Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eight members of the Yale faculty are among the new fellows elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006. They are:
Dudley Andrew, the R. Selden Rose Professor of Film and Comparative Literature, and co-chair and director of graduate studies in film studies. Andrew's research focuses on world cinema, aesthetics and hermeneutics, theories of the image and French cinema, and culture from the 1930s to today. His publications include "The Major Film Theories," "Concepts of Film Theory," "Andre Bazin," "Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film" and "The Image in Dispute."
Ian Ayres, the William K. Townsend Professor of Law. Ayres, who holds a B.A. and J.D. from Yale, is an expert in antitrust, business associations, civil rights, contracts, corporate finance, law and economics, and property. His books include "Why Not?: How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small" (with Yale colleague Barry Nalebuff) and "Pervasive Prejudice?: Non-Traditional Evidence of Race and Gender Discrimination."
Donald Wilfrid Kao Andrews, the Tjalling C. Koopmans Professor of Economics. Andrews' research is in econometric theory, mathematical statistics, applied econometrics and probability theory. He has written nearly 75 papers on topics in these areas and is the co-editor of "Identification and Inference for Econometric Models: A Festschrift in Honor of Thomas J. Rothenberg."
Judith Chevalier, the William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics & Finance, School of Management. Chevalier, who holds a B.A. from Yale, studies the interaction between firm capital structure and product market competition; price seasonality and cyclicality; testing models of agency relationships and career concerns; the economics of electronic commerce and the effect of diversification on firm performance.
Peter Novick, professor in the Department of Cell Biology. Novick is interested in the molecular mechanism of intracellular membrane traffic as it relates to cell polarity. Cell polarity is central to morphogenesis and loss of cell polarity is a key step in the progression of cancer. This research will answer questions that bear directly on important medical issues such as the directed growth of neurons, diabetes and cancer.
John E. Roemer, the Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics. Roemer's research concerns political economy and distributive justice. He has written nearly a dozen books, several of which have been translated into other languages. His publications include "Political Competition," "Equality of Opportunity" and "Theories of Distributive Justice."
Dr. Gordon Shepherd, professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Neurobiology. Shepherd is interested in the neuron as a complex system and in the synaptic organization of neurons into microcircuits in the brain. Through support by the Human Brain Project, his laboratory is developing The SenseLab Project for the construction of databases for receptors and neurons to facilitate the integration of these multidisciplinary data into computational models of neurons and neuronal currents.
Nicholas Wolterstorff, the Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at the Divinity School and professor emeritus of philosophy. Wolterstorff has studied and written on metaphysics, aesthetics and philosophy of art, epistemology, philosophy of religion and political philosophy. His books include "Art in Action," "Until Justice and Peace Embrace," "Divine Discourse" and "John Locke and Ethics of Belief."
Fellows are nominated and elected to the academy by current members. A broad-based membership, comprised of scholars and practitioners from mathematics, physics, biological sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts, public affairs and business, gives the academy a unique capacity to conduct a wide range of interdisciplinary studies and public policy research.
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FACULTY HONORED
Eight faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Theoretical physicist Girvin named to National Academy of Sciences
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Alexander, Galvani and Valis . . . winners of Guggenheim Fellowships
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Joint library project to preserve historic sound recordings . . .
Yale Press and Yale Rep launch major competition for new dramatic works
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New memorial lectureship at Cancer Center honors Dr. Paul Calebresi . . .
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