Campus & Community

Bloom, Sterling Professor of English and the influential author of over 40 books, died Oct. 14 at the age of 89. Read the New York Times’ full obit.

Building on more than $22 million raised over the last three decades, the Yale-United Way campaign has set a goal of raising $1.35 million this year.

Urgit Ravindra Patel, Susan Kidwell, Ruth Garret Millikan, and Douglas Green were awarded the Wilber Cross Medal at a ceremony on Oct. 7.

Jantsch, who joined the Yale School of Music faculty in 2012, discusses teaching, arranging music for her instrument, and musical pursuits beyond her work.

DeLauro, who represents New Haven in Congress, will give the fall 2019 Chubb Fellowship lecture at 5:15 p.m. in the auditorium of Yale Law School, 127 Wall St.

Due to inclement weather, the Cross Campus celebration on Oct. 11 has been cancelled. All other Founders Day events will continue as scheduled.

The Peabody, along with Junta for Progressive Action, will present “Fiesta Latina,” featuring music, dance, games, crafts, and more, on Saturday, Oct. 12.

John Goodenough ’44 B.A., a professor at the University of Texas-Austin, won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work developing the lithium-ion battery.

Restaurant critic Soleil Ho will speak at a Timothy Dwight College Tea on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m.

The Week Ender appears every Thursday in YaleNews and offers highlights of the many activities taking place at the university.