NewsMakers
Former CFIA Fellow Named Peace Prize Winner
Described by the Nobel committee as "the clearest and most consistent
of Northern Ireland's political leaders in his work for a peaceful solution,"
John Hume, the leader of Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and
Labor Party, was announced last week as a co-winner with David Trimble of
the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize. Hume was an associate fellow of the Center for
International Affairs -- now the Weatherhead Center -- in the fall term
of 1976. Hume has been working for decades to bring about an enduring peace
for Northern Ireland.
Eight Elected to Institute of Medicine
Eight researchers from the Medical School were elected this week to the
Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences which provides
advice to Congress. They include Dennis Ausiello, Jackson Professor
of Clinical Medicine and head of the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts
General Hospital; David Blumenthal, associate professor of health
care policy and of medicine; Victor Dzau, Hersey Professor of the
Theory and Practice of Physic and head of the Department of Medicine at
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH); Laurie Glimcher, professor of
medicine and Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology at the School of
Public Health; Ronald Kessler, professor of health care policy; Eva
Neer, professor of medicine; Thomas Stossel, professor of medicine
and director of the Division of Experimental Medicine at BWH; and Walter
Willett, professor of medicine and Fredrick Stare Professor of Epidemiology
and Nutrition at the School of Public Health.
Gomes Named 'Clergy of the Year'
The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals
and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, was named the Earle B. Pleasant
Clergy of the Year by Religion in American Life (RIAL). Gomes was presented
with an inscribed crystal chalice on Oct. 15 at the American Bible Society
in New York City.
Gomes was also RIAL's 1998 Raymond J. Peterson Lecturer and gave an address
to board members and guests titled "Private Faith and Public Responsibility."
An American Baptist minister, Gomes is the author of four volumes of sermons
and The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart. Gomes has
preached and lectured throughout North America and the British Isles, and
participated in the inaugurations of President Reagan and President Bush.
RIAL, based in Princeton, N.J., is an organization that works nationally
to strengthen congregations of all faiths.
Copyright
1998 President and Fellows of Harvard College
|
