February 2004Congresswoman Nancy Johnson at EPH
as John D. Thompson Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Posted 2-27-04.
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In Memoriam: Physician-Virologist who Pioneered Study of Virus
Relationship, Jordi Casals-Ariet
Posted 2-20-04.
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Students Get Inspiration and Advice from Alumni at 2004 EPH Career
Day
Posted 2-20-04.
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Chicken Pox Vaccine Effectiveness Decreases After First Year,
But Still Yields Excellent Protection From the Virus
Posted 2-18-04.
Yale researchers have found a major decrease in the effectiveness of varicella
(chicken pox) vaccine after the first year of vaccination, but the vaccine
is still very effective overall.
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Student Research Day to Be Held May 11
Posted 2-17-04.
This year’s Student Research Day will be held on Tuesday,
May 11 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. in the Hope Building. Events will
include a scientific poster session at which M.P.H. students, medical
students and M.D./Ph.D. students will present their research work, oral
presentation of five award-winning honors theses, and the annual Farr
Lecture. This year’s Farr Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Story
C. Landis, a nationally recognized neuroscientist and Director of the
NIH-National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
All departmental and school-wide activities will be cancelled for the
afternoon to allow all faculty and students to attend the scheduled events.
School of Public Health's Diversity Day Brings the Field of Public
Health to Life for Local Students
Posted 2-13-04
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Patton to Serve on University-Wide Minority Advisory Council
Posted 2-10-04.
On February 10, President Richard C. Levin announced that Curtis
Patton, Ph.D., Head of the Division of Global Health and Professor of
Epidemiology in the Division of the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases,
will serve on the 15-member University-wide Minority Advisory Council
(MAC). MAC, which was recently re-established, will meet to discuss issues
relating to the welfare of minority groups at Yale and will advise the
President on the appropriateness of policies related to minority groups.
Patton is the current chair of EPH’s Minority Affairs Committee.
Makuch Assists in Development of Japanese Government's Initiative
to Develop a Biostatistics Training Program
Posted 2-6-04.
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In Memoriam: World Renowned Authority on Infectious Diseases,
Robert E. Shope
Posted 2-4-04.
Robert E. Shope, M.D., emeritus professor in the Department of
Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine, and professor
of microbiology and immunology at the University of Texas Medical Branch
(UTMB) at Galveston, died at age 74 in Texas on January
19, 2004 after a long illness.
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Three Yale Researchers Win National Awards in Aging
Posted 2-4-04.
Three researchers in the Yale Program on Aging were honored for their
work at the Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 56th Meeting in
San Diego, California.
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