Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 15, 2004|Volume 33, Number 7

In the News
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"Hemorrhoidal ointment has performed beautifully in the political arena."

-- Minh A. Luong, lecturer in ethics, politics and economics, on the beauty queen-like tricks politicians use, such as putting hemorrhoid cream under the eyes to tighten and conceal bags, "Style Points at Least as Significant as
Substance," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 30, 2004.

"The airlines have no control over fuel prices. It's one thing for rising fuel costs to lower your airline from very profitable to profitable, but it's another thing to lower profits from awful to disastrous."

-- Michael E. Levine, adjunct professor of law, "Airlines Vow To Conserve: Northwest Takes Steps To Slow Down Flow of Red Ink," The Detroit News, Sept. 29, 2004.

"After Sputnik [U.S. educators] turned our focus to math and science and were inspired about this. My sense is that we have lost this. We need to raise expectations. [Only] a small group of U.S. kids can compete with the best in the world. But golly -- there are children in the next group who could be world leaders but who don't have the opportunity because their education is not sufficient. We need to reinspire the nation to value the people who work in science and technology."

-- Susan Hockfield, University provost and the William Edward Gilbert Professor of Neurobiology, "MIT's Chief on America's Slide and How to Fix It," Business Week, Oct. 4, 2004.

"We are like polar bears in the desert."

-- Dr. David Katz, associate clinical professor of epidemiology and public health and of medicine, arguing that today's humans eat too much because they haven't adapted biologically to a world of plentiful food, "Obesity Adds Millions to Health Care Costs," New Haven Register, Oct. 3, 2004.

"America should be more than a land where every boy or girl can grow up to be governor."

-- Akhil Reed Amar, the Southmayd Professor of Law, contending that the Constitution's requirement that presidents be native-born Americans is outdated and unfair, "Senate Holds Hearing on Allowing Foreign-Born Presidents," Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service, Oct. 6, 2004.

"Taking [the Scholastic Aptitude Test] more than twice is starting to push the envelope. We think they're strange, frankly."

-- Richard Shaw, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid, on why Yale flags the applications of students who take SATs multiple times, "Student Dilemma: Take the Old SAT, or Await the New?" Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 5, 2004.

"If governments do not get their act together soon on global warming, the extraordinary economic machine we have created is going to wreak such havoc on the Earth's systems, both natural and social, that today's disruptions by terrorists will look like child's play. The result will not be good for business, or the rest of us. Business needs government action now."

-- James Gustave Speth, dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and professor in the practice of environmental policy and sustainable development, urging businesses to lead the movement for environmental responsibility in his article, "Business Must Back Sustainability," Financial Times, Oct. 1, 2004.

"[T]he world economy looks more chaotic than it did a decade ago. The crash in equity prices since 2000 in most countries has made financial assets look less secure, spurring a 'flight to quality' -- in this case, housing. Moreover, terrorism is now viewed as a problem for everyone. People feel safest investing in their homes, and there is little reason to expect imminent change."

-- Robert J. Shiller, the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics, in his article, "Home Sweet Expensive Home," South China Morning Post, Oct. 1, 2004.

"We cannot eradicate the vector populations -- get rid of mosquitoes, kissing bugs or ticks -- there's not a practical way to do it. History has shown that eradication won't work. But we could add another tool to fight these vectors. That's what we're talking about."

-- Dr. Ravi Durvasula, medical director at University Health Services and assistant clinical professor of epidemiology and public health, on the scientific debate over the use of genetic engineering to alter disease-carrying insects, "Gene Alteration of Insects Faces Hurdle," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2, 2004.

"China has to worry about the impact a revaluation of the yuan will have on the poor, mobile population that work in the factories that depend on exports."

-- Nayan Chanda, director of publications at the Center for the Study of Globalization, noting that the political problem created by the division between the rich and poor in China might be one reason the nation is delaying the revaluation, "China Promises Currency Shift but Gives No Date," The New York Times, Oct. 2, 2004.

T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Yale will launch surveys on work issues, child care

Racial disparity in heart attack treatment found

Yale curator traded lab for work in Iraqi war zone

Congressman addresses U.S. relations with Libya, Egypt, Syria

Noted specialists will assess aspects of globalization in talks

Panelists to assess situation in Iraq today

Yale Rep's next offering is a 'techno-comedy' by an alumnus

Events celebrate Polish writer . . .

GE executive to discuss 'Imagination at Work' as Gordon Grand Fellow

Yale's ongoing partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb is celebrated at event

Taking a walk-through

Harpsichord concert and other events celebrate anniversary . . .

Faculty work on global issues is recognized with new YCIAS awards

20th-century slavery is focus of Gilder Lehrman Center conference

Come the harvest

Open Enrollment for employee benefits . . .

Campus Notes