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June 14, 2001

Robert L. Culver Named Yale's Vice President for Finance and Administration

President Richard C. Levin today announced the appointment of Robert L. Culver as Vice President for Finance and Administration effective July 16.

June 14, 2001

Antibiotic Treatment of Tick Bites Prevents Only 20 Percent of Lyme Disease Cases, Says Yale Researcher

Even if every patient who noticed they had a tick bite received prompt antibiotic treatment and if it were 100 percent effective in preventing Lyme disease, it would only prevent 20 percent of the total Lyme disease cases, Yale researcher Durland Fish said.

June 14, 2001

Poor Quality Medical Care Key Factor in High Death Rate Among Mentally Ill Heart Attack Patients, Yale Researchers Find

Poor medical care may be key to explaining a substantial part of the high death rate among patients with mental disorders after myocardial infarction or heart attack, Yale researchers have found.

June 13, 2001

Financial Executive Theodore Shen Joins Yale Corporation

Distinguished financial manager Theodore P. Shen has joined the Yale Corporation as an alumni fellow.

June 13, 2001

Renowned Forestry Expert Appointed to F&ES Faculty

Chad Oliver, renowned expert in the field of forest stand dynamics, has been appointed professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. He will join the faculty next January.

June 13, 2001

Renowned Forestry Expert Appointed to F&ES Faculty

Chad Oliver, renowned expert in the field of forest stand dynamics, has been appointed professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. He will join the faculty next January.

June 12, 2001

Risk of Lyme Disease Very Low for Most People Bitten by a Tick, Yale Researcher Says

Yale researcher Eugene D. Shapiro, M.D., writing in the July 12 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), says that although antibiotic treatment is effective in preventing Lyme disease, the overall risk of Lyme disease in any individual is a very low 3.2%, even in the most highly endemic areas, and is lower in most other places.

June 12, 2001

Yale Program That Tackles Youth Violence Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The Child Development - Community Policing Program (CD-CP) at the Yale Child Study Center will mark its 10th anniversary by hosting a conference of its national representatives and collaborating agencies that have worked to improve the response to children and families exposed to violence.

June 6, 2001

Yale Public Health Dean Says Answer to AIDS Pandemic Lies in Strong Political Leadership

Yale Dean of Public Health Michael Merson, writing in this week's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), says the limited number of success stories in stopping the spread of AIDS share a common characteristic - political leadership.

June 4, 2001

Yale School of Medicine Appoints Joseph Schlessinger, Formerly of NYU, Pharmacology Chair

Yale University School of Medicine today announced the appointment of Joseph Schlessinger as the school's new chair of Pharmacology.