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October 22, 2004|Volume 33, Number 8

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"[Astronomers] were 'missing' many of the nearby black holes. ... There are four times as many supermassive black holes than we formerly thought."

-- Megan Urry, professor of physics and director of the Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, "Observatories in Space Reveal Hidden Supermassive Black Holes," New Haven Register, Oct. 10, 2004.

"It's a totally different way of thinking and cooking institutionally. It was a big change, going from processed vegetables to ones right out of the ground, basically. It's night and day when it comes to taste. And I know the kids really appreciate it."

-- Aldo Gargamelli, second cook at Berkeley College dining hall, on the college's switchover to a menu of organic and locally-grown food, "Food for Thought," The Boston Globe, Oct. 7, 2004.

"In fact, most great companies do not fire people initially unless there is a situation of fraud or theft. And when they must, they use an objective yardstick. But Trump is highly popular on television. Twenty million people watch the show, but that does not mean they should emulate this kind of stuff. It is more what not to do than what to do."

-- Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, associate dean of the School of Management and professor in the practice of management, on the television show "The Apprentice," "The Sting of 'You're Fired!' Management Specialists Decry Trump's Ways," The Boston Globe, Oct. 3, 2004.

"Families are often forced to make urgent, complex decisions for loved ones in intensive care units. In such situations, many family members experience severe anxiety or depression that precludes informed, thoughtful decisions. ... Doctors in other countries often 'protect' families by making life-or-death decisions independently, but perhaps with insufficient knowledge of or respect for a patient's wishes. Most families I work with welcome a doctor's counsel when facing hard choices."

-- Dr. Mark Siegel, associate professor of internal medicine, in his letter to the editor, "Making Decisions About How to Die," The New York Times, Oct. 3, 2004.

"Foreign policy on the average is not that big a deal [in a presidential election]. But this time could be different. You never know. Iraq is such a big issue."

-- Ray Fair, the John M. Musser Professor of Economics, "Economic Models Show Bush Win, But New Doubts Arise," The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 9, 2004.

"Eliminating disparities [in the medical treatment people of different races receive] in this country is going to be accomplished at least in part by raising the level of care at hospitals throughout the country, particularly those that care for minority populations."

-- Dr. Harlan M. Krumholz, professor of internal medicine and professor of epidemiology and public health, "Hospital, Not Race, a Factor in Heart Attack Care," Health-Reuters, Oct. 6, 2004.

"You can never lose sight that Fannie Mae [the Federal National Mortgage Association] and Freddie Mac [the Federal Loan Mortgage Corporation] have a greater incentive than any player in Washington to maintain their political influence. Everything about their business model is subject to change if Congress chooses to change it."

-- Jonathan Koppell, assistant professor at the School of Management and Department of Political Science, on the companies' reaction to Congressional investigations in the wake of a federal report criticizing Fannie Mae's accounting practices, "Long Insulated, Fannie Mae Feels Political Heat," The New York Times, Oct. 6, 2004.

"What we have seen ... is that the wetlands [in Connecticut] are getting too wet. The vegetation is converting to mudflat. The problem is, why that's happening."

-- Shimon C. Anisfeld, research scientist and lecturer at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, "Coastline Facing Erosion," The Boston Globe, Oct. 11, 2004.

"Our country is faced with two divergent trends -- the increasing scientific content of public issues, while the science literacy of the American public seems to be going down."

-- James Gustave Speth, dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and professor in the practice of sustainable development, "Science Community Looking for Ways to Climate Message Across," New Haven Register, Oct. 14, 2004.

"For decades, welfare took on an outsize importance in public debate. ... It was the prism through which all discussions of economic disadvantage eventually passed, refracting even sympathetic analyses into decrepit inner cities and their dispossessed, dangerous, largely dark-skinned residents. In the wake of welfare reform, however, welfare is scarcely on the agenda at all. Nor, for that matter, is economic disadvantage. From a tiny program that earned the ire of every ideological viewpoint, welfare has become just a tiny program -- drained of the rancor and conflict, but also of the larger questions about opportunity, assistance and obligation that our nation's leaders, now more than ever, should be asking."

-- Jacob S. Hacker, the Peter Strauss Family Assistant Professor of Political Science, in his article, "After Welfare," The New Republic, Oct. 11, 2004.

"For by embracing double standards, the United States invariably ends up not on the higher rung but on the lower rung with horrid bedfellows. ... This appearance of hypocrisy sharply weakens America's claim to lead globally through moral authority. More important, by opposing global rules in order to loosen them for our purposes, the United States can end up -- as it has done with the Geneva Conventions --undermining the legitimacy of the rules themselves, just when we need them most."

-- Harold Hongju Koh, dean of the Law School and the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, in his article, "On America's Double Standard; The Good and Bad Faces of Exceptionalism," The American Prospect, Oct. 2004.

"The problem is, it takes social awareness to pay attention selectively. You watch the professor to see what's relevant and what's not relevant, to get the big picture ... but all that nonverbal stuff is happening very fast, so these students [with Asperger's syndrome] get lost in the dust."

-- Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, the Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry and professor of pediatrics and psychology, "Asperger's Confounds Colleges; A Surge of Students Diagnosed With an Autism-Related Disorder Poses New Challenges," The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 8, 2004.

"The federal government spends $10 billion a year on missile defense but only a fraction of that on domestic counterterrorism. ... The next administration must rethink what assets we can protect and how we can limit the damage -- and quickly recover -- from an attack. We shouldn't be increasing our defense budget by 50% while neglecting internal security, as we have done these past two years."

-- Jeffrey E. Garten, dean of the School of Management, in his article, "More Tough Questions for the Candidates," Business Week, Oct. 11, 2004.

"Malnutrition can eat away heart muscle the same way it wastes other muscle. Without the proper intake of calories and protein, the body turns to muscle to provide the necessary nutrients."

-- Dr. Lisa Sanders, clinical instructor in medicine, in her article, "*Chest Pain; *Recent Weight Loss; *Abnormal Electrolytes," The New York Times, Oct. 10, 2004.

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

World Fellows Program gets $5 million from Starr Foundation

Benson named to third term as dean of School of Art

Art Stars program brings a twinkle into lives of pediatric patients

Encouraging love of discovery a priority for new Graduate School dean

Yale Endowment gains 19.4%; total assets reach $12.7 billion

Creating a bike-friendly city is graduate student's goal

New Haven's (and Yale's) earliest bikers recalled in 'Bicycle: The History'

Faherty tapped as Yale's top Bulldog -- in virtual world

MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS

Beinecke conference will explore influence of philosopher John Locke

School of Drama to stage historical Shakespearean play

Scenes by Mozart, Verdi and Gilbert & Sullivan to be highlights . . .

Composer and former dean to be lauded with concert

Demetz's contributions to 'culture of peace' recognized

Yale researchers discover cooperative RNA switches in nature

Visiting professor to talk about environment, energy

Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque symposium and lecture . . .

Symposium examined American modernism in the 1930s

Robert Lange, advocated for human subjects in research

Sixteen Yale affiliates win YUWO scholarships

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