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American democracy is focus of Lewis Walpole Library Lecture
Joyce Appleby, professor emerita at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), will give the 12th annual Lewis Walpole Library Lecture on Friday, April 22.
Appleby will discuss "Thomas Paine and the Intellectual Underpinnings of American Democracy" at 5:30 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. A reception will follow in the Library Court. The talk is free and the public is invited to attend. For more information, call (860) 677-2140.
Appleby, who served as a professor of history at UCLA for 20 years, retired from the university in 2001. She is the author of "Liberalism and Republicanism in the Historical Imagination" and "Inheriting the Revolution: the First Generation of Americans," and is the editor of "Recollections of the Early Republic: Selected Autobiographies."
Appleby is currently working on a study of the cohort of Americans born between 1776-1800 and their experiences as they came of age in the early 19th century.
A frequent guest lecturer at colleges and universities world-wide, Appleby co-directs the History News Service, an informal association that distributes op-ed essays written by historians to over 300 newspapers weekly.
Donald Sadoway, the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will speak on campus on Monday, April 25.
Titled "Towards Viable Electric Vehicles and American Independence," Sadoway's talk will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Bowers Auditorium, 205 Prospect St. The talk is free and open to the public; lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Gretchen Rings at (203) 432-6953 or gretchen.rings@yale.edu.
Sadoway and his team at MIT invented the Slimcell, a lightweight battery comprising lithium and a Plexiglas-like material, which is capable of storing in excess of 300 watt-hours per kilogram. Ultimately, the team's goal is for the Slimcell to power electric vehicles. The group is also conducting research on doubling or tripling the capacity of today's batteries.
According to Sadoway, the only major technological obstacle remaining to break U.S. reliance on petroleum is a battery capable of enabling vehicle performance comparable to that delivered by an internal combustion engine. Recent studies in his laboratory have led to the discovery of a suite of advanced materials that, in combination, offer the prospect of developing solid-state, thin-film batteries capable of propelling an automobile 300 miles on a single charge.
The Afro-American Cultural Center and the Yale Repertory Theatre will host a visit by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson on Tuesday, April 26.
Titled "A Conversation with August Wilson," with Caroline Jackson-Smith, associate professor of theater and African American studies at Oberlin College, the event will take place at 5 p.m. at the Afro-American Cultural Center, 211 Park St. The talk is free and open to the public.
Wilson is the author of "Jitney," "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," "Fences," "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," "The Piano Lesson," "Two Trains Running," "Seven Guitars," "King Hedley" and "Gem of the Ocean." These works explore the heritage and experience of African Americans over the course of the 20th century. His plays have been produced at regional theaters across the country and all over the world.
Wilson's work has garnered many awards including Pulitzer Prizes for "Fences" (1987) and for "The Piano Lesson" (1990); a Tony Award for "Fences"; Great Britain's Olivier Award for "Jitney"; as well as seven New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," "Fences," "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," "The Piano Lesson," "Two Trains Running," "Seven Guitars" and "Jitney."
Wilson is the recipient of Rockefeller and Guggenheim Fellowships in Playwriting, and was awarded a 1999 National Humanities Medal by President Clinton. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 1995 was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
The Department of Chemistry and the New Haven Section of the American Chemical Society will honor Robert H. Grubbs, the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), as the 2005 recipient of the Kirkwood Medal, on Wednesday, April 27.
Grubbs will deliver the Kirkwood Lecture on "Olefin Metathesis Catalysts for the Synthesis of Large and Small Molecules" at 4 p.m. in Rm. 110, Sterling Chemistry Laboratory, 225 Prospect St. The talk will be preceded by refreshments at 3:30 p.m. Following his lecture, an award ceremony will take place at a banquet honoring Grubbs.
Grubbs is being recognized for his pioneering work in polymer synthesis and catalyst design.
A faculty member at Caltech since 1978, Grubbs previously served as an associate professor at Michigan State University.
The Kirkwood Award, which is presented biennially "for outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry," honors the late John Gamble Kirkwood, former Sterling Professor of Chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry at Yale.
Douglas Melton, a leading researcher and public advocate in the field of human embryonic stem cells, will give the 57th annual lecture sponsored by the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Associates on Wednesday, May 4.
Melton's keynote address on the topic "The Future of Pancreatic Stem Cells and Diabetes" will begin at 4 p.m. in the Harkness Auditorium, 333 Cedar St. The talk is free and open to members of the Yale community.
Prior to the lecture, at 3 p.m., Melton will be joined by Robert Alpern, dean of the School of Medicine, Paul Fleury, dean of the Faculty of Engineering, R. Kenny Marone, director of the Medical Library, and other Yale officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of an exhibit titled "Stem Cells Potential Clinical Applications." The exhibit was created and produced by Dr. Martin E. Gordon, chair of the board of trustees of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Associates.
Melton is the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor in the Natural Sciences at Harvard University and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is also co-director of Harvard's Stem Cell Institute.
The goal of Melton's research is to make pancreatic tissue for transplantation into people with diabetes. His laboratory has significantly advanced the understanding of the genes and cells that normally make the pancreas during animal development. They are using this information to create pancreatic tissue from embryonic stem cells.
The Yale Cabaret will present a benefit concert featuring a performance by world-renowned singer and violinist Iva Bittová on Wednesday-Friday, May 4-6.
Performances will take place at 8:30 p.m. at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St. Doors open at 7 p.m. for drinks (priced separately) and pre-show entertainment. Tickets are $22; $18 for students. Additional donations to this benefit event are encouraged. Reservations may be made by calling (203) 432-8338. More information is available online at www.yalecabaret.org.
Bittová's performance style is influenced by the Moravian folk songs of her childhood, classical techniques, rock, world music and modern jazz. She is internationally known for her innovative integration of voice and instrumentation.
In addition to making solo concert appearances and tours, Bittová has performed with leading figures of the international alternative music scene including Fred Firth and David Moss, among others, and makes regular appearances with domestic and international ensembles.
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