Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 14, 2006|Volume 34, Number 26

Campus Notes

Bruce Ackerman to discuss 'Before the Next Attack'

Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, will discuss his new book,"Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism," with General William Odom at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 17.

The event will be held at Labyrinth Books, 290 York St. There is no admission fee and the pubic is invited. For more information, call (203) 787-2848.

Ivan Szelenyi honored by the government of Hungary for his scholarship

Ivan Szelenyi, the William Graham Sumner Professor of Sociology and Political Science, recently received the Szechenyi Prize from the president of the Hungarian Republic.

Twenty scholars from all fields of scholarship, including natural sciences, receive this prize annually.

Szelenyi works on social inequalities from a comparative and historical perspective. Recently, he conducted large-scale surveys on changing stratification systems in European post-communist countries. He is currently researching poverty and ethnicity in transitional societies.

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

It's Official. President of China to speak April 21

As HHMI Professor, Strobel will take students 'bioprospecting'

Scientists find gene linked to drug dependence

Program puts FOCUS on communication

Joan Steitz, Thomas Pollard win prestigious international prize spirit

Renowned poet W.S. Merwin to read from and discuss his work

A heroine's determination prevails in 'All's Well That Ends Well'

Event will examine how to preserve access to knowledge

Performances and workshops will explore 'theatrical bodies' . . .

Symposium on human rights will focus on memorializing atrocities

Talk, exhibit explore lessons learned from past flu outbreaks

SOM conference will examine globalization and technology

India's road to independence is topic of film, panel discussion

Dwight Hall fundraiser to include inaugural social justice award

Symposium to look at 'Success with Learning Differences'

Impact of bird-borne infections on wildlife conservation is topic of forum

Panel discussion will focus on 'Class, Race and Inequality in South Africa'

Trainer describes biker Lance Armstrong's winning ways

Tsunami Awareness Week raised funds and refocused humanitarian efforts

Campus Notes

Wangari Maathai lecture cancelled