Sports affiliates honored
Amanda O'Leary, the Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Coach of Women's Lacrosse, is one of 10 inductees in the 48th class of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
The athletes were honored at the 2005 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction celebration at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Maryland, on Nov. 12.
O'Leary has compiled a 130-48 overall mark in 11 years at Yale. She was named the 2003 Northeast Regional Coach of the Year after leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament and a No. 9 national ranking.
Field hockey junior midfielder/back Heather Orrico has been named first team All-Ivy, one of three Bulldogs honored by the league. Also recognized were junior midfielder Lindsay Collins, who was selected second team All-Ivy, and sophomore midfielder/forward Harriet Thayer, who earned honorable mention.
Yochai Benkler, professor of law, was named by the World Technology Network (WTN) as one its "top individuals deemed the most innovative in the world of science and technology."
Voted by their peers in 20 categories such as biotechnology, ethics, entertainment and law, the individuals in each category have been named WTN Fellows. The WTN is described as a "global meeting ground, a virtual think tank, and an elite club whose members are all focused on the business and science of bringing important emerging technologies of all types (from biotechnology to new materials, from IT to new energy sources) into reality."
Nominees for the 2005 World Technology Awards are identified based on an intensive, global process over a period of many months. Nominating members are primarily elected WTN Fellows from previous awards cycles, number more than 800, and are spread out over 60 countries.
Jennifer Prah Ruger, assistant professor in the Global Health Division in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, has been awarded the 2005 annual Labelle Lectureship in Health Services Research.
The lectureship is given by McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, to honor the late Roberta Labelle's message that good research makes a difference. Labelle was a health services researcher and assistant professor in the faculty of health sciences at McMaster.
The lectureship is given to one young investigator from around the world who has a background in health economics and who challenges existing methods or accepted ideas in the health services community. The recipient must deliver a lecture for publication for McMaster's Center for Health Economics and Policy Analysis working paper series.
Ruger delivered her lecture, "Health and Global Governance: What's Justice Got to Do with It?" on Oct. 19.
T H I S
Benkler honored with 'most innovative' award
Jennifer Prah Ruger lauded for innovative research
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Yale and Peking University students . . . in new exchange program
Seven seniors Britain-bound as winners of Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
Students spent Thanksgiving break helping Katrina victims
New center will foster cutting-edge neuroscience research
Grant supports study of how the aged recover
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Come Harvest Time at Yale's organic garden
Study finds ADHD drug reduces hyperactivity in children with PDD
Study illuminates the role of specific cells in antibody response
Clinical study tests drug combination for ovarian cancer
Symposium on nuclear physics honors . . . D. Allan Bromley
Conference honors faculty members for service to the University
Emilie Townes elected vice president of AAR
Not-So-Hidden Treasures for gift-seekers at Yale's museum shops
Holiday gifts at 'Alternative Market' help people in need
University expands its nighttime 'minibus' services
Gallery's new artist-in-residence aims to connect viewers with nature
Event to feature companies whose products are based on Yale research
David Brion Davis Lecture Series examines legacy of abolitionism
First BioHaven Entrepreneurship Seminar to take place Dec. 13
Memorial service for Boris I. Bittker
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