Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 21, 2005|Volume 34, Number 8

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"We need to get the word out that you [theater-goers] think you don't want your boundaries pushed, but really that's all you ever want. Why else would you drop all that money on a ticket?"

-- James Bundy, dean of the School of Drama and artistic director of the Yale Repertory Theater, on the Yale Rep's commitment to premiering groundbreaking new works, "Yale Rep's Looking To Up Its Preem Scheme," Variety.com, Oct. 11, 2005.

''The adaptive immune system would not even know what hit it, without the innate immune system.''

-- Ruslan Medzhitov, professor of immunobiology, on immunologists' discovery that the more primitive innate immune system is necessary for triggering the body's defenses produced by the adaptive immune system against pathogens, "Biotech Looks Anew at Old Ideas on Using the Body's Own Defenses," The New York Times, Oct. 5, 2005.

"The word doctor means teacher. [Edward] Bouchet inspired a cadre of people who look like me. ... He followed his bliss. He had courage."

-- Curtis Patton, professor of the epidemiology of microbial diseases, on Yale's first African-American graduate, "Hopkins Honors Black Student Pioneer," New Haven Register, Oct. 1, 2005.

"Trauma can divide a person's sense of self and of time and history. Wholeness for many of them is not about uniting these two halves, but how to live within as well as between them as they attempt to make sense of the world and themselves."

-- The Reverend Frederick J. Streets, University chaplain and pastor, Church of Christ in Yale; assistant clinical professor at the Child Study Center; and adjunct assistant professor at the Divinity School, in his article "Survivors Heal Through Altruism, Work, Prayer," New Haven Register, Oct. 1, 2005.

"[T]he question is whether federal courts should hear what are essentially probate matters. This case is essentially a probate claim. And just like federal courts do not hear matters of divorce, do not hear matters of child custody and alimony, they don't hear probate matters."

-- G. Eric Brunstad, visiting lecturer at the Law School, about the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case over entertainer Anna Nicole Smith's inheritance of her late husband's estate (Brunstad is the attorney for the opposing side), "Countdown," MSNBC, Sept. 27, 2005.

"More [hurricane] activity has been anticipated. We might be in for a lot of storms in the next two decades."

-- Steven Sherwood, associate professor of geology and geophysics, "Strong Storm Cycle Could Last Decades," New Haven Register, Oct. 9, 2005.

"[In the early 20th century,] you began to get gigantic communities that really didn't have the necessary infrastructure for growth."

-- Dolores Hayden, professor of architecture and of American studies, "Forum Examines Suburban Sprawl," Hartford Courant, Oct. 7, 2005.

"I once heard Goldman Sachs's Hank Paulsen give a speech listing five characteristics of Goldman and other great organizations. The last was having 'balance in your life.' I thought, that's a fallacy. I don't believe high achievers on Wall Street can have a balanced life."

-- David Swensen, chief investment ofÞcer, adjunct professor at the School of Management and lecturer in economics, on why he chose to work in academia rather than a big investment firm, "The Money Game," Fortune, Oct. 3, 2005.

"In the 19th century, France wanted Belgium to lean towards Paris. Prussia wanted it to lean towards Berlin. England wanted it neutral. The poor Belgians tried to decide to pick their way and this is a task for South Korea today. ... Although the country is like a small animal sitting between three fat elephants (U.S., Japan and China), it's relatively safe because the elephants do not want to move."

-- Paul Kennedy, the J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History, "S. Korea's Diplomatic Situation Similar to 19C Belgium," Yonhap English News (South Korea), Oct. 12, 2005.

"[Homeless men] tend to be forgotten by society. We want to let these men know that someone out there cares for them and thinks that they are worth fund-raising for."

-- Johnny Scafidi, program director at Dwight Hall, about a drive to keep an overflow shelter in New Haven open during the months when city funds are not available, "Overflow Homeless Shelter Reopens," New Haven Register, Oct. 10, 2005.

"Through eminent domain, the government theoretically sacrifices the property rights of a few to create public projects that benefit the many. Because corporate interests invariably take the lead in developing these projects, though, some people have come to see eminent domain as benefiting the privileged few at the expense of the hapless many."

-- Judy Coleman, student at the Law School, in her article "The Powers of a Few, the Anger of the Many," The Washington Post, Oct. 9, 2005.

"It comes up in the first year -- the med students meet with a real patient who is dying -- that's a very powerful experience. Later, the students practice giving bad news to standardized patients -- actors playing patients -- and they also spend an afternoon in a hospice."

-- Dr. Anna Reisman, assistant professor of internal medicine, on how physicians are trained to break bad news to patients, "Experts Weigh Value of Telephone Medicine," CRMBuyer.com, Oct. 10, 2005.

"The guy who examined [blood samples from people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)] was amazed by the levels of oxytocin [the hormone that tightens the parent-child bond]. ... Then I remembered how I behaved when my wife was pregnant with our first child. Every time she got a fever or a cold, I had these intrusive thoughts about harm coming to the baby. I remember my wife cleaning all the time, even moving the refrigerator. And even though I was a really busy medic, I found the time to build a cradle from scratch. I just came up with the idea that [parenting] is a normal, adaptive version of OCD."

-- Dr. James Leckman, the Neison Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics, on his research into the chemical causes of OCD, "Motherhood -- It's Probably Just Another Word for Being Bonkers," TimesOnline.co.uk, Oct. 10, 2005.

"Often, these children [with cases in Juvenile Court] are traumatized in many ways. The training [offered by Lawyers for Children America] helps the attorneys think about what the child really needs now. ... [W]e need attorneys who are well-trained advocates for children, who need to be represented in these cases too."

-- Carla Stover, associate research scientist at the Child Study Center, "Lawyers' Group Helps Kids With Legal Needs," New Haven Register, Oct. 11, 2005.

"The etymology of tip has the word coming from the phrase 'to ensure promptness.' Today the acronym might be read instead as 'to ensure prejudice.' That's why I think we should do away with tipping. You see, I recently studied taxicab tipping in New Haven. I found that passengers tipped black drivers a third less than white drivers."

-- Ian Ayres, the William K. Townsend Professor of Law, "Revision to the Tipping System for Cabbies," Marketplace, American Public Media, Oct. 5, 2005.

"If babies are sleeping on their backs, it may not matter if these neurons [that alert them to wake up and breathe deeply] aren't working. But if they're face down in a pillow, they may need these neurons to work. It's like a car with no gauge to show it's running out of gas."

-- Dr. George B. Richerson, professor of neurology and associate professor of physiology, on how sleep position can contribute to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, "Sleeping on Their Sides is Bad for Babies," USA Today, Oct. 10, 2005.

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

University dedicates Malone Engineering Center

Biomedical engineering symposium also marked dedication

Celebrated language-learning program enters digital age

Coach is helping to steer city rowers to victory

Yale offers staff new incentives to car-pool

In Focus: Whitney Humanities Center

Tanner Lecture, related events focus on food and art of autobiography

Grant supports scientist's work related to nanomedicine

Scientists identify gene that plays a role in Tourette's Syndrome

Noted journalist Bob Woodward to deliver the Fryer Memorial Lecture

Show reveals 'journey' of reconstructive surgery patients

Career Fair to highlight jobs in federal government agencies

Troupe to present two nights of one-act operas

Novelist will read from his latest work of fiction

Exhibit traces roots of Tiananmen Square movement

Reparations for slavery to be among topics of conference

Talk, symposium examine how artists 'remade the past'

David Blight is speaker for library's next 'Books Sandwiched In'