The following are among the faculty members who will be speaking or performing outside the classroom in upcoming weeks.
Faculty concert
The Faculty Artist Series at the School of Music will present a concert featuring Dean Robert Blocker on piano, adjunct associate professor Ransom Wilson on flute and adjunct assistant professor Nancy Allen on harp. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Morse Recital Hall of Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St. Admission is free. For information, call 432-4157.
The program will feature Bozza's "Deux Impressions," Faure's "Morceau de Concours," Tournier's "Cloches sous la Neige" and "Lolita la danseuse," Damase's "Variations 'Early Morning,'" Debussy's "Syrinx," Guastavino's "Introduccion y Allegro," Guarnieri's "Sonatina" and Mower's "Sonata Latina." The concert will also feature the world premiere of a piece by Kenneth Lampl for flute, harp and piano.
All three School of Music faculty have performed throughout the world to great acclaim. Before coming to Yale, Mr. Blocker was dean of the School of the Arts and Architecture at the University of California at Los Angeles. As a performer, he has been praised for his "remarkable pianism" which "embraces a range of artistry." Mr. Wilson has been called one of the most gifted artists of his generation for his work as a recitalist, a soloist with the world's leading orchestras and a chamber musician. Ms. Allen has recorded widely and received a Grammy nomination for her recording with the Tokyo String Quartet and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra of Ravel's "Introduction and Allegro" and Debussy's "Danses Sacree et Profane."
Children's environmental health
John Wargo, associate professor of environmental policy and risk analysis at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, will deliver the inaugural Charles E. Lindblom Lecture in Public Policy, Wednesday, March 26, at 4 p.m. in the Whitney Humanities Center auditorium, 53 Wall St. His topic will be "The Future of Children's Environmental Health." Admission is free, and the public is invited.
Professor Wargo is author of "Our Children's Toxic Legacy," 1996 winner of the Association of American Publishers Professional/Scholarly Division Award in Government and Political Science. He has been an adviser to legislators and EPA administrators during the past decade on risk analysis and reform of environmental laws. He is also an associate professor of political science, affiliated with the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale ISPS.
Recently adopted federal standards for pesticide residues on food do not go far enough to safeguard public health -- especially the health of children, says Professor Wargo. Children may be exposed to more pesticides in their diets than adults because they consume more of some foods such as fruits, vegetables and juices, he notes; yet most residue-limit standards are based on an average adult diet.
The newly established lectureship honors Charles E. Lindblom, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Economics and Political Science. Professor Lindblom joined the Yale faculty in 1946 and remains a core member of the Scholars in Health Policy Research Program at ISPS. His most recent book, "Inquiry and Change: The Troubled Attempt to Understand and Shape Society," won the Best Book of the Year on Government and Politics Award from the American Political Science Association in 1990.
'Why You Should Smoke'
"Why You Should Smoke" is the title of a lecture being presented on Tuesday, April 1 -- April Fool's Day -- by Dr. David Katz, clinical professor of medicine and epidemiology and public health at the School of Medicine. The tongue-in-cheek talk will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in Sudler Hall of William L. Harkness Hall, 100 Wall St. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend.
Dr. Katz, who is also associate director of preventive medicine training at Griffin Hospital, is known for his innovative approach to health issues. He has written numerous articles on the topic of wellness, and is author of the recently released book "Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Preventive Medicine Review."
His talk is sponsored by the Health Education Office of Yale University Health Services and Safety Net, a coalition of undergraduate peer educators and counseling groups at Yale. For further information, call 432-1892.