Dr. James Brink to head diagnostic radiology
Dr. James A. Brink, professor of radiology, has been appointed to the post of chair of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at the School of Medicine and chief of radiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Brink will lead over 70 full-time faculty, who collectively provide all diagnostic imaging services for the hospital, conduct research in a variety of disciplines related to clinical radiology and imaging science including interventional radiology, computed tomography, ultrasound, SPECT/PET scanning, and magnetic resonance imaging, and offer post-graduate training programs in diagnostic medical imaging at the residency and fellowship level. In conjunction with the biomedical engineering program, the department also makes contributions to undergraduate and graduate programs in imaging science.
Brink, considered an authority on abdominal CT imaging, has pioneered technologies for maximizing resolution in helical CT scanning while minimizing radiation dosage and risk to patients. He has coauthored over 110 original research contributions, reviews, and books or book chapters.
David Brion Davis to speak on 'Inhuman Bondage'
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition will co-host a discussion and celebration with David Brion Davis, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History, in honor of his new book "Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World."
The event will be held at Labyrinth Books, 290 York St., at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 23. Wine and other refreshments will be served.
For more information, visit www.yale.edu/glc or www.labyrinthbooks.com, or call the center at (203) 432-3339 or Labyrinth Books at (203) 787-2848.
Davis, the leading authority on slavery in the western world, delivered the 2006 Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Stanford University on Feb. 22-24.
Davis presented two lectures on the topic "Exiles, Exodus and Promised Lands."
The Tanner Lectures are held annually at Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, the Universities of California, Michigan and Utah, and in England at Cambridge and Oxford universities. Established in 1978 by Obert Clark Tanner, an industrialist, legal scholar and philosopher, the lectures are meant to advance and reflect upon the scholarly and scientific learning relating to human values.
Ramirez is selected as Sloan Research Fellow
Ainissa G. Ramirez, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected as an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in the discipline of chemistry.
Ramirez's research uses characterization techniques in the development of materials for applications in micro electro-mechanical systems, optoelectronics, and the study of mechanical properties of thin films.
The awards are intended to enhance the careers of the best young faculty members in specified fields of science. A total of 116 fellowships are awarded annually in seven fields. Thirty-two past Sloan Fellows have become Nobel Laureates.
Field hockey team wins National Academic Award
The Yale field hockey team earned the 2005 NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award, placing fifth in the country in team grade-point average (3.35).
The Bulldogs also had 10 players on the 2005 NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad. The team GPA was the best among Ivy League teams and trailed only four other schools nationally.
Greenberg wins award for book on the Balkans
Robert Greenberg, adjunct professor of Slavic languages and literatures, won the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) Award for the best book in Slavic linguistics.
Greenberg's book is titled "Language and Identity in the Balkans." AATSEEL is the national organization of scholars and teachers working in the fields of Slavic literatures, linguistics, philology, language pedagogy, folklore and related subjects.
Strobel to chair MB&B
President Richard C. Levin has announced the appointment of Scott Strobel, professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, as chair of the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. Strobel's term will be for a period of three years, effective July 1.
Yale Debate Association is enjoying a winning streak
The Yale Debate Association has won several tournaments recently.
The association won the Harvard, Princeton and New York University invitationals, the three most prestigious tournaments held by the American Parliamentary Debate Association. Yale also won the North American University Debating Championship, the first time Yale has won the North American title.
Two Yale debaters tied for the highest award for an individual competitor at the World Championships in Dublin. This was the first time an American has won the award since 1989 and the first time that two partners have tied.
Yale has now advanced 24 teams to elimination rounds at 23 Worlds Championships, more than any other American university.
The Yale Debate Association is one of the country's oldest undergraduate debating societies and one of the University's longest running organizations.
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Patient care expert Paul Cleary named dean of public health
Gift will help expand music education for city students
Yale experts provide cancer information on 'Healthline'
Alumnus playwright debuts 'dance of the holy ghosts' at Yale Rep
Noted journalists to discuss media's role in international justice
Public service is focus of talk by former U.S. secretary of state
Library acquires the papers of artist and gay rights activist Harvey Fierstein
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT NEWS
Conference will explore challenges to providing quality healthcare
School hosts second delegation of Kazakhstan government leadersScientists say most human-chimp differences due to gene regulation
Events to mark guitarist's two decades of teaching
Yale biomedical engineers create stable network of fine blood vessels
Fortune magazine editor to deliver lecture on 'Power and Leadership'
Famed composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim to visit campus
Event to explore how Christians, Muslims view government
Event to explore executive power and its recent effects
MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS
Disaster planning and recovery is focus of conference
Study: Turned head results in more serious whiplash
Researchers say frailty in elderly is preventable
Team finds bone marrow cells can convert to gut lining cells
Deleting specific gene in brain cells mimics effects of . . .
Trial to assess new treatment for auditory hallucinations
Keys to successful heart attack treatment identified
Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale to host 'Seeing Sinai' . . .
Survey shows that STARS alumni give program high marks
In Memoriam: Dr. Lawrence Brass
Celebration of the library's 75th anniversary continues . . .
Forum will explore issue of payment for forest ecosystem services
Free haircuts offered to those who donate to Locks of Love
Memorial service planned for Dr. Charles McKhann
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