Jack Siedlecki, who led a nearly undefeated football season, is named ‘Coach of the Year’
Jack Siedlecki, the Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach of Yale Football,
has been named Coach of the Year by the New England Football Writers. Yale
players Bobby Abare, Brandt Hollander, Mike McLeod and Jeff Monaco were named
first-team All-New England by the same group.
Siedlecki, who nearly engineered Yale’s first perfect season in 47 years
after this fall’s 9-1 campaign, has led the Bulldogs to victories
in 17 of 20 games over the last two seasons. His 11th year at Yale (64-45)
equaled his best mark (9-1 in 1999) as Bulldogs’ mentor and was one win
shy of his first undefeated and untied season as a head coach.
Abare, a junior linebacker, led the Bulldogs with 53 solo tackles and 86 overall,
including seven for lost yardage. Hollander, the senior captain and nose guard,
was selected to play in the 2008 Hula Bowl after making 21 tackles and 2-1/2
sacks. McLeod, a junior tailback who averaged 161.9 yards per game and scored
23 touchdowns, is also a candidate for the Walter Payton Award (FCS Offensive
Player of the Year). Monaco, a senior offensive guard, paved the way for McLeod
and the rest of the Bulldog offense to rank seventh in the nation in rushing with 265 yards a game. All four Elis earned first-team
All-Ivy status as well.
Cramer named president of Epilepsy Therapy Project
The Epilepsy Therapy Project (ETP), a non-profit organization dedicated to
advancing new therapies for people living with epilepsy, appointed Joyce A.
Cramer, associate research scientist in psychiatry, as president.
Cramer has been a member of ETP’s board of directors since its inception
in 2001, and has been instrumental to the organization in its mission of advancing
translational medicine in epilepsy.
Cramer’s career includes several decades of work in epilepsy and clinical
trials to evaluate treatment outcomes in the fields of neurology and pharmacology.
She developed methods for the evaluation of antiepileptic drug efficacy and
adverse effects, study design and management, and enhancement of medication
compliance, as well as instruments to assess quality of life, treatment satisfaction
and other patient-reported outcomes.
Books by Yale faculty members in classics win honors from scholarly associations
Celia E. Schultz, assistant professor of classics, will have an interdisciplinary
panel dedicated to her book, “Women’s Religious Activity in the
Roman Republic,” at the American Philological Association’s annual
grand meeting.
Based on research in ancient literature, inscriptions and archaeological remains
from the fifth to the first century B.C.E., Schultz’s study opens new
avenues of inquiry into the subject. The panel, “Gendered Approaches
to Roman Religion: Where Do We Go Now?,” includes papers by scholars
from Rutgers University, Union College and University College London. Schultz
will be the respondent.
John F. Matthews, the John M. Schiff Professor of Classics and History, has
won the 2007 American Historical Association’s James Henry Breasted Prize
for “the best book in English in any field of history prior to CE 1000.” “The
Journey of Theophanes: Travel Business and Daily Life in the Roman East” was
published by Yale University Press in 2006.
New website honors music theorist Allen Forte
Allen Forte, the Battell Professor Emeritus of the Theory of Music, was recently honored by former students who established
a new website in honor of his 80th birthday.
The website, http://forte.music.unt.edu, includes Forte’s videos, lecture-concerts, and hundreds of unpublished
papers.
The original website, http://allenforte.com, is still available for general information on Forte’s career and research.
A documentary film on Forte will be released in 2008 and will be donated to Sterling
Library.
Marci Shore wins prize for book on Polish Marxism
Marci Shore, assistant professor of history, received the Orbis Books Prize
for Polish studies.
The prize is awarded by the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic
Studies “for the best book in any discipline on any aspect of Polish
affairs this year.” Shore won for “Caviar and Ashes: A Warsaw Generation’s
Life and Death in Marxism, 1918-1968.”
Ruth Marcus will be honored in Switzerland
Ruth Barcan Marcus, professor emeritus of philosophy and senior research scholar in philosophy, was awarded the 2008
Lauener Prize for an Outstanding Oeuvre from the Lauener Foundation for Analytical
Philosophy.
The award ceremony will take place in Bern, Switzerland, in 2008 and will be
followed by a symposium in honor of Marcus’ work. The proceedings of
the symposium will appear in a new series by Ontos Verlag, considered one of
the most important German publishing houses in philosophy today.
T H I S
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Now anyone can ‘audit’ popular Yale courses via Internet
Two seniors receive prestigious Marshall Scholarships
Yalies win international debate competition in Chinese language
True-blue tales of holiday giving
Custodian brings brand-new bikes to needy youths
Athletes hope to light the smiles of city youngsters
Rededication ceremony held for Silliman College
Reconstruction of Bass Library celebrated
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEWS
Yale receives $12.4 million grant to oversee study . . .
Research to examine causes of heart attacks in young women
Project will assess impact of vaccine against virus . . .
Yale scientists discover biomarker linked to . . .
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
Stately affairs
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