Elinor Fuchs to read from her new book
Elinor Fuchs, adjunct professsor of dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, will read from and sign copies of her new book at the Yale Bookstore Barnes & Noble, 77 Broadway, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6.
In the book, titled "Making an Exit," Fuchs describes caring for her mother through a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
The Woodbridge Town Library will present three lectures by Yale affiliates this month.
Maggie Scarf, a writer-in-residence at Jonathan Edwards College and a senior fellow at the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, will discuss her recent book, "Secrets, Lies, Betrayals: The Body/Mind Connection," on Wednesday, April 13. Scarf is the author of two books for children and five books for adults.
On Monday, April 25, Douglas W. Rae, the Richard S. Ely Professor of Organization and Management, will deliver a lecture titled "Is New Haven Still a City? Is Woodbridge Still a Suburb?" Rae is a specialist in the political economy of cities, electoral politics, political ideology and power relations.
On Tuesday, April 26, Mark J. Schenker, associate dean of Yale College and lecturer in English, will lead a discussion on "The Kite Runner," a novel by Khaled Hosseini.
All events will be held at 7 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the library. Admission is free and the public is invited. Pre-registration is recommended. For more information, call (203) 389-3435.
Julian Illingworth, a junior in Yale College, became the second amateur to win the U.S. National Singles Championship in squash by defeating Michael Puertas in four games in the title match on March 20 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Illingworth, a native of Portland, Oregon, finished second in the Collegiate Squash Association Singles Championships. He was the fourth seed at the U.S. championships.
Dr. Benjamin S. Bunney, the Charles B.G. Murphy Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry, and Dr. Sidney J. Blatt, professor of psychiatry and of psychology, participated in a research conference celebrating the publication of "The Theory and Treatment of Depression: Towards a Dynamic Interactionism Model."
The book was edited by Blatt and colleagues from the University of Leuven. The conference was held in Brussels on March 16.
The goal of the book is "to facilitate the development of more encompassing theories and more effective treatments for the highly recurrent and disabling disorder of depression by fostering dialogue and enhancing integration of work across the boundaries of separate fields."
Amy Latimer, a post-doctoral fellow in the Health, Emotion and Behavior Laboratory at the Department of Psychology, has won three awards for her doctoral disseration titled "Bridging the Gap: Promoting Physical Activity Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Within the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior."
The awards are: the Society of Behavioral Medicine Outstanding Dissertation Award, the North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, and the American Psychological Association Division 47 (Sport and Exercise Psychology) Dissertation Award.
The purpose of the dissertation was to develop an understanding of physical activity behavior and to promote physical activity participation among individuals with spinal cord injury within the context of the theory of planned behavior. Latimer completed her Ph.D. at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Margaret Grey, the Annie Goodrich Professor of Nursing and associate dean for scholarly affairs at the School of Nursing, has been elected to fellowship in the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
Grey will be honored with other newly elected fellows at the society's annual meeting in Boston on April 14.
The Society of Behavioral Medicine is a multidisciplinary organization of clinicians, educators and scientists dedicated to promoting better health through behavior change through the study of the interactions of behavior with biology and the environment, and the application of that knowledge to improve the health and well being of individuals, families, communities and populations. Fellows in the society are selected based on their substantial contribution to the field of behavioral medicine in research, teaching, professional practice and/or public service.
John MacMicking, assistant professor of microbial pathogenesis, has been selected as a Searle Scholar.
The Searle Scholars Program was established at the Chicago Community Trust in 1980. It is intended to support research in medicine, chemistry and the biological sciences. Grants are made to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in the first or second year of their first appointment at the assistant professor level, and whose current appointment is a tenure-track position.
Dr. Hal Blumenfeld, assistant professor of neurology, neurobiology and neurosurgery, has received the Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award for his research on epilepsy and impaired consciousness.
The award is made by the American Academy of Neurology to recognize physicians in the early stages of their careers who have made an independent contribution to epilepsy research.
Blumenfeld's research involves studying brain images and electrical recordings in humans and animals during different types of epileptic seizures in order to understand why seizures cause loss of consciousness.
The Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert held at Woolsey Hall on March 2 raised $10,000.
Concert organizers announced that $3,300 will be given to the Tsunami Relief Yale College Fund in the expectation that the funds will be divided equally among three groups: SOS Children's Village in India and Mercy Corps and SOS Children's Village in Sri Lanka.
The remaining $6,700 will be donated to AmeriCares, a Connecticut-based international charity, for its tsunami relief effort.
At the concert, students and staff collaborated in performances of music, singing and comic improvisation.
James Duncan, professor of diagnostic radiology and biomedical engineering and professor of electrical engineering, and Dr. Kenneth Vives, assistant professor of neurosurgery, presented an overview of the research being performed on Duncan's grant to the Medical Technology Caucus of the U.S. 109th Congress at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 10.
The grant is titled "Bioimaging and Intervention in Neocortical Epilepsy." The scientists described the integration of this technology into clinical practice.
The caucus is chaired by Jim Ramstad (R-MN) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and was formed in 1993 to increase awareness among members of Congress and their staff of the issues facing the medical technology sector.
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition announced a new website titled "Priscilla's Homecoming."
The site, at www.yale.edu/glc/priscilla, documents the story of "Priscilla," an African child taken to South Carolina in 1756. Her story ties together the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the histories of Sierra Leone, South Carolina and Rhode Island. Thomalind Martin Polite, Priscilla's direct descendent, will visit Sierra Leone in May. She will send daily messages to the site during her trip to Africa.
The website includes an extended essay, historical documents and photos, a bibliography and statements by the individuals who researched the story. Curriculum materials for teachers will be added later.
Dr. Robert J. Levine, professor of internal medicine and lecturer in pharmacology, has received the Health Improvement Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Human Research Protection.
Levine won the award in recognition of his distinguished career in academic medicine at the University. He has served as chair of the Institutional Review Board, director of the Law, Policy and Ethics Core of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS and co-chair of the executive committee of the Interdisciplinary Project in Bioethics.
Levine was the founding editor of "IRB: A Review of Human Subjects Research" and is the author of "Ethics and Regulation of Clinical Research." He served in leadership roles in the development of the major international codes of human research ethics. The institute cited Levine's coordination of "a range of activities that have advanced thinking and practices leading to improved protection of human subjects in research."
Levine has also recently been appointed to membership on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ethics Work Group, a standing committee with the assignment of providing advice to the center on ethical aspects of its activities.
T H I S
Woodbridge Library to host three Yale affiliates
Student wins U.S. national singles title in squash
Yale-Belgium collaboration on study of depression
Amy Latimer wins three awards for dissertation
Margaret Grey honored
John MacMicking named Searle Scholar
Blumenfeld receives award for epilepsy research
Tsunami benefit concert raises $10,000
Scientists present findings to Congressional caucus
Gilder Lehrman Center announces new website
Robert Levine honored
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