Yale Bulletin and Calendar

February 8, 2008|Volume 36, Number 17

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“Missionary Journeys” exhibit

An exhibition titled “Stories of Adventure and Peril from the Day Missions Collection” is currently on view at the Divinity School Library.

The exhibition contains a sampling of manuscripts and published works from the library’s renowned Day Missions collection that describes missionary journeys from the 17th century through the first half of the 20th century. Letters, journals, photographs and published works provide a glimpse of the exotic destinations, perilous adventures, ground breaking exploration and unique experiences of missionaries who set out to spread the gospel. The exhibition will be on view through July.

The Divinity Library is located at 409 Prospect St. For more information, visit the library’s website at www.library.yale.edu/div/divhome.htm.

Lecture series on cancer

Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale Cancer Center will present a health talk, “The Genetic Link,” on Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the hospital’s East Pavilion cafeteria.

The lecture is part of the ongoing “Understanding Cancer” lecture series for patients and families living with cancer.

Rachel E. Barnett, a genetic counselor in the center’s genetic counseling program, will review the connection between genetics and cancer and provide information on genetic testing and counseling. At the end of the presentation, guests will have time to ask questions. A light supper will be served at 6 p.m.; the lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The event is free and validated parking is available. To make reservations and for more information, call (203) 688-2000.

Parkinson support group

A Parkinson support group made up of University faculty and employees is looking for new members.

Individuals who have been diagnosed with the disease or who are caregivers for someone who has the disease are welcome to participate. The group meets once to twice a month at an assisted living facility in Hamden. The meetings provide an opportunity to share information regarding care, coping, travel, medications and other issues.

For more information, send an e-mail to aszczarba@prudentialct.com.

Classics traveling fellowships

The Department of Classics is accepting applications for Berkeley, Biddle and Woolsey traveling fellowships from graduate students in classics and undergraduate majors in classics or archaeology.

The purpose of the fellowships is to enable students of classical antiquity to view the monuments, topography and landscape of the ancient world first-hand. They are not specifically designed for archaeologists or research travel, although a program of study or research often makes an application more compelling.

New students in classics, graduate and undergraduate, are encouraged to examine some of the programs available for study in Greece and Italy. Especially recommended are the Summer School of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the equivalent program through the American Academy at Rome, which where were established for philologists, not archaeologists. These programs are an efficient and professional way of learning about the monuments of antiquity for those who find it difficult to schedule an archaeology course in their programs. Some priority will be given to advanced students and to those who have not had an opportunity for travel to the Mediterranean, but the committee follows no rigid priorities in making its decisions.

Awards have not exceeded $1,800 per applicant in the past, but the amount varies annually depending on the annual income from the prize funds, the number of applicants and the merits of the proposals.

Applications should consist of a statement of the proposed plan of travel, an expense budget, together with a brief signed statement of support from a faculty member, to be submitted by noon on Wednesday, April 2. Applicants should bring their travel applications to the Department of Classics business office, 402 Phelps Hall, 344 College St., where they should complete a form with their legal name, year of graduation, nationality, gender and e-mail address. Applicants should indicate whether they have received a travel grant from the Department of Classics in the past, specifying the year and amount. They will also be asked to indicate travel funds they have received or applied for from any other university source.

Those who are awarded travel fellowships will be asked to submit a written report on their experience together with receipts for their chief expenses. The report should be received by the second week in September. The award is intended for use in the summer of 2008 only.

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