I can’t watch this live because I have a lecture at the same time, but you should check it out—
Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies presents The Future of Medicare: Policy Options and Political Realities. The discussion will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, from 12:00-1:30 PM (E) and will be streamed live on YouTube.
Join us for a roundtable discussion that will address the fiscal realities of the Medicare program and examine the policy options and political challenges associated for making it sustainable.
Panelists include:
David Brooks, Political and cultural commentator and Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times
Zack Cooper, Assistant Professor of Public Health and Economics, Yale University
Jacob Hacker, Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science and Director of ISPS, Yale University
Thomas Scully, Former Director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2001-2003 under President George W. Bush
With Guest Moderator Sarah Kliff, Reporter for The Washington Post covering health policy
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reblogged via blogmedKroon Hall, the new home for the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University, is an ultra-green building targeting LEED Platinum. Meant to serve as teaching tools for the students within, the sustainable initiatives are on display where possible, but some—such as the creation of courtyards for students to gather and study outdoors—are more about good planning. (photographer: Morley von Sternberg)
The east and west ends of the building feature a metal and glass curtain wall shaded by laminated Douglas fir arches and louvers to prevent glare and heat gain. The main entrance is actually on the second floor—the first floor is inset into a hill, and only the south side has access to a colonnade and courtyard. (photographer: Morley von Sternberg)
In an effort to use local materials and aesthetically link the modern building with the neighboring Collegiate Gothic stone structures on campus, the architects turned to sandstone. Windows along this south facade are either deeply inset into precast concrete—a mixture in which 50 percent of the required cement was replaced with ground granulated blast-furnace slag, to recycle waste material and reduce CO2 emissionsÑor sunshaded to reduce heat gain while still maximizing daylight and views. (photographer: Robert Benson)
project: Kroon Hall
client: Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
design architect: Hopkins Architects, London
The building has large skylights that admit daylight and also expose the rooftop photovoltaic system. Translucent enough to still allow light to filter through, the 100-kilowatt array provides 25 percent of the energy for the building, the rest of which will be purchased from sustainable sources. (photographer: Morley von Sternberg)
A central staircase and lightwell allow light from the third floor skylights to reach the office corridors on the third floor. Natural light is maximized and supplemented by energy-efficient fixtures such as Gammalux downlights and occupancy and light level sensors by Sensor Switch. (photographer: Robert Benson)
project: Kroon Hall
client: Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
design architect: Hopkins Architects, London
A student center at the west end of the third floor provides space for individual or group study. The space is differentiated from the rest of the largely open floor by a change in flooring—from modular carpet tile to hardwood. One-third of the wood used in the building came from Yale’s own sustainably run forests, and serves as a good in-house example of green practices for the students in the forestry program. (photographer: Robert Benson)
The large open volume on the third floor is split into several sections. Two smaller classrooms are enclosed in a volume along the south wall, with a break out area with cafe tables on the north side. A student center and auditorium anchor the ends. Windows are operable to allow natural ventilation into the space, and lights at each window indicate whether the central HVAC system (which runs air in an under-floor plenum) is operating. The system is turned off during the mild spring and fall seasons to reduce energy usage. (photographer: Robert Benson)
project: Kroon Hall
client: Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
design architect: Hopkins Architects, London
A classroom on the third floor features power at every seat so students can plug in their laptops. An LCD projector is set up for PowerPoint and video presentations. (photographer: Morley von Sternberg)
Kroon Hall has several types of classrooms to accommodate different styles of courses. This auditorium has theater seating and acoustic material behind red oak slats along the back wall to prevent sound reverberation. The Douglas fir–laminated louvers on the exterior admit daylight while at the same time reducing glare. (photographer: Morley von Sternberg)
project: Kroon Hall
client: Yale University, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
design architect: Hopkins Architects, London
Yale
inside the Swartwout building/ Old Yale Art Gallery (+)
…designed by Egerton Swartwout a Yale graduate, in a Gothic style called “Tuscan Romanesque.” Built along Chapel Street in 1927, the Art Gallery is connected to the earlier Street Hall (1864), across High Street, by a distinctive bridge. (» more)
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…Swartwout designed the building in the Gothic style, favored throughout the University, borrowing elements from Florentine structures such as the Palace of the Bargello and the Davanzati Palace. The architectural detail of the building contains symbolic meaning: the relief sculptures on the High Street bridge, for example, represent winged females symbolizing Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, and Drama. Inside in the Sculpture Hall, the carved shields bear the coats of arms of great patrons of art, among them the Medici, Louis XIV, Philip II of Spain, and Charles I of England. (» more)
tracery detail of Swartwout building (photographer: Amber Wiley)
architect: Egerton Swartwout, 1928
By the 1940s, the Yale School of Nursing had become a masters’ degree program for students who already held bachelors degrees. The school remained affiliated with the Hospital and students continued to serve at the Hospital as part of their education. This photograph, appearing in the Annual Report of the General Hospital Society of Connecticut, 1944-1945, has as its caption: “A class of student nurses, every girl a college graduate, listens intently to instructions which may, someday soon, help save a life.”
Annual Report of General Hospital Society of Connecticut, 1944-1945, Yale - New Haven Hospital Archives
Grace - New Haven Community Hospital and Hospital of Saint Raphael, 1940’s and 1950’s
