Popular Irish singer to speak about Irish history and ballads
Derek Warfield, a member of the popular Irish ballad group the Wolfe Tones, will present a talk about the Irish famine years, 1847- 50, pre- and early-Christian Ireland and Irish ballad music on Monday, March 3. His talk, sponsored by the Irish Society at Yale, will begin at 3 p.m. in Rm. 410 of Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, corner of Grove and Prospect streets. The public is welcome to attend, free of charge.
Mr. Warfield is an accomplished Irish balladeer, composer and lecturer of Irish history and music. He began Wolfe Tones more than 30 years ago along with his brother, Brian Warfield, and Noel Nagle and Tommy Burns. They are currently on a concert tour of the United States. During each of the group's concerts, Mr. Warfield talks about Ireland's turbulent history, which is also reflected in many of the songs he writes. The conflict in Northern Ireland is also a theme in his music. Originally from Dublin, Mr. Warfield now lives in County Kildare.
New Haven mayor to talk at master's tea
John DeStefano, mayor of New Haven, will speak about Yale- New Haven relations during a tea on Tuesday, March 4, at 3 p.m. in the Berkeley College master's house, 125 High St. Mayor DeStefano will also answer questions at the event, which is free and open to the public.
Mr. DeStefano, who is serving his second term as mayor of the City of New Haven, has made the issues of improving city finances, blighted housing rehabilitation, family-centered human service delivery and quality in public school education the top priorities of his administration. During his term, he has achieved three budget surpluses, strengthened neighborhood-based community policing and organized the city's Livable Housing Initiative, which aims to reduce neighborhood density and promote locally generated plans of development. A school reconstruction program he initiated will renovate nearly half of the city's 41 school buildings over the next four years. In addition, he has increased city services, such as doubling the operating hours for public libraries and adding school- based health services.
A lifelong resident of New Haven, Mayor DeStefano had 10 years of experience in city government prior to being elected to his current post. He served in finance and administrative positions in the city during the 1980s.
Law school alumnae to discuss 'Breaking Into the Academy'
Seven alumnae of the Law School who are in their first law school teaching jobs will discuss their experiences obtaining their current jobs in a talk titled "Breaking Into the Academy" on Tuesday, March 4, at 6 p.m. in Rm. 127 of the Law School, 127 Wall St. The event, sponsored by Yale Law Women as part of its Women in Practice Speaker Series, is free and open to the public.
The women will discuss their job searches, from the interview process to their experience being "out" on the job market. Speakers are Amy Bushaw '84 of the Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, Elizabeth Cavendish '88 of the University of Illinois College of Law, Kathleen Clark '90 of the Washington University School of Law, April Cherry '90 of Florida State University College of Law, Tanya Hernandez '90 of St. John's University School of Law, Denise Morgan '90 of New York Law School and Lucia Silecchia '90 of Catholic University School of Law.
Infant crying and colic is subject of talk by Canadian pediatrician
Dr. Ronald G. Barr, a pediatrician in Montreal, Canada, whose work has focused on infant crying and colic and pain syndromes in children, will present the fifth annual Warren Weiswasser Lecture on Wednesday, March 5, at noon in the Fitkin Amphitheatre of School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. Dr. Barr's topic for the lecture, which is free and open to the public, is "Of Clinical Pies and Clinical Clues: The Problem of Colic and Crying Complaints."
Dr. Barr is head of the Child Development Programme at Montreal Children's Hospital and is professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal. His other areas of interest include development/behavioral pediatrics, carbohydrate absorption in infants and children, stress and coping in school-aged children, attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity, feeding effects on infant behavior and recurrent abdominal pain syndrome. Dr. Barr has written extensively on these and other topics. He serves on the editorial or advisory boards of the Journal of Infant and Reproductive Psychology, Early Development and Parenting, the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Human Nature: An Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective, among others. He is a member of numerous organizations and professional societies, including the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The Warren Weiswasser Lecture was established by the friends and family of Dr. Weiswasser, a pediatrician who served as chief of pediatrics and later as deputy director at Connecticut Health Care Provider. Dr. Weiswasser had spent two years at the Yale Child Study Center as a fellow. Those invited to deliver the lecture in his name discuss social and behavioral issues of concern to children.
Experiences of HIV-infected patients is topic of talk
Dr. Robert Klitzman, assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, will read from his forthcoming book "Being Positive: The Lives of Men and Women with HIV" on Thursday, March 6, at 5 p.m. in the Beaumont Room of the School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. His talk is cosponsored by the Program for Humanities in Medicine and the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the medical school. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Dr. Klitzman's book draws on narratives of patients' experiences, both to find out the meaning behind their illness and to discover sources of meaning and hope in their lives. The patients whose experiences are recounted in Dr. Klitzman's book confront both death and stigma. In his presentation, Dr. Klitzman will also examine how men and women who are HIV-positive recreated their identities and their social and moral worlds as a result of their diagnosis.