Yale mathematician Bernard Mandelbrot is honored with prestigious prizes
Benoit Mandelbrot, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences, recently received multiple honors in Poland and Italy.
Mandelbrot has been named the 2005 recipient of the prestigious Sierpinski Prize, awarded jointly since 1974 by the Polish Mathematical Society and the University
Waclaw Sierpinski (1882-1969) -- like Mandelbrot a native of Warsaw -- was known for major contributions to abstract mathematics and for the creation around 1920 of a Polish school of mathematics specifically devoted to his particular interest in pure mathematics, "Fundamenta Mathematicae."
On the way to Warsaw, Mandelbrot lectured at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland, which granted him the first medal named after an early Sierpinski medalist, the great Polish mathematician Wladislaw Orlicz.
Earlier this year, Mandelbrot was awarded the honor of Doctor in Civil Engineering by the Technical University (Politecnico) in Torino, Italy, at the International Congress on Fracture. He was specifically cited for the practical value of fractals for providing the first quantitative measure of the roughness of metal and glass fractures.
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science will host the ninth annual Yale Glaucoma Symposium on Friday, Sept. 9.
The event, titled "Management of Glaucoma in the Computer Era -- Help or More Confusion?," will be held 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Water's Edge Conference Center in Westbrook. Speakers will include Dr. Douglas Anderson of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Dr. Chris Johnson of the Devers Eye Institute and Dr. Joel Schuman of the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center.
Admission to the symposium is open to the public and costs $150-$200. For more information, call (203) 785-6345.
Dr. Michael B. Bracken, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been elected the next president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, the largest epidemiological society in the world.
Bracken is a former president of the American College of Epidemiology and previously served as head of chronic disease epidemiology at the School of Medicine. Internationally known for his research on the diseases of pregnancy and newborns, and neurological injury, he has published over 275 papers and two books in scientific literature.
The Child Study Center at the School of Medicine has received a joint pledge of $250,000 from Amy Cohen and the Saul Z. and Amy S. Cohen Family Foundation to help the center evaluate the effectiveness of the Intensive In-Home Child Psychiatric Services (IICAPS).
IICAPS is an innovative clinical program for children with serious emotional disturbances. The program is designed to reduce the need for psychiatric hospitalization by improving child and family functioning and increasing the capacity of families to meet the needs of their children. IICAPS is presently being replicated in 14 sites within Connecticut.
Funding will enable the program to staff the process of collecting and imputing valid and reliable data and will support the data analysis that is essential for determining the effectiveness of the service in preventing the use of restrictive treatment settings.
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Annual symposium on glaucoma to be held Sept. 9
Michael Braken elected president of Society for Epidemiologic Research
Child Study Center receives support for program's evaluation
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
University greets its newest freshmen
Freshman Address by President Richard C. Levin
Freshman Address by Yale College Dean Peter Salovey
President of China to speak at Yale Sept. 8
New dean to promote 'values' seminars at SOM
Scientists correct key error in measurement of global warming
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS
Joel Podolny named Beinecke Professor of Management
Emilie Townes is appointed to Andrew Mellon Professorship
Thomas Troeger is designated as the Cox Lantz ProfessorGrant to support research into reducing pain of pediatric surgery
Invitation to Yale community: Meet the new World Fellows
University celebrates Sterling Library's 75th anniversary
Conference will focus on role of religion in public life
Yale engages in special community projects during 'Days of Caring'
Yale hockey star Helen Resor is picked for U.S. Women's National Team
Descendents of John Davenport to converge on campus
The Cinema at Whitney, a new film society, begins weekly screenings
Heart-attack patients seeking after-hours care . . .
While You Were Away: The Summer's Top Stories Revisited
Cell biologist named Bayer Fellow
IN MEMORIAM
Abraham Goldstein, former dean and criminal law scholar
John-Michael Montias, economist and expert on Vermeer
Drama school hosts a memorial tribute to . . . Benjamin MordecaiCampus Notes
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