Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 15, 2005|Volume 32, Number 26



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Team uses lasers to control
specially modified fruit flies

Scientists at Yale have genetically designed triggers in the brains of fruit flies that allow the insects' behavior to be controlled with laser light, according to an article in the April 8 issue of the journal Cell.
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Financial aid increased
for Ph.D. students

Jon Butler, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, has announced significant improvements in financial aid for graduate students in Ph.D. programs.
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Exhibits recount Yale's history and
the contributions of its alumni

A doctoral diploma dated 1861, a round plate stamped "Frisbie Pies," a toy crane built from an Erector Set, a painting of cowboys crouched around a campfire -- these are just a few of the images and objects featured in two new permanent exhibitions at Yale's Mead Visitor Center.
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Visitor Center enjoys pride-of-place
as it showcases Yale


Event will bring together staff, students to help city groups

Once again faculty, staff and students will come together to help non-profit organizations in New Haven by painting, planting, clearing trails and distributing books to children as part of the second annual Yale Community Service Day.
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O T H E RS T O R I E S

Kim Bottomly has been named as a deputy provost; duties include faculty development

Zedillo appointed envoy to U.N.'s summer summit

Yale undergraduates make impressive showing in the Atlantic Monthly's writing contestt

Cycle of August Wilson plays to conclude with 'Radio Golf'

Next Yale Rep season features new plays
and 'invigorating' productions of classics

Monthly injections of naltrexone in combination with therapy help problem drinkers reduce alcohol intake

Researchers identify a protein in the kidney that regulates heart function and blood pressure

Conference pays tribute to ethicist Margaret Farley

Panel and exhibit mark 30th anniversary of fall of Saigon

Event honors individuals who have contributed to women's health

Conference will consider future of controversial Voting Rights Act

Culture and community

Event highlights new research on AIDS


YALE CANCER CENTER NEWS


Gender studies is topic of final talk in year-long series

In Memoriam: Jack S. Greenberg

Journal addresses SARS and other health issues in China

Calvin Hill opens new art studio

Campus Notes

Golden Girl


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A visitor peruses the History of Yale exhibit. The display brings a modern element to the 238-year-old Mead Visitor Center.
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Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal Online, will speak about his experiences as a journalist during the fall of Saigon at a panel marking the 30th anniversary of the event.
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