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April 20, 2007|Volume 35, Number 26


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Walk to benefit AIDS campaign

AIDS Walk New Haven will begin and end on the New Haven Green on Sunday, April 22.

The walk will start at 2 p.m. AIDS Walk New Haven is a 5K walk to raise funds to provide support services to individuals and families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the greater New Haven community.

Other goals of the event are to increase public awareness, promote prevention through advocacy and "unite the Yale-New Haven community against discrimination, apathy and infection."

Registration is $10. Individuals may register on the New Haven Green at 1 p.m. on the day of the walk or online at www.aidswalknewhaven.org.


Silent auction

The Phyllis Bodel Childcare Center at the School of Medicine will hold its annual silent auction on Thursday, April 26, to raise scholarship funds.

The auction will take place 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Harkness Lounge at 367 Cedar St. Items in the auction will include signed books and sports memorabilia; tickets to theaters, restaurants and spas; jewelry and specialty baskets.

For more information, call (203) 785-3829.


Mathematics prizes

The Department of Mathematics will award the Barge and Runk Prizes on the basis of a competitive exam that is open to sophomores and freshmen.

The exam will be given 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesday, May 1, in Rm. 201, Leet Oliver Memorial Hall, 12 Hillhouse Ave. Students interested in taking the exam should sign up with Bernadette Alston-Facey in Rm. 438, Dunham Laboratory, 10 Hillhouse Ave.

In addition, undergraduates majoring in mathematics who wish to pursue their studies during the summer are eligible to compete for the John Alan Lewis Prize. A letter describing plans for summer study should be submitted to Professor Yair Minsky, director of undergraduate studies in mathematics, before Tuesday, May 1.

For more information about these prizes, call (203) 432-7792.


Bus trip

Members of the Yale Art Museums will sponsor a bus trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on Wednesday, June 27.

The trip will include a private tour of "Edward Hopper," a special exhibition of the artist's oil paintings, watercolors and prints from 1925 to mid-century. The bus will leave at 8 a.m. and return to New Haven by 6:30 p.m.

The fee for the trip is $95 for members; $145 for non-members. The amount covers admission, private tour and transportation; lunch is not included.

For more information and to register, call Linda Jerolmon at (203) 432-9658.


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

Peabody paying tribute to its famed murals

Gift will launch major new series at Yale Press

State hails Yale's hands-on archaeology project at historic house

Annual Community Service Day to be held April 28

Psychology professor Marvin Chun is appointed new master of . . .

New undergraduate organization hosts talks by female leaders

Findings shed light on behavior of fundamental particles called neutrinos

Research by chemist Mark Johnson's lab clearly reveals . . .

Event will explore the ways in which progressives support . . .

Health issues faced by China's migrants is focus of symposium

International conference will examine contemporary Taiwan and its legacy

Conference to explore future of South Africa in the next decade

Exhibit traces centuries-long quest to understand cancer

Symposium honors birthday of infectious disease expert Dr. I. George Miller

Yale researchers urge education to halt high rate of . . .

For their 'final exam,' Yale students will stage dances in New York City

Abstract works by Nancy Rubens are on display at Slifka Center

Yale's Asthma Care Team will offer free community screenings . . .

UC-Berkeley student is named the new Yale Younger Poet

In Memoriam: José Juan Arrom

Yale Police adds 10 new officers to its force

Insurance reform advocate and alumnus is honored with fellowship

Yale Books in Brief

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