Yale Bulletin and Calendar

December 15, 2006|Volume 35, Number 13|Four-Week Issue

Campus Notes

Michael Auslin named a Marshall Memorial Fellow

Michael Auslin, associate professor of history, has been named an American Marshall Memorial Fellow.

The Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) provides an opportunity for emerging leaders from the United States and Europe to explore societies, institutions and people on the other side of the Atlantic. The MMF program, now in its 24th year, draws fellows from 19 European countries and the United States for a three- to four-week traveling program. Past fellows include two European prime ministers, numerous members of the European Parliament and various state and national legislatures, editors of major newspapers, and executives in the non-profit and business sectors.

Each fellow visits five or six cities per trip. They meet formally and informally with a range of policymakers and prominent members of the business, government, political, NGO and media communities.

Auslin, an expert on U.S.-Asian relations, is also a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

ITS honored for its Central Authentication Service

Information Technology Services (ITS) has been honored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for its creation and development of the Central Authentication Service (CAS).

Yale was one of 10 not-for-profit organizations to win one of the first annual Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration. The Mellon Foundation said Yale's open-source CAS has allowed universities and others to offer their users the convenience of a "single-sign on" authentication on the Internet. Members of the Yale community utilize CAS when they login on the Web to view
e-mail online or use the employee self-service function of the Human Resources webpage. A user can, for example, go from webmail to Human Resources' self-service feature online without having to login a second time.

"Over 100 schools worldwide use it," Andy Newman, the ITS director of technology and planning, said of CAS. "It's captured people's imagination." Newman noted that one of the compelling attributes of CAS is that small schools can implement it.

Yale received $50,000 from the Mellon Foundation and plans to use the award to produce a next-generation CAS service.

Psychiatry resident is honored for accomplishments

Dr. Christopher Pittenger, resident in the Department of Psychiatry, was recently selected as a Laughlin Fellow by the American College of Psychiatrists.

Named after the college founder, Dr. Henry P. Laughlin, the fellowship program was launched in 1976 to recognize outstanding accomplishments by psychiatry residents in the United States and Canada. Each year, the college selects 10 residents deemed most likely to make a significant future contribution to the field of psychiatry.

The American College of Psychiatrists is a not-for-profit honorary association dedicated to providing continuing education to its members, promoting the latest advances in the specialty and supporting the highest standards in psychiatry.

Pioneering Yale geologist Robert Berner is honored at symposium marking his retirement

Robert A. Berner, the Alan M. Bateman Professor of Geology and Geophysics, a pioneer in the study of the geologic history of atmospheric oxygen and carbon dioxide, was honored with a two-day symposium Dec. 8 and 9 on the occasion of his retirement.

The symposium, "Changes on Earth: Processes and Records," featured talks by many notables of geochemistry, global climate analysis and paleobiology. Among them were past students and collaborators of the Yale geologist.

Berner is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His many honors include the Doctor Honoris Causa from the Université Aix-Marseille and the Murchinson Medal from the Geological Society of London.

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

Gift from alumni to expand Grand Strategy Program

State gives Yale $7.8 million for stem cell research

Environmental activist named Marshall Scholar

Yale scientist helps keep museum's trains chugging along

Project will consider how to develop 'pastoral imagination'

Human Resources department to pilot STARS . . .

Yale researchers share expertise with Ethiopian health care . . .

Global Citizenship Initiative awarded Hewlett Foundation grant

Child psychiatrist wins award for contributions to education

Alan Kazdin named president of American Psychological Association

Thomas Steitz honored by Japanese university

The Duke's Men make holiday appearances

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWS

HIV testing should be a routine part of health exams, say scientists

Discovery has implications for treatment of herpes

Study: Cancer gene mutations more common than expected

Aortic aneurysms often run in families, say researchers

Study: Decreased genital sensation likely in competitive women cyclists

Retinopathy of prematurity may be due to genetic factors

Research shows benefits of exercise programs for elderly

Asian Indian men found to be more susceptible to diabetes

Yale School of Medicine joins national consortium