Editor’s Note: This is a report from the survey about classmates “consuming” podcasts, including lists of the podcasts they listen to.
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Wow, was I wrong! I love podcasts and spend more time listening than I do watching TV. But of the 42 classmates responding to a “quick survey,” 12 had never listened to a podcast on a phone or tablet because they were […]
from news.yale.edu science laboratory test tubes , lab equipment for research new medical Jun. 24th, 2020 Yale University has been designated by The Hartwell Foundation as a Top Ten Center of Biomedical Research for 2020, garnering this distinction for its strengths in child health research in alignment with the foundation’s philanthropic mission. As a Top Ten Center, Yale will have the opportunity to submit an increased number of applications to The Hartwell Foundation’s Individual Biomedical Research Award…
from: campusreform.org Conservatives troll leftists with ‘#CancelYale’ Jun. 22nd, 2020 As colleges move to take down statues and change building names, conservatives challenged “cancel culture” by pointing out that Yale University’s founder was literally a slave trader. “Yale University was named for Elihu Yale. Not just a man who had slaves. An actual slave trader. I call on @Yale to change it’s [sic] name immediately and strip the name of Yale from every building, piece…
A highly successful second Class Colloquium featured John Yarmuth reporting on the current situation in our Congress … and then fielding questions from classmates on a broad variety of issues.
On a Wednesday afternoon in June, John presented some prepared remarks on the Congress’s failure to address some long-term issues he is concerned about: AI (especially automation unemployment), climate […]
from fxstreet.com Yale’s Stephen Roach calls a 35% drop in the US dollar Yale University’s senior fellow Stephen Roach, one of the world’s leading authorities on Asia, expects the US dollar to decline by 35% against other major currencies due to ballooning fiscal deficits. “The U.S. economy has been afflicted with some significant macro imbalances for a long time, namely a very low domestic savings rate and a chronic current account deficit,” Roach told CNBC’s…
As a podcast lover and as Editor of Yale1969.org, I notice when a classmate creates a podcast. There was no surprise when we heard that Michael Medved had a podcast. Michael is a pro, of course … someone who has successfully navigated the modern media landscape for decades. But what about us ordinary mortals? Did any other classmates actually record and publish their OWN podcasts? Well, about a year ago, I discovered a podcast series…
from Washington Post They’ve got spirit, yes they do. Mascots have a long history of rallying fans. Jun. 15th, 2020 Now that school’s out, let’s see how smart you are. What do Tony the Tiger, Mickey Mouse, Smokey Bear and Screech the eagle have in common? Think about it. We’ll wait. Okay. If you said “they’re all mascots,” give yourself an A-plus. June 17 is National Mascot Day, which celebrates the fun, sometimes feathery or furry creatures…
n times of unexpected uncertainty, such as the sudden appearance of a global pandemic, people may be more prone to paranoia, Yale University researchers suggest in a new study published in the journal eLife.
“When our world changes unexpectedly, we want to blame that volatility on somebody, to make sense of it, and perhaps neutralize it,’’ said Yale’s Philip Corlett, associate professor of psychiatry and senior author of the study. “Historically in times of upheaval, such as the great fire of ancient Rome in 64 C.E. or the 9/11 terrorist attacks, paranoia and conspiratorial thinking increased.”
from theridgefieldpress.com Globalization really started 1,000 years ago by Valerie Hansen, Yale University, Jun. 11th, 2020 For the first time, the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean were connected. When the Vikings landed, the indigenous people immediately started to trade with them. The Vikings describe this initial encounter in “Eirik’s Saga,” an oral epic written down after 1264 about the Norse voyages across the North Atlantic from Greenland to today’s Canada. The locals brought animal pelts…
In the second of our series of Class Colloquia, classmate John Yarmuth will talk with us privately about what is going on in Congress … and of the rapidly evolving political and policy demands arising from the pandemic, the economy and the upcoming elections. Because this Zoom meeting is a closed briefing, you must sign up in advance. Only registered attendees will be admitted to the teleconference.
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Forget the ‘Coat and Tie’ rule, or the change from numerical grades to a pass/fail system! This will be as impactful as the splendid color/graphic 50th reunion Classbook. The Class of ’69 offers its newest innovation: Class Colloquia. Class Colloquia are scheduled videoconferences led by classmates, members of the Yale Faculty, or speakers from the broader Yale community The subject will address a topic of widespread contemporary interest, in a format adjusted to suit the…
Our own Harold Mancusi-Ungaro (’69 MC, ’73 MD) has been elected as a YAA delegate at large for 3 years beginning July 1, 2020. This is in addition to the representative for the Class of 1969, Ken Brown.
Harold is no stranger to the alumni governing body. He served as our Class of 1969 delegate to the AYA (predecessor of the YAA) from 2014-18.
He’s also been active for many years in the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine.
Editor’s Note: President Salovey sent a letter to the Yale community on Sunday May 31, 2020. The full text of the letter is here. Classmates responded with a broad range of reactions.
Fred Morris (JE) sent a letter, reprinted here in full. Anyone else sending a letter to President Salovey can contact us; we’ll add it below and republish this post as “updated.” Comments welcome.
A number of us classmates were in New Haven on the weekend of May 1, 1970, be it for grad school, working, finishing our undergrad work or just visiting. The rest of us read about it.
It was definitely a scary time — three weeks before, violent protests erupted at Harvard and major destruction followed. The Weather Underground promised to destroy Yale, and the announcement of a […]
Editor’s Note: This set of remembrances was compiled by Dick Mackay’s colleagues at Mt. Sinai.
I asked people to share their thoughts and memories with me last night. We live in a world where we often get the message that you have to be assertive and boisterous, sometimes to the point where being self-serving seems to be encouraged. Richard Mackay proves that even in a place like New York City and in a field like […]
In October 1856, Herman Melville left the tinted hills of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for a lengthy excursion to Europe and the Holy Land. Just thirty-seven years old, Melville was a half-broken man. He suffered from headaches, sciatica, eyestrain, crushed hopes — in a word, burnout. His epic Moby-Dick had failed to catch on in 1851, and his next novel, Pierre: or, The Ambiguities, was head-scratching at best, a laughing stock at worst. Subsequent […]
