Faculty appointment
President Richard C. Levin announced the appointment of Daniel Harrison, the Allen Forte Professor of Music Theory, as chair of the Department of Music. Harrison will serve as chair for three years, effective July 1.
Hannah Chang, a 2007 graduate of the Law School, is the winner of the second annual "Endangered Environmental Laws" student writing competition, sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the American Bar Association.
Chang will receive a $2,000 award, and her essay will be published in ELI's flagship journal, The Environmental Law Reporter, the only attorney-edited law review covering environmental and natural resource issues.
Chang's winning entry, "Foreign Affairs Preemption: The Legality of California's Link with the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme," examines the extent to which California and other U.S. states may enact climate change legislation and enter into international agreements.
The competition invites law students to explore issues at the intersection of constitutional and environmental law.
ELI is an independent, nonpartisan education and policy research center dedicated to environmental protection through improved environmental law and governance.
The winners of the Theron Rockwell Field Prize and the John Addison Porter Prize were announced on Commencement day.
The Field Prize was awarded to Bethany E. Moreton for "The Soul of the Service Economy: Wal-Mart and the Making of Christian Free Enterprise, 1929-1994."
The Porter Prize was split between two submissions: Elizabeth L. Paluck for "Reducing Intergroup Prejudice and Conflict with the Mass Media: A Field Experiment in Rwanda," and Stephen C. Vella for "Gentlemanly Conquerors: The Domestication of the Indian Frontier and the Fashioning of Imperial British Identity, 1790-1850."
Allyson Moore, director of career development at the School of Management, was elected to the board of directors of the MBA Career Services Council (MBACSC).
The council was founded in 1994 to promote the sharing of knowledge and best practices among MBA career services professionals.
Before joining SOM in 2006, Moore served as New York University Stern School of Business's director of full-time MBA career services. She was also a founding member of the school's Career Center for Working Professionals, providing coaching and recruitment services to part-time MBAs, self-sponsored executive MBAs and MBA alumni.
Alexander Kirshner and James McSpadden, graduate students at Yale, were awarded grants by the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst -- DAAD) which will enable them to take a language course in Germany this summer.
DAAD offers grants to graduate students at North American universities to attend eight-week intensive language courses at leading institutes in Germany.
DAAD is the German national agency for the support of international academic cooperation. The DAAD offers programs and funding for students, faculty, researchers and others in higher education, providing financial support to over 50,000 individuals per year.
Ten Yale student-athletes were selected for Academic All-Ivy recognition in spring sports.
To be eligible, individuals must be starters or key reserves on an officially recognized varsity team with 3.0 or better cumulative grade point averages. Each institution nominated five men and five women from its eligible student-athletes.
The students are: Christine Alford, tennis; Emily Cleveland, crew; Lindsay Donaldson, track and field; Manuel Gonzales-Luna, lightweight crew; Christina Guerland, softball; Chris Kempner, lacrosse; Lindsay Levin, lacrosse; Mark Matza, golf; Dan O'Brien, track and field; and Hunter Swartz, heavyweight crew.
Two Yale students were named as Point Scholars by the Point Foundation, the nation's largest publicly supported organization granting scholarships to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
The students are Andrew Park, currently at the Law School, and Emily Williams, who is pursing a master of science in nursing at the School of Nursing.
The Point Foundation provides financial support, leadership training, mentoring and hope to individuals who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression
Barry Svigals, lecturer at the School of Architecture, was recently elevated to the American Institute of Architects' College of Fellows.
Svigals, who is also a sculptor, was recognized for "reawakening the tradition of figurative sculpture in architecture, exploring its inclusion in both traditional and contemporary ways." His work is featured in projects at Yale, Boston College, University of Connecticut and several K-12 schools in New Haven.
The exhibition catalog "Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas" won the 2007 Philip Johnson Book Award of the Society of Architectural Historians.
The authors of the book are Richard L. Burger, the Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology and chair of the Department of Archaeology, and Lucy C. Salazar, a research associate in the Department of Archaeology.
The award is given each year to recognize excellence in the publication of architectural exhibition catalogs from the previous two years.
Jessica Theorin, a nurse midwifery student at the School of Nursing (YSN), was presented with the school's Community Service Award for her "outstanding commitment to helping those in need." Theorin has volunteered at the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen in New Haven, with the "Have Bones, Will Travel" program and at the HAVEN free clinic.
Robert Nelb, a junior in Yale College, was selected as a prizewinner in the KaiserEDU.org 2007 Student Essay Contest. Nelb's essay, "From Sick Care to Health Care: The 3-P Plan," tied for first place among undergraduate students.
KaiserEDU.org is the Kaiser Family Foundation's website for students and professors interested in health policy. The contest invited graduate and undergraduate students to submit an essay outlining a 2008 presidential candidate's health policy platform and strategy for communicating the plan.
Nelb's essay and biography may be read online at www.KaiserEDU.org/essayprizes2007.
Dr. Carol H. Lee, professor of diagnostic radiology, was named as the No. 2 leading women's imaging specialist in the April issue of Medical Imaging magazine.
The second annual Medical Imaging Industry Top 10 honors professionals whose knowledge is "judiciously incorporated into practice -- improving the lives of countless people with cutting-edge techniques, industry interaction and problem-solving abilities."
Dr. Hugh S. Taylor, associate professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. He has retitled the publication "Reproductive Sciences."
Taylor, who is also director of the Yale Center for Research in Reproductive Biology and director of the Yale Menopause Program, was recently named director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Taylor's recent study in the FASEB Journal showed that the contaminant bisphenol-A -- widely used to make many plastics found in food storage containers and dental products -- can have long-term effects on female development.
T H I S
Law School graduate wins writing competition
Porter and Field prizes awarded at Commencement
Moore elected to MBACSC board of directors
Graduate students awarded DAAD grants
Ten Bulldogs named Academic All-Ivy
Students awarded Point Scholarships
Svigals honored
Peabody exhibition catalog wins book award
Theorin wins YSN award
Student wins essay contest
Lee named leading imaging specialist
Dr. Hugh S. Taylor has been named editor-in-chief of professional journal
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Yale to increase medical and scientific research programs
with acquisition of the Bayer HealthCare complex
Acquisition to expand Yale's economic impact
Milestones in building Yale's medical and scientific research strength
Study shows stem cells curb Parkinson's disease in primatesChina proves 'a great joy' for Yale 'friends from afar'
COMMENCEMENT 2007
With pomp, Yale celebrates its newest graduates
Baccalaureate Address
Honorary Degrees
Outstanding teachers and students are awarded prizes
Former Yale gallery director has been elected an alumni fellow
NASA administrator is appointed University's first CFO
'Lights, cameras and action!' come to campus
Delegations travel to Brazil and Mexico for alumni-hosted events
Initiative seeks to promote effective use of solar power
Air pollution is shown to harm pregnant woman
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWS
Sleep apnea is linked to heart disease and diabetes
Research findings on FMRP protein may lead to . . .
Residents' work-hour reductions not harmful to patients, study says
New radio show offers information, support to cancer patients
Scientific symposium will honor renowned faculty member
Students' research on wood frogs is featured in Peabody exhibit
In Memoriam: Naturalist Charles L. Remington
Performances will showcase talents of young playwrights
New Yale website illustrates the history of slavery in Connecticut
Campus Notes
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