“We really don’t need another reason for people not to smoke. This study [showing a link between
smoking and high blood pressure in women] adds to the information about another
potential mechanism by which smoking contributes to adverse outcomes. ... [Girls
thinking about taking up smoking] know about the risk for cancer and heart disease,
but this is something more for them to consider as a reason to stay away from
cigarettes.” §
“Many pregnant and postpartum women falsely think that depressive symptoms,
and even clinical depression, are part of the normal experiences of being pregnant
and delivering a baby. Moreover, they often assume that these symptoms will spontaneously
go away when that is not always the case. There are a range of treatments available
to women and we need to get the message out and encourage depressed women to
access care for their emotional symptoms.” §
“I believe the financial factors [that caused recent losses in top auction
houses such as Sotheby’s] are not going to go away. I’m guessing
the art market is going to be paused or soft until the issue of the capital market
is resolved. It may not be that people don’t have the money. It may be
that they don’t want to be seen buying excessively at this time.” §
“I think New Haven has taken a series of important steps and has in a sense
almost sounded a wake-up call to local governments around the country that the
realities of immigration in the 21st century do require many communities, who
have not seen new immigrants for decades, to address their needs, to rethink
the way cities, towns and counties do business. New Haven asked what can we do
to make services more efficient, and promote welfare, an exercise communities
could have been doing, should have been doing. ... New Haven should be credited
for invigorating that whole work.” §
“What worries me most is that there are so many people throughout the world
who believe that what has happened [in Cuba] is something good. They do not grasp
the setbacks and repression that the Cuban revolution has brought to the people
of Cuba and on top of that, the fact that 20% of Cuba’s population is in
exile. The repression that exists there is frightening and now there is a system
of apartheid that is identical to South Africa’s with the following difference:
it is not racial. The tourists have the better hotels, the better restaurants — they
have it all. The Cubans: total misery.” §
“Is the question, what does [Russian President Vladimir] Putin want, the
same question as what does Russia want? I think the answer is that the answers
to the two questions are fairly close. ... Putin wants, as Russians have wanted
for centuries, to be accepted as a principal player in the world-system.” §
“The images that have accompanied past episodes of market turmoil are largely
absent today. Consider the oil crisis that began in November 1973, resulting
in a world stock market crash and a sharp world recession. Vivid images have
stuck in people’s minds from that episode: long lines of cars at gas stations,
people riding bicycles to work, gasless Sundays and other rationing schemes.
Today, the real price of oil is nearly twice as high as it was at the peak of
that crisis, but we have seen nothing like the images from 1973 to 1975. Mostly
we are not even reminded of them. So our confidence is not shaken, yet.” §
“Bad understanding of religions can lead to bad public policy… .
[When Americans demonize Muslims because they don’t understand Islam] we
take that misunderstanding and start to sanction government policies, and we
get what we have now — which is a big mess.” §
“The high percentages of teenagers who freely admit that unethical behavior
can be justified is alarming. It suggests an attitude of ethical relativism and
rationalization of whatever actions serve one’s immediate needs and purposes.
This way of thinking will inevitably lead to unethical if not illegal actions
that will damage individual lives and ruin corporate reputations.” §
“[Because of how shows like ‘C.S.I.’ portray medical examiners,]
the general public likes to assume that pathology is an exact science and everything
is objective. The reality is that everything is subjective.”
T H I S
— Dr. Harlan M. Krumholz, the Harold J. Hines Jr. Professor of Internal
Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health (Cardiology), “Smoking Boosts
Blood Pressure in Women,” U.S. News & World Report, Nov. 12, 2007.
— Dr. Kimberly Yonkers, associate professor of psychiatry, lecturer in
epidemiology and public health, and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, “Women
and Doctors Have Widely Different Views about Depression Medication Use Around
Pregnancy,” Society for Women’s Health Research, Nov. 13, 2007.
— William N. Goetzmann, the Edwin J. Beinecke Professor of Finance and
Management Studies and director of the International Center for Finance at the
School of Management, “Auction Houses Look to Rebound,” Windsor Star
(Ontario), Nov. 13, 2007.
— Michael Wishnie, clinical professor of law, “National Group To
Honor Elm City,” New Haven Register, Nov. 15, 2007.
— Carlos Eire, the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of Religious Studies and
History, “Cuba: Transition Period?” Epicentro Politico (DC), Nov.
3, 2007.
— Immanuel Wallerstein, senior research scientist in sociology, in his
article, “What Does Putin Want?” Middle East Online, Nov. 20, 2007.
— Robert J. Shiller, the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics, in his
article, “Imagining Recession,” Turkish Weekly (Turkey), Nov. 23,
2007.
— Emilie Townes, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of African American Religion
and Theology, “Can’t We All Just Get Along?; Scholars, Students,
Devotees See a Chaotic World in Need of Interreligious Tolerance,” San
Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 24, 2007.
— David Miller, executive director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, “Future
Workforce; 40% of Teens Entering Workforce Believe Lying, Cheating or Violence
Necessary to Succeed,” RTO Online (MO), Dec. 5, 2007.
— Dr. John Sinard, professor of pathology and ophthalmology, “Medical
Examiner, Differing on Ground Zero Case, Stands His Ground,” The New York
Times, Nov. 25, 2007.
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Rededication ceremony held for Silliman College
Reconstruction of Bass Library celebrated
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWS
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Project will assess impact of vaccine against virus . . .
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Work in Ob/Gyn is recognized with grants, honors
Two Divinity School professors earn special honors
Graduate students boost social skills in networking workshop
Research reveals that children tend to ‘over-imitate’ actions of adults
Yale bioengineers have developed a more effective method . . .
Postdoctoral fellow wins fellowships for cancer cell research
Exhibit of original menorahs celebrates the Festival of Light
Alumna intern discovers firsthand the positive impact of United Way
A ‘thank you’ from United Way
Social anthropologist will examine ‘Why Creationism Isn’t Science’
IN MEMORIAM
Dr. Barry Goldberg, devoted career to the safety of athletes
Dr. James Kenney, was the ‘doctor’s doctor’ to many
Dr. Nicholas Spinelli, was active in alumni affairs
Longtime professor Stanton Wheeler dies on Dec. 7
Memorial service for Eugene Waith
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