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"It's time to stop debating the wisdom of whether we should have invaded [Iraq] and start focusing on under what conditions it is wise to stay. Asking what the Iraqis want provides us with an entry point into grappling with this difficult issue."
-- Ian Ayres, the William K. Townsend Professor
of Law, and Barry Nalebuff, the Milton Steinbach Professor of Management, in their article,
"Ask Iraqi Voters: Do You Want Us To Stay?"
Hartford Courant, Jan. 28, 2005.
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"The law [on torturing prisoners] is clear -- there's no exceptions, and it is universal. What appears to be going on is an effort to say ... the CIA is exempt, or action that is merely cruel is exempt, or if you do it outside the U.S. it's exempt, or if you do it to aliens it's exempt, or some combination of the above."
-- Harold Hongju Koh, the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law and dean of the Law School, "Torture Becomes a Matter of Definition; Bush Nominees Refuse To Say What's
Prohibited. U.S. Dilemma Is that It Wants To Disavow Abuse but Retain Leeway in Pressuring Suspects," Los Angeles Times,
Jan. 23, 2005.
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"This is another reason why the human embryonic stem cell lines that existed as of Aug. 9, 2001, which [President] Bush said we could work with NIH funding, are not adequate cell lines."
-- Dr. Diane Krause, associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology, on the discovery that the cells approved for research are contaminated with mouse molecules, "Tainted Stem Cells Push Debate for New Research; State Advocates Disturbed by San Diego Research," The Connecticut Post, Jan. 25, 2005.
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"You really aren't going to see a lot of examples of central bank interventions that have proved effective in increasing the value of a currency. It's a pretty ridiculous practice, actually, since the market always takes the value of a currency back to where it was."
-- David De Rosa, adjunct professor at the School of Management, on efforts to bolster the value of the U.S. dollar, "Atlantic Exchange: Time for a New Dollar Diplomacy?" The New York Sun, Jan. 25, 2005.
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"I marvel at [Yale's first Chinese student] Yung Wing's spirit of adventure, his willingness to embark on new experiences, and at the same time, his taking a big chance with his life, a chance that would draw on his tremendous reserves of self-reliance, creativity and optimism. He was willing to turn his back on much that was familiar -- family, friends, food, language -- and step out into the unknown. Many of our Chinese and other Asian students take similar tremendous chances in coming to this country for their education."
-- Beatrice Bartlett, professor of history, "Remarks at Yung Wing Statue Dedication," Zhuhai Daily, Jan. 9, 2005.
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"I have seen some people who have become psychotic as a result of being on death row. ... Any time you get a volunteer [for execution], the question is why."
-- Stephen Bright, visiting lecturer at the Law School, "Death Row Syndrome: Real or Not?" New Haven Register, Feb. 2, 2005.
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"Why has the Chinese government been so intent on showing that the former Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang was a man of no significance, a man whose life should not be celebrated and whose death should pass unsung? The answer that comes most readily to the historian's mind is that Mr. Zhao played a role that has often made Chinese governments deeply uneasy: that of a bold and visionary reformer who insistently calls for change and openness in a tightly controlled political environment."
-- Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History, in his article, "Martyr Complex," The New York Times, Jan. 26, 2005.
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"In the UK, the weakest element [in its environmental record] is land degradation. There is a high percentage of British land that has been messed with through 1,000 years of history. Britain also lags badly when it comes to reducing air pollution. London and other cities have a serious air pollution problem. London's worse than Los Angeles or Houston, although Paris and Rome are far worse than London."
-- Daniel Esty, clinical professor of law and professor of environmental law and policy, "Britain Gets Bad Mark in Pollution Ratings," The Guardian (London), Jan. 25, 2005.
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"[I]t's estimated that 75% of people buying [airline] tickets have some sort of reasonable low-cost alternative. So yields have been dropping dramatically."
-- Michael E. Levine, adjunct professor of law, "The Long Haul," CFO Magazine, February 2005.
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"Nutrition is a confusing field. It's hard for adults to sift through the conflicting information and really understand how they should eat -- how can we expect children to do it?"
-- Marlene Schwartz, research scientist and lecturer in psychology, "The Obesity Epidemic -- Tackling the Physical and Psychological Impact," The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, Feb. 1, 2005.
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"Generally speaking, lawyers who represent clients have obligations to fully investigate the facts before they do anything. And they are guilty of incompetence if they don't."
-- Steven Duke, the Law of Science and Technology Professor at the Law School, "Judge's Teleconference Has Experts Talking; Chatigny's Chastising of Ross' Attorney Draws both Outrage and Applause in Legal Circles," Hartford Courant, Feb. 2, 2005.
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"This administration is doing everything it can to go back to a day when (forest management) was tied to timber harvest."
-- James Lyons, lecturer and research scholar at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, on a lawsuit charging that the federal government illegally relaxed restrictions on timber companies, "California's Attorney General Files Suit Over Forest Management," Contra Costa Times (California), Feb. 2, 2005.
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"Atlanta is green all right, but it's green in people's backyards. Many of the cities in the Middle West and East developed in the late 19th century, when the parks movement was at its peak. Atlanta really grew after the Second World War, and at that point, our local governments were spending money on other things than parks."
-- Alexander Garvin, adjunct professor of architecture, "Atlanta Strings a New 'Emerald Necklace'; Urban Blight Meets Victorian Values and Sylvan Dreams in a Sweeping Plan for City Parks," Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 27, 2005.
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"Foreign aid is no substitute for insurance. Charity inspires, reassuring us of our humanity, but it is often capricious. You wouldn't want to rely on it. ... Insurance, on the other hand, is a reliable and venerable institution, its modern form dating back to the 17th century. But insurance and other risk management institutions have been slow to develop, even in advanced countries."
-- Robert J. Shiller, the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics, in his article, "Can We Insure Against Tsunamis?" The Korea Herald, Jan. 28, 2005.
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"When Yale had its tercentennial (in 2001), we planned this big consumer health exhibit, all state-of-the-art stuff. But every person who came in was more interested in the old stuff. ... We're visual beings. We need to see these [antique medical instruments] to really understand the primitiveness of ancient medicine."
-- Regina Kenny Marone, director of the Medical School Library, "Oddities of the Old Help To Inform the New at Yale Library," The New Haven Register, Jan. 31, 2005.
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"I fear that the U.S. hasn't come to grips with the implications of corporations doing so much R&D in China. U.S. companies are understandably seeking the best talent and lowest cost of operations anywhere. But in the process they are sharing America's intellectual treasures with a foreign rival in unprecedented ways. They are training foreign scientists and engineers and giving them and the omnipresent Chinese government access to their proprietary research programs."
-- Jeffrey E. Garten, dean of the School of Management, in his article, "The High-Tech Threat From China; America Inc. Is Rushing Beijing Ahead by Sharing R&D Treasures," Business Week, Jan. 31, 2005.
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New Peabody exhibit devoted to the world's largest animals
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Researcher testing acupuncture's effectiveness in easing back pain
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Noted Catholic scholar of Western Christian mysticism . . .
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Renowned computational language expert to deliver Eero Saarinen Lecture
Library's 'Wake the Dream' program honors Yale's first Chinese alumnus
'Video as Advocacy' to be among topics at 'Rebellious Lawyering' event
Scientists find that smoking can impair memory . . .
Scientists call for study of vaccine's impact on shingles
Finland tops latest ranking of environmentally sound nations
'Intimate Partners' author to talk at Jonathan Edwards master's tea
Two authors win YCIAS book prizes
Students' work on behalf of the community supported by Liman Fellowships
Environmental leaders named F&ES visiting fellows for 2005-2006
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Sharing cultures through performance
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