Joseph Arthur Colin Nicol. 5 December 1915 — 20 December 2004

Volume 46, December 2004

In memoriam: Esther Thelen, May 20, 1941-December 29, 2004.

Dr. Esther (Stillman) Thelen, a prominent figure in the field of developmental psychology, died on December 29, 2004 after a yearlong battle with recurrent cancer. Professionally, Esther was known for her forward thinking, her elegant and prolific writing, her unapologetic embrace of the complexity of human behavior and its ultimate theoretical grounding in everyday life, and her tireless mento...

Research Activities #292, December 2004

groundbreaking Institute of Medicine report focused attention on medical errors in hospitals, the results of a new survey show that Americans do not believe the Nation’s quality of care has improved. Four in 10 (40 percent) people surveyed said the quality of health care has gotten worse in the past 5 years, while one in six (17 percent) said the quality of care has gotten better. Nearly four i...

Thursday , December 5 , 2002

The S tuden t Sena te u n a n i­ m ously p a s se d a r e s o lu t io n th a t urged the F irs t Year of Studies to review its evaluation processes because it feels that s tudent needs were not being addressed. Work began on this resolu tion la s t y e a r a f t e r J e r e m y Staley, senator from Sorin Hall, noted his disappointment with First Year of Studies. Staley said, “First Year of Stud...

Più gravi sospiri: Monteverdi, Marenzio December 2004

After having listened to Luciano Berio’s recomposition of Mahler1 inside his own Sinfonia (1968), we can never listen again to the original Mahler in the same “pure” way. Our cummulative, historic (and creative) listening makes all cross-references at once each time we go back to either one. I feel that something very similar happened to me after having compared Marenzio’s 4-voice madrigal Zefi...