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Miró String Quartet plays Schubert, Beethoven and Dutilleux

March 5, 2014

The Yale School of Music presents the Miró String Quartet in a concert on Tuesday, March 25 at 8 pm, in Morse Recital Hall. The quartet, which last appeared...

For modern Muslims, faith and democracy are compatible, says Iranian Nobel laureate

March 4, 2014

“Governments should be separate from ideologies, and elected representatives of the people should determine the laws that govern them,” said Nobel laureate...

New Yale Younger Poet brings alive the people and landscapes of the South

March 4, 2014

Alabama native Ansel Elkins, whose work often explores the scenery and people of the South, has been named the 2014 Yale Younger Poet.

Oscar wins for two Yale alumni

March 3, 2014

Five alumni — Meryl Streep, Lupita Nyong’o, Adam Stockhausen, Robert Lopez, and Thomas Newman — were nominees at the Academy Awards, and two walked away with...

Yale drama and music schools team up for ‘The Soldier’s Tale’

March 3, 2014

Yale Schools of Music and Drama — in one of the largest collaborations ever between the schools — will stage Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale (L...

Vista concert features music from the Baroque to the 20th century

February 27, 2014

Due to great success, the Yale School of Music is presenting another concert of Vista: A Fresh Look at Chamber Music on Tuesday, March 4 at 8 pm in Morse...

Arabic and Persian medical books and manuscripts now accessible online

February 26, 2014

Yale University Library's latest digitized collection includes unique Arabic and Persian medical materials, housed in the Medical Historical Library....

Commentary: To understand science, study history

February 24, 2014

Alejandra Dubcovsky, assistant professor of history, describes how a study of history benefits students with a future in science or engineering.

Nobel laureate and Iranian activist to discuss global justice at Yale

February 24, 2014

Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, the first woman to serve as president of Tehran’s city court, will deliver the Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice on...

Yale Rep to stage a ‘modish ripoff’ of a classic Shakespearean play

February 24, 2014

The world premiere of “These Paper Bullets!” — described as a “modish ripoff” of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” — is the next production in...