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"Some species may be more important than others in terms of what we could and should do to conserve species today."
-- Gregory P. Dietl, postdoctoral fellow in the
Department of Geology and Geophysics, "At a Snail's Pace," New Haven Register, Jan. 16, 2005.
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"The 'winners' [of global warming], ironically, are the developed countries that have done the most to produce these warming trends."
-- Robert Mendelsohn, the Edwin Weyerhaeuser Davis Professor of Forest Policy, professor at the School of Management and lecturer in economics, noting that climate change will economically benefit countries in temperate areas but damage crops in countries closer to the equator, "An Unsettled Forecast for Global Warming," The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 7, 2005.
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"Since the 1790s, the Japanese have always been worried about Russia, and the Russian-Japanese relationship has always been tense. Without the growing China threat [for regional supremacy], I don't see the two sides coming together."
-- Michael Auslin, assistant professor of history, "Quietly, Japan and Russia Build Closer Ties," The International Herald Tribune, Jan. 11, 2005.
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"They have the skills to do [executions] efficiently, but it's not part of what a healer does."
-- Dr. Stanley Rosenbaum, professor of anesthesiology, internal medicine and surgery, on the involvement of physicians in executions by lethal injection, "Execution Drugs Are Borrowed from the Healers Catalog of Powerful Life-Saving Medicines," Hartford Courant, Jan. 17, 2005.
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"The larger danger is that we try to manage a death along the lines of what we consider the right way of doing it. Some want to leave peacefully, and others are anxious to find some meaning and get things taken care of."
-- Dr. David F. Musto, professor of child psychiatry, professor of the history of medicine, lecturer in American studies, lecturer in history, curator of historic scientific instruments at the Peabody Museum of Natural History and professor of psychiatry, on the use of mind-altering drugs, such as Ecstasy, to treat terminally ill patients, "Going High Into that Good Night," The New York Times, Jan. 16, 2005.
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"To be all things to all people you have to be a bit homogenized. There are some great logos in the world and some less-great logos. It takes time to become part of a vocabulary that allows you to navigate your world."
-- Jessica Helfand, critic in the Department of Graphic Design, "New Logo Is More Than Small Change," The Boston Globe, Jan. 15, 2005.
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can, and should, insist on treatment for symptoms. Medicine can at times be so focused on curing disease that it fails to do all it should simply to help the patient (you) feel better. Assert yourself and get symptoms treated."
-- Dr. David Katz, associate clinical professor of epidemiology and public health and of medicine, in his article, "Some Illnesses May Fluster the Best Doctors," New Haven Register, Jan. 17, 2005.
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"Whenever you adopt a health behavior, there are benefits associated with it and there are risks. Most of literature [on quitting smoking] has focused only on the benefits. ... The women who acknowledged the risks associated with quitting were less successful in quitting."
-- Dr. Sherry McKee, assistant professor of psychiatry, on a study showing that women who are concerned about managing their weight and their stress after quitting smoking have a harder time doing so, "Hard to Stop Smoking; Survey: Women Worry About Risks of Not Smoking," Connecticut Post, Jan. 22, 2005.
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"If large numbers of straight people would say, 'I'm not going into the military even though they are willing to have me because of what they do to gays and lesbians,' this would make visible to the military and to the world the costs of this [don't-ask, don't-tell] policy."
-- Robert Burt, the Alexander M. Bickel Professor of Law, "Yale Group Wants ROTC Back," New Haven Register, Jan. 22, 2005.
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"Martin [Luther King Jr.] dreamed with eyes wide open. He saw racism and militarism and materialism as a threat to the very heart of America and what she strived to be. But he also saw not only this nation's weaknesses, but her strengths, her beauty and her hopes for herself. ... [His vision of the world] is our dream to fulfill. We must dream with eyes wide open."
-- The Reverend Frederick J. Streets, University chaplain, "'Love March' Honors King," New Haven Register, Jan. 16, 2005.
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''I don't think you have to be a Machiavellian genius to realize that it's bad politics to be handing out bags of cash when the company is experiencing serious problems and is being investigated.''
-- Jonathan G. Koppell, assistant professor of politics, policy and organization, on Fannie Mae's decision to deny 2004 bonuses to its 45 top executives, "Fannie Mae Drops Bonuses and Replaces Its Controller ," The New York Times, Jan. 22, 2005.
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"[T]he courts are coming out with some very weird results. The Martha Stewart decision is absurd. If she had done the entirety of what they charged, it's pretty inconsequential, but there's pretty specious evidence that she did even what they charged her with. For her to get six months in prison, when you look at HealthSouth -- in the same federal court system, seven top financial officers of HealthSouth admitted to massive financial fraud, billions of dollars of financial fraud. What do they get? Fines of a couple of thousand dollars apiece, and house arrest for a few months."
-- Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, associate dean of the School of Management and professor of the practice of management, "Yale Governance Guru Talks About CEOs, Corporate Responsibility and Emerging from Scandal," New Haven Register, Jan. 16, 2005.
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"It was typical of a war zone but it was far worse than anything I'd seen in my life. ... [The destruction caused in Sri Lanka by the tsunami] humbles you. What you see in reality is a lot more graphic than the pictures."
-- Dr. Ramin Ahmadi, assistant clinical professor of internal medicine and lecturer in epidemiology and public health, "Tsunami Left Miles and Miles of Bodies, Wasteland in Sri Lanka," New Haven Register, Jan. 21, 2005.
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"I call New Haven my 15-minute city. Anything you want is a 15-minute drive or walk away. I can walk to work in 15 minutes; there's great science 15 minutes away. In this city, I don't use much gas, but I do wear out shoes, which are mostly simple, brown and ugly. Fifteen minutes is my unit of time here."
-- Ainissa G. Ramirez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, "Ainissa G. Ramirez, 36," Hartford Courant, Jan. 16, 2005.
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"I do not think [the Republican victory in the recent elections] is a lasting, mountainous achievement in terms of building coalitions. Knowing what we know now, the presidential election of 2008 is probably a tossup."
-- David Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science, "Some See Risks for G.O.P. as It Revels in New Powers," The New York Times, Jan. 24, 2005.
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Alumnae create W.I.S.E.R. fund for women's athletics
Climbers reach new heights of understanding about poverty
Study: Chemical in marine paint may damage whales' hearing
Black History Month program aims to 'touch the spirit of everyone'
Yale delegation inaugurates initiatives . . . with India during January tripChennai gets world-class management school . . .
Researchers developing strategies for preventing HIV and AIDS in India
Yale and Jawaharlal Nehru University launch student exchange . . .
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPSAmy Chua appointed to John M. Duff Jr. chair
John J. Donohue III is first Surbeck Professor
Henry Hansmann is named as Lines Professor
Jonathan Macey assumes Sam Harris Professorship
Yale Opera stages the magical 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Shakespeare's merry tale of mix-ups is the next Yale Rep offering
Infectious proteins associated with Mad Cow Disease found . . .
Faculty, students present staged reading of 'Our Country's Good'
In Memoriam: Dr. George Silver
Zedillo takes part in efforts to reduce poverty, boost development
Donors sought for Feb. 8 bone marrow drive at Yale Bookstore
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