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October 27, 2000

Patients Underestimate Risks and Overestimate Benefits Of Elective Angioplasty, a Yale Study Finds

Patients about to undergo their first elective angioplasty to clear a coronary artery tended to minimize the risks and overestimate the benefits, a study by Yale researchers has found.

October 27, 2000

Yale Dedicates Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall, New Home for School of Art

Yale President Richard C. Levin and the deans of the Art and Drama schools today officially dedicated Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall, named for the Yale Corporation member and 1961 graduate of Yale College whose generous gift made the renovation possible.

October 26, 2000

Yale Art School's Green Hall To Be Dedicated

Yale President Richard C. Levin and Yale School of Art Dean Richard Benson will host a dedication of Yale's new art school complex, located at 1156 Chapel Street (formerly the Jewish Community Center), followed by a reception.

October 26, 2000

Yale Announces $250 Million Plan To Expand, Refurbish Arts Facilities -- Bass Gives $20 Million to Renovate Historic Rudolph Building

Yale University announced a $250-million plan today to expand and refurbish its arts area complex, with a $20 million gift from Sid R. Bass earmarked to renovate the historic Paul Rudolph building.

October 25, 2000

Virtual Reality Headset Distracts Patients From Pain and Anxiety Of Surgical Procedure

Women who wore a virtual reality headset during a painful surgical procedure for infertility found the soothing scenes and music reduced their anxiety and discomfort, a study by a Yale researcher shows.

October 25, 2000

Yale Astronomers Find New Minor Planet Between Neptune And Pluto

A new minor planet measuring about 400 miles in diameter and located between Neptune and Pluto in the outer rim of the solar system has been found by Yale astronomers.

October 24, 2000

Conference to Focus on Portuguese and Brazilian Theater

Plays, old and new, and scholarly papers about the theater will combine at a Yale University conference on "Staging Brazilian and Portuguese Theater," November 10-11.

October 24, 2000

Haskins Labs Wins $2.9 Million Grant to Study Mechanics of Speaking and Listening

Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated institution for speech research, has received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to study the links between production and perception in speech.

October 23, 2000

$2.1 Million Grant Awarded to Yale and Penn State Researchers to Study Deformities in Frogs

A $2.1 million grant has been awarded to Yale and Penn State researchers to investigate what is causing deformities in amphibians, such as frogs found with extra hind limbs.

October 19, 2000

Trauma and Stress in Early Life Increases Vulnerability to Cocaine Addiction in Adulthood, Yale Researchers Find

The trauma that a majority of drug addicts suffer in early life has now been shown to increase their vulnerability to drug addiction, Yale researchers report in a new study.