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May 2, 2001

New Professor Named to Yale Science Faculty

Depression has a far larger impact on 'presenteeism' or reduced productivity while at work, than on absenteeism, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.

May 2, 2001

Study Raises Questions About Relationship Between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Events Detected by Home Monitors

The use of home monitors to detect prolonged cessation of breathing or a slower than normal heart rate in infants are not an effective means of preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a study by a Yale researcher has found.

May 2, 2001

School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Receives $200,000 for Student Scholarships

The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies has received a $200,000 grant for student scholarships from the Evan Frankel Foundation.

May 2, 2001

New Professor Named to Yale Science Faculty

Thomas Pollard, formerly of the Salk Institute, Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Medical School, will join the Yale University faculty this fall in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology.

May 1, 2001

Yale Architecture Students Design for Living in New Haven

Every year for over three decades, first-year students at Yale School of Architecture have had to design and construct a building overcoming such problems as neighborhood deterioration, unsightly views, traffic noise and commercial sprawl.

May 1, 2001

Yale Will Enroll Patients in Smoking Cessation Study Combining Nicotine Patch and Naltrexone

Cigarette smokers interested in quitting are invited to join a six-week, research treatment study at Yale School of Medicine that combines the nicotine patch and naltrexone, a medication used to help fight addictions.

May 1, 2001

New Professor Named to Yale Science Faculty

Depression has a far larger impact on 'presenteeism' or reduced productivity while at work, than on absenteeism, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.

April 30, 2001

Yale's Dorothy Sexton,Creator of Nation's First Medical-Surgical Nursing Program, Retires After 27 Year

Dorothy Sexton, creator of the Yale School of Nursing's (YSN) Medical-Surgical Nursing Program and leader in the development of the school's doctoral program, will retire in May after 27 years.

April 30, 2001

Yale Appoints Director of Publications for its New Globalization Center

Yale University has announced the appointment of Nayan Chanda to the position of director of publications for the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.

April 27, 2001

Interfaith Cooperative Ministries Honors Yale in its Tercentennial Year

Yale University will receive an award on the occasion of its Tercentennial from the Interfaith Cooperative Ministries of New Haven in a ceremony at the United Church on the Green on May 10 at 5:30 p.m.