Yale Bulletin and Calendar

August 26, 2005|Volume 34, Number 1

Campus Notes

Department chair named

President Richard C. Levin has announced the appointment of Menachem Elimelech, the Roberto C. Goizueta Professor of Chemical Engineering, as chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Elimelech's term will be for three years, effective July 1.

Davis to discuss new book

David Brion Davis, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History and former director of the Gilder Lehrman Center, will discuss his new book, "Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World," at the Henry Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty, 149 Elm St.

The event will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19. A reception will follow at 6 p.m. For more information visit the website at www.yale.edu/emeritus.

Edward Uchio receives Jahnigen Career Award

Dr. Edward Uchio, assistant professor of surgery, section of urology, is a recipient of the 2005 Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Award.

The award addresses a critical need for physicians, researchers, medical specialists and academics with expertise in geriatrics, and for furthering essential geriatrics research. Over the course of two years, each Jahnigen scholar receives $150,000 with institutions providing an additional $50,000 in matching support.

The awards, which are supported by grants from The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies, help promising academic specialists start and sustain careers in both education and research that are focused on aging issues.

Thomas Murray honored

Thomas Murray, adjunct professor of organ at the School of Music and the Institute of Sacred Music, was presented with the Gustave Jacob Stoeckel Award at the 125th School of Music Commencement on May 23.

The award, named after the first instructor in music appointed in Yale College, honors "a faculty member for excellence in teaching."

Murray was appointed to Yale in 1981 and is the longest-serving member of the Institute of Sacred Music faculty.

Smithsonian to pay tribute to Helen Cooper

The Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art will present Helen A. Cooper, the Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale University Art Gallery, with the Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History at its annual benefit gala on Oct. 18 in New York City.

Cooper has served at the Art Gallery since 1979. She is a member of the White House Preservation Committee and a recipient of the Frances Blanchard Prize from Yale, as well as numerous research awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Henry Luce Foundation Inc. and the Robert Lehman Foundation.

Three faculty members elected to CASE

Three faculty members were elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) in May:

Marshall Long, professor of mechanical engineering and of applied physics and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering;

Daniel Prober, professor of applied physics and of physics and chair of the Department of Applied Physics; and

Daniel Rosner, professor of chemical engineering.

Members of CASE provide information and advice on science and technology to the government, industry and the people of Connecticut. They also encourage youth interest in science, engineering and technology.

Cynthia Connolly wins Lavinia L. Dock Award

Cynthia Anne Connolly, assistant professor of nursing and of the history of medicine and science, has been selected to receive the 2005 Lavinia L. Dock Award from the American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN).

Each year AAHN awards the Lavinia L. Dock Award to an experienced scholar of nursing history who has produced a piece of outstanding original research and writing. Connolly's winning article is titled "Beyond Social History: New Approaches to Understanding the State of and the State in Nursing History."

John Mayes promoted to chief procurement officer

John Mayes II has been promoted to associate vice president and chief procurement officer for the University, effective immediately. He will continue to have overall responsibility for procurement and accounts payable activities for the University.

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

Margaret Grey is named dean of School of Nursing

Benson to step down as dean of School of Art after this year

Team discovers new planet in the outer solar system

Grant will fund center for study of nervous system

Study: Alligator eggs show effect of oxygen on development

Yale Librarian Prochaska appointed to a second term

New master's program prepares nurses for leadership roles

Exhibit explores the 18th-century 'worlds' of Francis Wheatley

Private portrait miniatures showcase the faces of public figures

Gallery hosting festive open house . . .

Architecture gallery to feature traveling art show 'Ant Farm'

Sterling Library launches new academic year with two exhibits

Researchers create powerful tool for decoding gene functions

Galapagos tortoises more diverse than once believed, say scientists

Team identifies 'signatures' of protons in water

'Canary Database' shows animals offer health warnings for humans

Team digitally reconstructs long-extinct 'Lamp Shell'

'Gene trapping' reveals how flower development is controlled

Discovery may aid development of treatment for melanoma

Drinking alcohol may lower risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Lyme disease prevention program launched in Connecticut

For 35 students, summer was a time of service in New Haven

IN MEMORIAM

John Ostrom: He revolutionized field of paleontology

Robert Abelson: Psychologist was adviser to presidential candidates

Greer Allen: University printer was inspiration to School of Art students