Editor’s Note: This is Matt Flynn’s third novel in the series of spy thrillers starring a brilliant mathematician and lots of Yale connections. (See our reviews of the prior two books here.)
This one skewers the Wisconsin political elite, which Matt knows well from his stint as Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party and his unsuccessful runs for Governor and Congress. Matt would appreciate your support by buying the book.
Yale awarded our very own Myron Thompson with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree for his extraordinary service to the country as a District Court judge for the Middle District of Alabama these past 42 years.
Editor’s Note: The Hopkins School in New Haven was Jim’s high school, and here are some remembrances from his HS friends, as well as some pix from their 50th reunion in 2015.
James (Jim) Stanford Nippes died unexpectedly Monday evening, May 16, 2022, at his home in Madison, Mississippi. Jim was born on July 10, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1965; from Yale University in 1969 with a double major in Physics and History; and from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1973. After receiving an LLM Degree in …
About 200 Yalies assembled for an hour to listen to, and interrogate, Dan Yergin (’68) on the current state of geopolitics, markets and climate-motivated transitions of the oil and gas markets.
Note: What leads to happiness? At a session exploring this question at our 45th reunion (2014), we explored a longitudinal study of 268 Ivy grads from the Class of ’38. This article recapitulates and updates those findings. Spoiler alert: it’s all about relationships.
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.
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.
[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!
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…
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.
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.
Editor’s Note: This is a very intelligent, interesting discussion of the Ukraine situation. Personally, I’m proud that Snyder teaches at Yale.
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,…
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.
from The Guardian as Nathan Chen wins figure skating gold for US and Olympic redemption Chen, 22, holds off Japanese rivals Kagiyama and Uno Puts to rest demons of catastrophic 2018 Olympic debut Bryan Armen Graham at the Capital Indoor Stadium @bryanagraham Thu 10 Feb 2022 Nathan Chen left no doubt, making good on his long-held…
Editor’s Note: This is a book review in the LA Review of Books, where classmate Jeff Wheelwright reviews a book about “mystery illnesses.” Given his recent battle with his own mystery illness (see “Patient, Heal Thyself“) and his background as a medical journalist, Jeff’s review of these famous cases was especially poignant.
