Yale Bulletin and Calendar

March 23, 2007|Volume 35, Number 22

Bulletin Board

Award-winning documentary

The Divinity School (YDS) will host a screening of the award-winning documentary film "New Year Baby" on Tuesday, March 27, at 6:30 p.m. in Niebuhr Hall, 409 Prospect St.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Charles Vogl, the film's producer/writer, and Socheata Poeuv, the director. Vogl will be a first-year student at YDS in 2007-2008.

"New Year Baby" is a film about genocide, the Khmer Rouge and Cambodia. It was awarded the "Movies that Matter" prize from the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, in partnership with Amnesty International.

The screening is open to the Yale community without charge. While registration is not required, it is recommended. To register, visit the website at www.newyearbaby.net/yale.

Arctic wolf to visit Peabody

The Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave., will host a visit by Atka, an arctic wolf, on Saturday, March 31, at 1 p.m.

Atka, who lives at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York, visits schools, nature centers and local events to educate people about wolves. Founded in 1999, the center promotes the conservation of this often misunderstood species by teaching about wolves, their relationship to the environment and humans' role in their protection.

The event is free with admission to the museum. The cost of admission is $7 for adults; $6 for seniors; $5 for children ages 3-18; children under 3 are admitted free.

"Relay For Life"

"Relay For Life," an overnight event designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer in the community, will held Saturday and Sunday, April 14 and 15, in Payne Whitney Gymnasium, 70 Tower Parkway.

Organizers expect about 80 teams, each with 8-15 people, to participate. Each team is encouraged to have at least one member walking on the tracks throughout the night. Participant are encouraged to raise $100 for the American Cancer Society. Last year, the event raised over $200,000.

Other activities will include movie tents, moon bounce and games. Food will be provided throughout the night.

The event is open to students, faculty and staff. Registration will take place at 4 p.m on April 14. A survivor dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. At 9 p.m. a luminaria will be held, followed by the relay. Closing ceremonies will be held at 9 a.m. on April 15.

To register for a team or to start a new team, visit the website at www.yale.edu/relay.

Reviews for potential art majors

Reviews for sophomores who are interested in becoming art majors will be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 4 and 5.

The reviews will be conducted 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. in Rm. GO-2 at the School of Art, Green Hall, 1156 Chapel St. Interested students must sign up in Rm. 122 of the School of Art building, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information, call Nancy Keramas at (203) 432-2608.

Porter and Field Prizes

Applications are now being accepted for the John Addison Porter Prize and the Theron Rockwell Field Prize.

The John Addison Porter Prize is given for a written work of scholarship in any field in which it is possible, through original effort, to gather and relate facts and/or principles and to make the product of general human interest. The award was established in 1872 by the Kingsley Trust Association (The Scroll and Key Society) in honor of the late Professor Porter, who received a bachelor's degree from Yale in 1842.

The Theron Rockwell Field Prize, established in 1957 by Emilia R. Field in memory of her husband, Theron Rockwell Field 1889S, is given for "a poetic, literary or religious work" of scholarship.

For more information, including application forms, visit the websites at www.yale.edu/secretary/prizes/Porterprize and www.yale.edu/secretary/prizes/Fieldprize.

Spring walking program

The Office of Health Promotion and Education at University Health Services and the Department of Athletics are co-sponsoring their annual spring walking program, titled "Work Together-Walk Together."

The five-week series will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Tuesday, March 27, at 12:10 p.m. at 17 Hillhouse Ave. Participants are encouraged to walk at their own pace. The sessions will meet rain or shine, and are free and open to the Yale community. No registration is required.

For more information, call (203) 432-0326.

Child Conduct Clinic

The Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic offers instruction to help develop effective ways of handling the challenges of parenting. Activities covered include bathing, dressing, cleaning and homework. For more information, call (203) 432-9993.

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

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In Focus: Challenge Survivorship Clinic

Former president of Chile to give a public address on campus . . .

Yale astronomers conclude their tribute to one of their 'stars'

Study: Public polarized regarding safety of nanotechnology

Of genetic switches and misfolded RNAs . . .

Women's Faculty Forum hosts events exploring issues faced by . . .

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWS

NIH grant will advance research on neurons' role in narcolepsy

Donaghue Foundation awards fund projects related to elderly, epilepsy

Brain's 'default mode' is abnormal in patients with schizophrenia . . .

Ob/Gyn researchers announce new findings at recent scientific meeting