Charles P. Resor, April 24, 2022
Chuck Resor, longtime valley resident, conservationist, co-founder of Jackson Youth Skating and inventor of the Flashmaster, died April 24 at his home in Jackson. He was 75. The following was provided by his family.
Class Colloquium#14, Energy Expert Daniel Yergin on Energy, Climate, and Geopolitics (May 19th)
Gas prices spiking at the pump, war in Ukraine, Russia versus the U.S., new threats of nuclear weapons. Once again the world is on edge with a global energy crisis. (Remember OPEC and long gas lines in the ’70s?)
These dangerous developments come on top of transformative changes in energy markets – fracking and the shale revolution, cost-effective renewables, China and India becoming big-time players, a new race for critical minerals used in new technologies.
Dan Yergin ’68, energy expert (yes, the one you’ve seen on TV), will brief us on what is actually going on – and what it means for us – and answer your questions. Be sure to register now for the May 19th zoominar.
Class Notes, May-Jun 2022
The good news: the mailbag is empty, so no bad news to report. The bad news: there is no good news to report. Your scribe has therefore raided the class website to report on the activities of Bruce Bolnick, who has written about his “second act” in tax preparation. A worthy undertaking, Bruce! Quoting Bruce: “Want an excellent mental challenge to hold off cerebral atrophy? Here’s one you might want to consider. First, a bit of…
Rejecting The Nature/Culture Dichotomy – An interview with Robert Horvitz
Robert Horvitz is an Exhibitor at a new show sponsored by Lisbon’s Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology. This is a published interview with him, with lots of pictures from his days as art director of The Whole Earth Catalog. Click through for pix of geodesic domes, inflatable houses, pasted-up pages of Whole Earth, a young Stewart Brand, and an even younger Robert Hovitz — along with some thoughtful comments on the role of art.
Eliot Norman and Friends in Concert
[Update 5/4/2022: Recording of the concert available.]
Eliot will play solo favorites from Bach/Marcello to Chopin and Brahms, livestreamed on the library’s YouTube channel. Harry Wise on trumpet, too!
Scott Herstin, April 14, 2022
Classmate, roommate and old friend Scott Herstin died of a heart attack Thursday, April 14, in Naples FL, following a period of declining health, including a failed kidney for which he had received a transplant. He was 75 years old. He is survived by two daughters, Hillary Mone and Sara de Groot and five grandchildren. He is also survived by his former wife and close friend Marilynn Core, of Fort Myers, FL. A memorial service…
The Case for a Nuclear Renaissance
Retiring existing plants, especially a problem-free facility like Diablo Canyon in California, will aggravate the real problems: energy dependence and climate change.
Yale Cuts Ties With the Sacklers Over Opioid Disaster
from The Daily Beast Purdue Pharma has donated millions of dollars to Yale University including endowing two professorships and a program in the sciences. Mathew Murphy Senior News Editor Published Mar. 09, 2022 12:16PM ET Yale is severing ties with the Sackler family, the founders of pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma, which has donated millions of dollars to the university. “In 2021, the University made a decision to pursue a separation from the Sackler name and has been…
Video & Transcript for Class Colloquium 13: Depression
Here is the video of Jerry’s talk and Q&A. It was VERY well-received.
For those who just want an audio recording, it is also attached.
We’ve also included the questions posed in the chat window, as well as a transcript auto-generated by the speech-to-text software that generated closed captions for the session.
Seltzer Extends Productivity Streak: Publishes To Gether Tales
Classmate Richard Steltzer extends his string of well-received fiction with the March 4th release of To Gether Tales.. No, that’s not a typo. Read more to see the explanation for the title and the prescient reflections on/in/about the current pandemic.
Yale Prof Timothy Snyder, Yuval Harari and Anne Applebaum on Ukraine
Editor’s Note: This is a very intelligent, interesting discussion of the Ukraine situation. Personally, I’m proud that Snyder teaches at Yale.
Too much reality: Putin’s Ukraine invasion summons Europe’s dark past
Editor’s Note: This is a recent Op-Ed published by a classmate. Send in any that YOU have had published recently.
Putin must be stopped by force, and his American apologists must be thoroughly discredited, much as Hitler and Mussolini and their American apologists and collaborators were, even if doing so requires pain and sacrifice from the rest of us.
What T.S. Eliot called “very much reality” doesn’t stop there. […]Yale School of Public Health to become independent school
from Becker’s Hospital Review Cailey Gleeson (Twitter) – Friday, February 25th, 2022 The Yale School of Public Health will transition into a self-supporting, independent school, and its leaders have pledged $150 million of endowment toward the school’s teaching, research and practice, they said Feb. 24. The organizational changes were based on input from the school community through listening sessions, meetings and written correspondence over the past few months, they said. The school has operated as a department within Yale’s…
Class Notes – Mar/Apr 2022
Yale’s team fought to the end, but Harvard won. Your scribe will be in Cambridge next year, and will be happy to meet classmates there, virus willing, and the creek don’t rise.
Howard Newman directed me to this story: “George Chopivsky, a long-time Ukrainian-American business and philanthropic leader, was one of the recipients of
Leaning into Taxes!
Editor’s Note: It’s time to share our Second Acts, new commitments or zig/zags that might delight or challenge classmates. It’s a new section called “Onward,” and here’s the first one. (Send yours!)
Want an excellent mental challenge to hold off cerebral atrophy?! Here’s one you might want to consider. First, a bit […]
Chopivsky gets Distinguished Service Award from U.S-Ukraine Business Council
George Chopivsky, Washington, D.C., is the founder and President of the Ukrainian Development Company. George has been a leader in the Ukrainian-American community for many years. He has been developing business opportunities in Ukraine since independence in 1991.
