Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 25, 2008|Volume 36, Number 27

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Cancer Survivors Day

On Tuesday, May 13, Yale Cancer Center and Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) will host a program for cancer survivors and their families in celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day.

The event, “New Beginnings: Complementary Approaches to Living Well Today,” will be held at Oak Lane Country Club, 1027 Racebrook Rd., in Woodbridge. It will feature a keynote address by Dr. Kenneth Miller, director of the Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic at the Cancer Center and an attending oncologist at YNHH.

Hosted by Mel Goldstein, a cancer survivor and chief meteorologist on WTNH Channel 8 News, the event is free and open to the public. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. Reservations are required. To reserve a place, call (203) 688-2000 or (888) 700-6543, and press option 2.

Participants may choose to attend a supportive care workshop at 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon at noon. The workshops are “Defensive Nutrition: The Role of Nutrition in Strengthening Your Immune System”; “Choices in Breast Cancer: A Guide for Women To Navigate Through Their Healthcare”; “Life After Cancer: Exploring Options in Symptom Management and Survivorship”; and “Self Healing: An Interactive Workshop Focused on Reiki, Massage Therapy and Image-Guided Therapy for Patients and Their Caregivers.”

Cancer Survivors Day is sponsored by Yale Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic.

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 Thursday, 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., by Wednesday, April 30.

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 proposal should describe an independent reading or research project which the student will undertake with the approval and guidance of a faculty member. The proposal should be submitted to Professor Yair Minsky, director of undergraduate studies in mathematics, before Thursday, May 1.

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

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IN MEMORIAM

Dr. Steven Hebert: Discoveries illuminated kidney processes

G.K. Hunter: Was a scholar of Renaissance literature