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World leaders share their insights in campus talks

September 23, 2014

Three international leaders spoke at Yale on Sept. 22 on topics ranging from music and politics to diversity to Europe in the new world order. The events,...

Peabody exhibit brings into view the ‘hidden’ life of ants

September 23, 2014

Small yet abundant, with complex and wildly diverse lifestyles, ants are everywhere, living lives mostly hidden from view. A new exhibition at the Yale...

Press freedom to be explored in Poynter Lecture by New York Times correspondent

September 23, 2014

Michael Forsythe, correspondent for the New York Times, will speak at Yale on Wednesday, Oct. 1 as a Poynter Fellow in Journalism.

Creative Classroom: The ticks ‘come marching in’ in singing professor’s microbiology class

September 23, 2014

At the end of a recent “Medical Microbiology” class taught by Dr. Sheldon Campbell, students clapped, cheered heartily, and stomped their feet on the floor....

Martin Bruns sings Schumann and more with fortepianist Christopher Hammer

September 22, 2014

The Yale School of Music presents a Liederabend (evening of art song) on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. Swiss baritone Martin Bruns will be joined by Christoph...

Commentary: Who's on trial, Eichmann or Arendt?

September 22, 2014

Seyla Benhabib, professor of political science and philosophy, explores Hannah Arendt's portrayal of notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann.

The City Dark: EFFY launches year-long series of film screenings

September 22, 2014

Held every April, during the grueling final days of the academic year, the Environmental Film Festival at Yale (EFFY) has come to fill an important role for...

Gala concert to feature Yale Concert Band and U.S. Military Academy Band

September 19, 2014

The United States Military Academy Band at West Point and the Yale Concert Band will join together on the eve of their 46th football meeting to present a...

Justice Stephen Breyer: Know the Constitution and be a community participant

September 19, 2014

Sometimes, law students tell U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer that there should have been fierce rioting in the streets to protest the...

Commentary: Close the crime gap to help reduce inequality

September 18, 2014

Thirty years ago, the tragic murder of 17-year-old basketball phenom Benji Wilson shocked Chicago and drew the nation’s gaze to the city’s depressingly high...