Levy awarded fellow status in Gerontological Society
Becca Levy, associate professor of epidemiology and public health, has been named a fellow in the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
The GSA is the nation's oldest and largest multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to research, practice and education in aging. Fellows are recognized by their peers for outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology.
Wendell Bell, professor emeritus of sociology, received an award for Lifetime Achievement and Contributions to the Field of Futures Studies from the World Futures Studies Federation at its conference in Budapest last month.
The Oral History of American Music (OHAM) project has received a GRAMMY Foundation® Grant to support its ongoing efforts to preserve recorded interviews with legendary figures of American music.
The OHAM is a collection of audio- and video-tapes of interviews with such celebrated composers and performers as Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Eubie Blake, John Cage and Frank Zappa. With more than 900 interviews recorded and transcribed, the project is a unique resource for scholars, musicians, documentary makers and producers in the entertainment and news media. In addition to recordings of interviews conducted by OHAM, the project is a repository for oral histories of creative musicians acquired from diverse other sources.
Dr. Christopher Breuer, assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics, has been awarded a two-year fellowship from the American Surgical Association Foundation for a project titled "Investigating the Growth Potential of Tissue Engineered Venous Conduits in a Juvenile Lamb Model." The purpose of the fellowship is to support and encourage gifted young surgeons who choose careers in investigation and academic surgery. It is one of only two awards granted each year by the American Surgical Association.
Shyam Sunder, the James L. Frank Professor of Accounting, Economics and Finance at the School of Management, has been named president-elect of the American Accounting Association.
The association is the premier forum for scholarly interchange in accounting. With 8,000 members throughout the world, it promotes worldwide excellence in accounting education, research and practice.
Sunder is a leading accounting theorist and experimental economist. His post as president of the association will begin in August 2006.
Dr. Gerard Sanacora, associate professor of psychiatry, received "honorable mention" in the 11th annual Klerman Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) last month.
Sanacora was cited for his use of proton magnetic spectroscopy to study levels of amino acid neurotransmitters in people with major depression.
The Klerman Award honors young investigators who, with the help of NARSAD grants, have achieved outstanding results in clinical psychiatric research. NARSAD is the largest donor-supported organization in the world funding scientific research on psychiatric disorders.
Susheel Vijayraghavan, a graduate student in the Department of Neurobiology at the School of Medicine, was selected as the recipient of the 2005 Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic Fellowship.
This fellowship, established by Yale and the pharmaceutical maker Pfizer Inc. in 2004, honors the memory of the late professor Patricia Goldman-Rakic and highlights excellence in neuroscience research at the School of Medicine.
Vijayraghavan studies the effects of dopamine on working memory in primates and was Goldman-Rakic's final graduate student before her death in 2003. As the fellowship recipient, he will receive tuition, a stipend and health care coverage, as well as additional funds for travel to scientific meetings.
Manohar M. Panjabi, professor of orthopaedics and mechanical engineering, received the Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.
The award is given to "an outstanding individual scientist, clinician or basic science researcher who has made a major contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field of spinal disorders."
Panjabi has been at Yale since 1971. He has published over 275 original publications and 54 books and book chapters.
John E. Roemer, the Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science and Economics, was elected a corresponding fellow of the British Academy. The institution is the national academy for the humanities and social sciences in Britain. A corresponding fellow is a scholar who works outside of Britain.
The Law School has appointed Klas Bergman as executive director of communications.
Bergman will oversee all of the Law School's internal and external communications, as well as develop strategies to unify the school's image and message.
He most recently was associate director for communications at the Stanford Institute for International Studies. He has also served as the chief of the external relations group at the United Nations Volunteers program.
T H I S
Wendell Bell receives award
Oral History project receives GRAMMY grant
Breuer awarded fellowship
Shyam Sunder to head accounting asssociation
Gerard Sanacora honored
Goldman-Rakic fellowship
Panjabi receives lifetime achievement award
John Roemer elected to British Academy
Bergman named new communications director at the Law School
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Yale community extends helping hand to the victims of Hurricane Katrina
Yale leaders contribute $70,000 to match employee and student donations
Student donates prize money to aid victims of hurricane
Panel examined why Katrina was 'a perfect storm' of failure
Brenzel named undergraduate admissions dean
Studies explore function and formation of feathers
Chinese president's visit postponed
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS
Richard L. Cohn: Battell Professor of the Theory of Music
Lawrence Manley: William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English
Robert S. Nelson: Robert Lehman Professor of the History of Art
Susan C. Stokes: John S. Saden Professor of Political ScienceNBA star to discuss his humanitarian efforts in the Congo
Director Sofia Coppola to give Chubb Lecture
Labor-management training aims to foster cooperation
Project explores how cultural outlook impacts opinions
MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS
NIH gives $3.6 million for research to alleviate anxiety . . .
Common pesticide linked to reduced fertility in women
Most implanted embryos are not viable, says study
Study: Hormone therapy for menopause leads to fewer wrinkles
Nicotine, long thought to curb appetite, may actually increase it . . .
Research shows brain distinguishes between odors inhaled . . .
Schizophrenics with diabetes still receive antipsychotic drugs . . .
Medical school offering clinical trial of new treatment . . .'Days of Caring'
Event celebrates 400-year anniversary of 'Don Quixote'
Symposium to examine history of U.S. reach into the Pacific
Scientist Pan invited to participate in NAE symposium
Electrical engineer T.P. Ma is honored for solid-state research
In weekly series, World Fellows will debate global topics
University will celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 20
Multimedia artist presents photo exhibit and video installation at ISM
'A Taste of Bulgaria' to aid flood victims in another corner of the world
Urban infra-power and urban charisma to be explored in conference
Search committee named for School of Art dean
Biophysical chemist Julian Sturtevant . . .
Memorial service scheduled for . . . Robert Abelson
Alumni magazine now reaches every Yale graduate in the U.S.
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