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Posted 6/4/2008
Albert “Skip” Rizzo, who received his BA in 1977 from the College of Arts and Sciences, has developed Virtual Iraq, a simulation developed for psychologists to use in treating Iraq war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Now a clinical psychologist at the University of Southern California, Rizzo was the subject of an article in the May 19 issue of
The New Yorker.
On May 27, Rizzo and Sue Halpern, the author of the article, were guests on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.” Virtual Iraq combines sights, smells, sounds and other stimuli to recreate soldiers’ experiences at war. The simulation is used in combination with talk therapy and other treatments. “We’re hoping that this will take the heat, or the stigma, off of traditional talk therapy and draw in this generation of soldiers,” Rizzo told NPR host Neal Conan.
PGA Tour pro and former Hartford Hawk Jerry Kelly received extensive media coverage last weekend for his outstanding play in the Memorial Tournament, coming in second to winner Kenny Perry. He was one of four who tied for second-place. Hartford Courant blogger Bruce Berlet made note of Kelly’s loss of a 3-foot birdie putt on No. 17 on Sunday, which would have given him solo second. The tournament was covered live on CBS.
Leonard Gould ’91 was elected president of Q.E.P. Co., Inc. by the company’s board of directors, effective May 28. Gould will retain sales duties and assume responsibility for all operating aspects of the company. Q.E.P. is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of flooring tools and accessories for the home improvement and professional installer markets. With the company since 1993, Gould has been senior vice president of retail accounts since 1998. He holds a bachelor’s in marketing from the Barney School of Business.
Correction: An item in last week’s UNotes concerning the numerous media outlets that have been seeking commentary from alumnus Russell Leigh Moses ’81, dean of the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, misstated the amount of time he has lived in China. He first went to China in 1992, where he taught for Johns Hopkins University through 1995, then returned in 2000 and has remained to the present day.
On May 27, Rizzo and Sue Halpern, the author of the article, were guests on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.” Virtual Iraq combines sights, smells, sounds and other stimuli to recreate soldiers’ experiences at war. The simulation is used in combination with talk therapy and other treatments. “We’re hoping that this will take the heat, or the stigma, off of traditional talk therapy and draw in this generation of soldiers,” Rizzo told NPR host Neal Conan.
PGA Tour pro and former Hartford Hawk Jerry Kelly received extensive media coverage last weekend for his outstanding play in the Memorial Tournament, coming in second to winner Kenny Perry. He was one of four who tied for second-place. Hartford Courant blogger Bruce Berlet made note of Kelly’s loss of a 3-foot birdie putt on No. 17 on Sunday, which would have given him solo second. The tournament was covered live on CBS.
Leonard Gould ’91 was elected president of Q.E.P. Co., Inc. by the company’s board of directors, effective May 28. Gould will retain sales duties and assume responsibility for all operating aspects of the company. Q.E.P. is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of a broad line of flooring tools and accessories for the home improvement and professional installer markets. With the company since 1993, Gould has been senior vice president of retail accounts since 1998. He holds a bachelor’s in marketing from the Barney School of Business.
Correction: An item in last week’s UNotes concerning the numerous media outlets that have been seeking commentary from alumnus Russell Leigh Moses ’81, dean of the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, misstated the amount of time he has lived in China. He first went to China in 1992, where he taught for Johns Hopkins University through 1995, then returned in 2000 and has remained to the present day.
