‘Art in Technology’ conference to be held next June
The conference, “Riding the Wave: Art in Technology” will focus
on creativity in the wake of new technologies.
HeSCA has a nearly half-century history as a professional association. For
more information, visit www.hesca.org.
John Bargh honored for ‘influential’ book chapters
John Bargh, professor of psychology, has won the Scientific Impact Award from
the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP).
The award “honors the author(s) of a specific article or chapter offering
a theoretical, empirical and/or methodological contribution that has proven
very influential over the last 25 years.”
Bargh won for his 1984 and 1994 chapters in the “Handbook of Social Cognition.” The
earlier chapter laid out “an ambitious agenda for the emerging field
of social cognition” and the later chapter “provided a cumulative,
integrative review of all of the important work in advancing that agenda.”
The award will be presented at the upcoming SESP meeting in Chicago.
Briggs is reappointed as director of Institute for Biospheric Studies
President Richard C. Levin announced the reappointment of Derek Briggs, the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Geology and Geophysics, as director of the Institute for Biospheric Studies. The appointment will be for four years, retroactive to July 1.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation names Zedillo to advisory panel
Ernesto Zedillo, director of the Center for the Study of Globalization, will
serve on one of the program advisory panels of the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation.
Panel members will provide expert counsel and feedback to the organization’s
three program areas. The panels are part of the foundation’s ongoing effort “to
seek out the counsel of outside voices who can help increase the impact of its
work.” Each panel is comprised of experts with a wide range of experience
and perspectives relevant to the foundation’s core issues. Panel members
will work directly with program presidents to help advise on strategies and evaluate
results, but will not have a role in specific funding decisions.
Other panel members include Kavita Nandini Ramdas, president and chief executive
officer of the Global Fund for Women, and Lawrence H. Summers, former president
of Harvard University and secretary of the United States Treasury.
Narendra honored for work on neural networks
Kumpati Narendra, the Harold W. Cheel Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been awarded the 2008 Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computational Intelligence Society
(CIS) Neural Networks Pioneer Award for important contributions to the theory
of identification and control using artificial neural networks.
The award recognizes “significant contributions to early concepts and
developments in the neural networks field.” The contributions have to
be made at least 15 years prior to the award date. Narendra’s paper,
co-authored by his then graduate student Kannan Parthasarathy and titled “Identification
and Control of Dynamical Systems Using Neural Networks,” was published
in the first issue of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks in March 1990,
and essentially started the field of neurocontrol.
The award consists of a $2,500 honorarium, a medallion and travel support for
Narendra to attend the presentation at any major CIS conference of his choice.
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Students fan out overseas for architecture studios
University Church in Yale marks 250 years of tradition and reform
NIH honors scientist for innovative work on microscopes
‘Yale at Carnegie’ series to feature performances by students, faculty
Yale makes dramatic changes in research compliance procedures
Web-based system for effort reporting launched
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Forum to examine ways that New Haven can become a ‘sustainable city’
The allure of fly fishing is explored in museum exhibit
Workshops to explore global issues . . .
World Fellows share in a night of ‘intercultural understanding’
Beinecke show examines the Italian festival book tradition
Center’s events to feature internationally known architects
Issues of spirituality to be explored in exhibit, poetry reading
Scavenger hunt orients new graduate students to the campus and Elm City
United Way Days of Caring brings out volunteers from the Yale community
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