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WISAY Mentoring Program

When:		October 1-November 29, 2011
Type:		Meeting
Interested in pursuing a career in a scientific field? The Women in Science at Yale (WISAY) Mentoring Program pairs undergraduate women interested in pursuing a career in science, or related field, with graduate students and post-docs in the sciences at Yale. Our goal is to help increase the success of young women entering scientific fields. The mentoring relationship can often be a very productive and helpful one, with mentees benefiting from advice about future career goals and expanded networking opportunities. If you would like to participate in the mentoring program, please visit our website (www.yale.edu/wisay/mentoring.html) to fill out a short questionnaire that will help us match you with a mentor. If you have any questions, please email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . Additional Info/Contact: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

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Yale Bioethics Center Opportunities!

When:		October 1-November 29, 2011
Where:		77 Prospect Street
Type:		Other
Greetings Yale Students! I am the associate director of Yale's Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics. The Bioethics Center supports scholars, study groups, symposia, and especially courses on our campus containing many facets of bioethics. Our aim is to help you to understand your own motivations and the challenges of living ethically in our global world. Our concerns encompass issues in medicine, research, science, law, religion, and the environment. This semester we are offering study groups and larger group meetings which focus on reproductive ethics, children's rights, disabilities, end-of-life issues, animal ethics, technology, aging, and biotechnology & agriculture. Every summer we hold our Summer Institute in Bioethics, an intensive eight-week immersion in the above-mentioned concerns and more -- with morning lectures, afternoon seminars, and field trips. You can learn more about this Summer Institute by visiting our website (see below) and clicking on the "Summer Program." And please see the attached poster as well. We welcome your attendance at any of our programs! Please visit our website (www.yale.edu/bioethics) to find out more about us and what we can offer you. I can add your e-mail address to our list-serve so that you can receive our Friday Newsletter. This Newsletter outlines not only our offerings on a weekly basis but also other events taking place around the campus which may be of interest. I am available to talk with any of you who want to learn more about our academic year programs or our summer program. ( This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript or 203.432.6188) I can also meet with you at the Bioethics Center (238 Prospect Street). I hope to see you at some of our events! Carol Pollard The Yale Bioethics Center's Technology & Ethics Study Group has developed a reputation for stimulating discussion and debate over the ethical, legal, and policy challenges posed by emerging technologies. Meetings are open to everyone (undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, administration, and community members) whether or not you have participated in previous sessions of the study group. 77 Prospect Street (ISPS), Room A001. Dinner is served gratis. Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . The Yale Bioethics Center's End-of-Life Issues Study Group holds monthly meetings focusing on ethical issues related to dying, medical futility, and palliative care. Meetings are open to everyone and are held at 77 Prospect Street in Room B012. Dinner is served gratis. Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . The Yale Bioethics Center's Biotechnology & Agriculture Study Group holds monthly meetings focusing this year on the topic "Genetic Solutions or Genetic Pollution." Meetings are open to everyone and are held at 77 Prospect Street (ISPS) in Room A001. Refreshments are provided. For further information, please contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . Additional Info/Contact:

The Triple Helix Seeks Writers and Editors

When:		October 1, 2011 8:00am
Type:		Other
The Triple Helix is looking to recruit writers and editors for our next issue. The Triple Helix (http://www.thetriplehelix.org/) is a semesterly undergraduate publication that seeks to educate students about the dynamic relationship between science, society and the law. The Triple Helix at Yale is part of an international network of over 20 active chapters in universities all over the world and acts as a forum for discussion and interdisciplinary thought. Please email us at This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript if you're interested for application information. Additional Info/Contact:

OKTOBERFEST

When:

October 1, 2011 4:00pm-9:00pm

Where:

NEW HAVEN COUNTRY CLUB

Type:

Party

Buy your ticket now for OKTOBERFEST

Tickets available online at: www.apnh.org

OKTOBERFEST

NEW HAVEN COUNTRY CLUB

160 Hartford Turnpike

Hamden, CT 06517

203.248.4488

October 1, 2011

4 PM - 9 PM

BEER, MUSIC, FOOD, SILENT AUCTION

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW

Proceeds to benefit:

AIDS Project New Haven

1302 Chapel Street

New Haven, CT 06511

203.624.0947

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See the Whiffs in Bedford, NY at the St. Matthew's College Jamboree

When:		October 1, 2011 4:00pm-6:30pm
Where:		St. Matthew's Church, 382 Cantitoe Street, Bedford, NY 10506
Price:		$30
Type:		Arts
Come see everyone's' favorite college a cappella groups at the second annual St. Matthew's College Jamboree. Sharing the stage with the 2012 Whiffenpoofs will be the Princeton Tigertones, Trinity Pipes and Williams Ephlats. Light supper served along with a very special college-themed dessert. Don't miss this fun, family-friendly event. Additional Info/Contact: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Master's Tea with John Prendergast

When:		October 3, 2011 4:00pm-5:00pm
Where:		Trumbull College 241 Elm Street
Price:		Free
Type:		Talk
Please join us for Trumbull Masters Tea with John Prendergast Enough co-founder the project to end genocide and crimes against humanity Trumbull College Common Room, 241 Elm Street Monday, October 3 at 4 pm John Prendergast is a human rights activist and best-selling author who has worked for peace in Africa for over 25 years. He is the co-founder of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity affiliated with the Center for American Progress. John has worked for the Clinton White House, the State Department, two members of Congress, the National Intelligence Council, UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, the... International Crisis Group, and the U.S. Institute of Peace. He has been a Big Brother for over 25 years, as well as a youth counselor and a basketball coach. John is the author or co-author of ten books. His newest book, Unlikely Brothers, released in May 2011, is a dual memoir co-authored with his first little brother in the Big Brother program. His previous two books were co-authored with Don Cheadle: Not On Our Watch, a New York Times bestseller and NAACP non-fiction book of the year, and The Enough Moment: Fighting to End Africa's Worst Human Rights Crimes. Under the Enough Project umbrella, John has helped create a number of initiatives and campaigns. With George Clooney, he helped launch the Satellite Sentinel Project, which aims to prevent conflict and human rights abuses through satellite imagery. With Tracy McGrady and other NBA stars, John co-founded the Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program to fund schools in Darfurian refugee camps and create partnerships with schools in the United States. He helped launch two campaigns under Enough: the Raise Hope for Congo Campaign, highlighting the issue of conflict minerals that fuel the war there, and Sudan Now, focused on bringing peace to that embattled country. John has appeared in four episodes of 60 Minutes, for which the team won an Emmy Award, and helped create African characters and stories for two episodes of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, one focusing on the recruitment of child soldiers and the other on rape as a war strategy. John has also traveled to Africa with NBCs Dateline, ABCs Nightline, The PBS NewsHour and CNNs Inside Africa. He has appeared in several documentaries including: Sand and Sorrow, Darfur Now, 3 Points, and War Child. He also co-produced Journey into Sunset, as well as the forthcoming Voices of Uganda, both about Northern Uganda, and partnered with Downtown Records and Mercer Street Records to create the compilation album Raise Hope for Congo, combating sexual violence against women and girls in Congo. John has been profiled in The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Men's Vogue, Time, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, Oprah Magazine, Capitol File, Arrive, Interview, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. John has been a visiting professor at Stanford University, Columbia University, the University of San Diego, Eckerd College, the University of Maryland, the American University in Cairo, the University of Pittsburgh, and St. Marys College. He has been awarded six honorary doctorates. John is a board member and serves as Strategic Advisor to Not On Our Watch, the organization founded by George Clooney, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Brad Pitt. Additional Info/Contact: Jasmina Besirevic-Regan < This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript >

National Physician Assistant Week

When:		October 6-13, 2011
Where:		Yale Medical School
Type:		Service Day
Come celebrate National Physician Assistant Week from October 6th - 12th with the Yale School of Medicine PA Program!!! PAs are the only health care workers licensed to practice medicine with the flexibility to provide care in a variety of specialties and settings. Want to learn more? Come to the Yale PA Week Advocacy Session on Thursday, October 6th on the Yale Medical Campus and celebrate the impact PAs have on enhancing patient health care. Please email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript for more information. Additional Info/Contact:

Behavioral Economics and Health: A Discussion with Jody Sindelar

When:		October 7, 2011 12:30pm-1:30pm
Where:		Silliman Dining Annex
Type:		Talk
Join us this Friday for another great lunch discussion! Sindelar is a health economist and professor of public health. She is an expert on the economics of substance abuse including alcoholism, illicit drugs and smoking. Her studies include lost productivity, cost-effectiveness of treatments, social costs, and policy. She has published on the impacts of substance abuse on productivity, educational attainment, gender differences, and related policy issues in economics, policy, addiction, health, and medical journals. Additional Info/Contact:

Global Health Fellows Program for Undergraduates - Apply Now!

When:		October 13, 2011 3:00pm
Where:		55 Whitney
Type:		Meeting
Global Health Fellows Program for Undergraduates: Jackson Institute of International Affairs Sophomores and juniors with a demonstrated interest and commitment to addressing pressing global health challenges may apply to become Global Health Fellows. As fellows, students prepare for careers in global health by developing expertise and competence through coursework, academic advising, a global health field experience, and engagement in global health events on Yales campus and beyond. Fellows complete an interdisciplinary course of study, research, and practice that address fundamental and applied economic, political, social, cultural, biological, and scientific issues relevant to global health. 2011 Global Health Fellows Information Sessions: Thursday, October 13th 3-4 PM Room 305 Friday, October 21st 3-4 PM Room 369 Both sessions to be held at 55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Floor Students interested in applying are strongly encouraged to attend one of the information sessions. For more information: Visit http://ghi.yale.edu/global-health-tracks Or email This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript Application Deadline: November 14, 2011 Complete application materials are available on the Student Grants Database The Global Health Fellows program is open to all sophomore and junior students. Additional Info/Contact: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

The GHLI Exchange

When:		October 14, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm
Where:		60 College St. Room 216.
Type:		Talk
The GHLI Exchange is proud to host Nimmi Gowrinathan, Director of South Asia Programs for Operation USA, for a conversation on Friday, October 14th, from 12 PM to 1 PM. The goal of the GHLI Exchange is to provide international health and human service organizations that are at a critical juncture in their development to share their experiences and collectively explore organizational challenges and opportunities with Yale faculty, staff, and students. Operation USA is a Los Angeles-based international relief organization that helps communities, both domestic and international, overcome the effects of disasters, disease, and poverty. Ms. Gowrinathan oversees disaster relief programs in India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, and also acts as the United National Representative, directing the New York office of Operation USA. Please RSVP to This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript . Location: Room 216, 60 College St, Lunch served. Additional Info/Contact: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

Presentation: NHLSCP Work in Nicaragua

When:		October 14, 2011 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where:		Unitarian Universalist, 608 Whitney Ave, New Haven, 06511
Type:		Meeting
Dinner and presentation by Erendira Vanegas and Ivett Fonseca on NH/LSCP education and development work in Goyena, Nicaragua. 5:30 dinner, 6:15pm presentation. Additional Info/Contact: This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript

HUMAN ANIMALS HALLOWEEN BALL!

When:		October 31-November 1, 2011
Where:		Elmo Lounge 156 7th Avenue in Chelsea
Price:		$20 suggested donation
Type:		Arts
Join Jenny Mercein (Branford '95) and the rest of the HUMAN ANIMALS Theater Company at The HUMAN ANIMALS Halloween Ball...a party so fun, it's scary! * Live DJ spining tunes! Swanky private lounge! Prizes for Best Human Animals-inspired costume! * Help us celebrate our upcoming production of David Jenkins' new play POST OFFICE at The New Ohio Theater! Additional Info/Contact: Jenny Mercein ( This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript )

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