partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services and the NCAA.
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Steven Sherwood receives Meisinger Award
Jazz duo reissue album
Miller Fellowship awarded
Yale chess team places 5th in nation
William McGuire receives honorary degree in Italy
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Raymond Russell wins Bayer Award for pioneering research
Yale sports program is cited for 'enriching the lives' of community youngsters
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