Class of 1997 25th Reunion - Program & Schedule - 1997

Saturday 5/28/22

• Partisan Animosity in Contemporary America

  May 28

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

  Gregory Huber, Forst Family Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies

  What are the origins of partisan identities and the evidentiary basis for claims that partisanship colors how we interpret the world. This talk will also address how partisan identities have spilled over into our social relationships. Additionally, we will discuss efforts on campus generally, and in the Political Science Department in particular, to ensure that Yale does not create or reinforce unnecessary partisan divisions.

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-28T09:00:00 2022-05-28T10:00:00 America/New_York Partisan Animosity in Contemporary America

  Gregory Huber, Forst Family Professor of Political Science and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies

  What are the origins of partisan identities and the evidentiary basis for claims that partisanship colors how we interpret the world. This talk will also address how partisan identities have spilled over into our social relationships. Additionally, we will discuss efforts on campus generally, and in the Political Science Department in particular, to ensure that Yale does not create or reinforce unnecessary partisan divisions.

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

• Private Viewing at the Yale Center for British Art

  May 28

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

  Yale Center for British Art | Room: Entrance Court — 1080 Chapel Street

  Enjoy a cuppa in the light-filled Entrance Court of the Yale Center for British Art before the museum opens to the public. Join curators for tours of the world-renowned collection and view special exhibition Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction. Born in London in 1931, Riley is among the most influential painters in Britain and the world. Displayed on two floors, the show presents more than fifty paintings and works on paper selected by the artist in collaboration with the YCBA.

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-28T09:00:00 2022-05-28T10:00:00 America/New_York Private Viewing at the Yale Center for British Art

  Enjoy a cuppa in the light-filled Entrance Court of the Yale Center for British Art before the museum opens to the public. Join curators for tours of the world-renowned collection and view special exhibition Bridget Riley: Perceptual Abstraction. Born in London in 1931, Riley is among the most influential painters in Britain and the world. Displayed on two floors, the show presents more than fifty paintings and works on paper selected by the artist in collaboration with the YCBA.

  Yale Center for British Art | Room: Entrance Court — 1080 Chapel Street

• The Second Quantum Revolution and the Race to Build "Impossible" Computers

  May 28

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 102 — 63 High Street

  Steven Girvin, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics & Professor of Applied Physics

  The first quantum revolution began a century ago and brought us the technological revolution of the 20th century through the invention of the transistor, the laser, and the atomic clock. We now understand that these 20th century devices do not take full advantage of the mysterious power of quantum machines to process information. This new understanding has triggered a second quantum revolution whose consequences for computing, communication and measurement have the potential to be as great a revolution for the 21st century as the tech revolution was for the 20th century.

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-28T09:00:00 2022-05-28T10:00:00 America/New_York The Second Quantum Revolution and the Race to Build "Impossible" Computers

  Steven Girvin, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics & Professor of Applied Physics

  The first quantum revolution began a century ago and brought us the technological revolution of the 20th century through the invention of the transistor, the laser, and the atomic clock. We now understand that these 20th century devices do not take full advantage of the mysterious power of quantum machines to process information. This new understanding has triggered a second quantum revolution whose consequences for computing, communication and measurement have the potential to be as great a revolution for the 21st century as the tech revolution was for the 20th century.

  Linsly-Chittenden Hall | Room: 102 — 63 High Street

• Tour of Wright Laboratory - A Portal to the Universe

  May 28

  9:00AM – 10:00AM

  Wright Laboratory | Room: lab — 272 Whitney Ave.

  For years the Wright Laboratory housed a landmark nuclear accelerator. In recent years, Wright Lab was transformed into a state-of-the-art technical facility and research center to study neutrinos, dark matter, and the invisible Universe. Come for a tour led by Karsten Heeger, Wright Lab Director, Chair of the Yale Physics Department, and Professor of Physics, to learn about how Wright Lab is leading the development of novel instrumentation for the exploration of the Universe and advancing the frontiers of fundamental physics. Note: The lab is accessed from the north end of Lot 22 behind the Peabody Museum; look for the big blue "Portal" sculpture in front of the lab. Bus transportation will be provided in front of Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect St., across from Woolsey Hall.

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-28T09:00:00 2022-05-28T10:00:00 America/New_York Tour of Wright Laboratory - A Portal to the Universe

  For years the Wright Laboratory housed a landmark nuclear accelerator. In recent years, Wright Lab was transformed into a state-of-the-art technical facility and research center to study neutrinos, dark matter, and the invisible Universe. Come for a tour led by Karsten Heeger, Wright Lab Director, Chair of the Yale Physics Department, and Professor of Physics, to learn about how Wright Lab is leading the development of novel instrumentation for the exploration of the Universe and advancing the frontiers of fundamental physics. Note: The lab is accessed from the north end of Lot 22 behind the Peabody Museum; look for the big blue "Portal" sculpture in front of the lab. Bus transportation will be provided in front of Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect St., across from Woolsey Hall.

  Wright Laboratory | Room: lab — 272 Whitney Ave.

• Newberry Organ Tour

  May 28

  9:00AM – 11:30AM

  Woolsey Hall — 500 College Street

  Thomas Murray, Professor Emeritus in the Practice in the Institute of Sacred Music

  With its 142 stops, 197 ranks, 12,641 pipes, 30,000 pneumatic valves, 1,000 pneumatic motors and 2 turbines, the Newberry Organ is one of the most magnificent orchestral organs in the world and a monument to the state-of-the-art technology of 1928! Come hear this "king of instruments" and take a walking tour behind the pipes, courtesy of Professor Murray and Organ Curators Joe Dzeda and Nicholas Thomson-Allen.

  Session runs continually to 11:30 am

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-28T09:00:00 2022-05-28T11:30:00 America/New_York Newberry Organ Tour

  Thomas Murray, Professor Emeritus in the Practice in the Institute of Sacred Music

  With its 142 stops, 197 ranks, 12,641 pipes, 30,000 pneumatic valves, 1,000 pneumatic motors and 2 turbines, the Newberry Organ is one of the most magnificent orchestral organs in the world and a monument to the state-of-the-art technology of 1928! Come hear this "king of instruments" and take a walking tour behind the pipes, courtesy of Professor Murray and Organ Curators Joe Dzeda and Nicholas Thomson-Allen.

  Session runs continually to 11:30 am

  Woolsey Hall — 500 College Street

• A Gentle Introduction to the Analysis of Networks

  May 28

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

  Dan Spielman '92, Sterling Professor of Computer Science; Professor of Statistics & Data Science and of Mathematics

  Networks describe how things are connected and are ubiquitous in science and society. Networks can be concrete, like road networks connecting cities or networks of wires connecting computers. Or, they can represent more abstract connections such as friendships. Epidemiologists study the networks of people whose contacts can transmit disease. We will learn how ideas from Mathematics and Physics are used to describe and measure the overall structure of a network, and how developments in Computer Science make this practical.

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-28T10:30:00 2022-05-28T11:30:00 America/New_York A Gentle Introduction to the Analysis of Networks

  Dan Spielman '92, Sterling Professor of Computer Science; Professor of Statistics & Data Science and of Mathematics

  Networks describe how things are connected and are ubiquitous in science and society. Networks can be concrete, like road networks connecting cities or networks of wires connecting computers. Or, they can represent more abstract connections such as friendships. Epidemiologists study the networks of people whose contacts can transmit disease. We will learn how ideas from Mathematics and Physics are used to describe and measure the overall structure of a network, and how developments in Computer Science make this practical.

  Loria Center | Room: 250 — 190 York St.

• Emotional Intelligence at Yale: From Theory to Practice to Systemic Change

  May 28

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall | Room: 114 — 1 Prospect Street

  Marc Brackett, Founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Professor in the Child Study Center

  Emotions influence decision making, relationships, physical and mental health, creativity, and performance. Our wise use of emotion is especially important to our success. In this talk, Dr. Brackett will (1) describe recent large-scale studies on the emotional lives of children and adults, (2) unpack what it means to give oneself and others “permission to feel”, (3) share the model of emotional intelligence developed at Yale, (4) present the evidence-based approach to developing emotional intelligence in schools and workplaces which has reached over 3 million children and adults across the globe, and (5) teach participants tools to develop emotional intelligence to enhance personal and professional success.

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-28T10:30:00 2022-05-28T11:30:00 America/New_York Emotional Intelligence at Yale: From Theory to Practice to Systemic Change

  Marc Brackett, Founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence; Professor in the Child Study Center

  Emotions influence decision making, relationships, physical and mental health, creativity, and performance. Our wise use of emotion is especially important to our success. In this talk, Dr. Brackett will (1) describe recent large-scale studies on the emotional lives of children and adults, (2) unpack what it means to give oneself and others “permission to feel”, (3) share the model of emotional intelligence developed at Yale, (4) present the evidence-based approach to developing emotional intelligence in schools and workplaces which has reached over 3 million children and adults across the globe, and (5) teach participants tools to develop emotional intelligence to enhance personal and professional success.

  Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall | Room: 114 — 1 Prospect Street

• Fighting Cancer with the Immune System

  May 28

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

  Dr. Roy S. Herbst '84, '84 M.S., Ensign Professor of Medicine; Chief of Medical Oncology; Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital. Assistant Dean for Translational Research, Yale School of Medicine

  Discovery of the programmed death pathway, a key player in immune evasion by cancer cells, led to new drugs targeting key immune regulators and revolutionized treatment for many cancer types. Still, better understanding of cancer biology and continued identification of predictive markers of sensitivity and resistance remain critical. New concepts and approaches under way at Yale Cancer Center will be discussed with a focus on target validation and drug discovery.

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  Dr. Roy S. Herbst '84, '84 M.S., Ensign Professor of Medicine; Chief of Medical Oncology; Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital. Assistant Dean for Translational Research, Yale School of Medicine

  Discovery of the programmed death pathway, a key player in immune evasion by cancer cells, led to new drugs targeting key immune regulators and revolutionized treatment for many cancer types. Still, better understanding of cancer biology and continued identification of predictive markers of sensitivity and resistance remain critical. New concepts and approaches under way at Yale Cancer Center will be discussed with a focus on target validation and drug discovery.

  Loria Center | Room: 351 — 190 York St.

• Free Speech Absolutism

  May 28

  10:30AM – 11:30AM

  Yale University Art Gallery | Room: McNeil Lecture Hall — 1111 Chapel Street

  Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowski Profesor of Philosophy

  According to free speech absolutism, the harm done by regulating speech is always worse than the harm of the speech being regulated. Laying out the main arguments for free speech absolutism, I will argue that none are convincing, and draw some morals.

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  Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowski Profesor of Philosophy

  According to free speech absolutism, the harm done by regulating speech is always worse than the harm of the speech being regulated. Laying out the main arguments for free speech absolutism, I will argue that none are convincing, and draw some morals.

  Yale University Art Gallery | Room: McNeil Lecture Hall — 1111 Chapel Street