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TODAY: ‘Truth in the Internet Age’ to explore intersection of fact, fallacy, and democracy

October 31, 2016

“Truth in the Internet Age” is the focus of a Yale symposium to be held on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the day after the 2016 presidential election. The...

Mysterious Voynich Manuscript reborn in facsimile edition

October 31, 2016

A photo facsimile edition of the enigmatic manuscript offers the public a new way to engage with the document that has mystified scholars for centuries.

LGBTQ staff members find commonalities, celebrate differences

October 28, 2016

The LGBTQ Staff Affinity Group hosted a panel discussion and conversation about the intersection of personal and professional identities as an employee of...

Yale PD's Joseph Funaro cycles across four states in memory of fallen officers

October 28, 2016

Every story about doing something epic usually begins with the phrase “a friend of a friend …” The same applies to Yale Police Officer Joseph Funaro who, in...

Yale College students benefit from enhancements to financial aid

October 28, 2016

When freshmen in the Yale Class of 2020 arrived on campus in August, more than half of the 1,371 new students had received a Yale Scholarship as part of a...

NBA star who protested the national anthem in 1996 discusses free speech and standing on principle

October 28, 2016

Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, ignited a national debate this year by not standing when the national anthem is played before football...

On Connecticut shoreline, Yale team helps communities face new realities

October 28, 2016

Work done by several F&ES students and faculty members is helping communities along the Connecticut coastline prepare for the threats of climate change.

Graduate student is hooked on Spanish literature

October 27, 2016

Edwin Stewart Atkins (Spanish & Portuguese) recently published an article in Bulletin of the Comediantes about “ambiguity, bias, and visual deceit” in...

City in hot water? Students help New Haven confront climate threats

October 27, 2016

A recent F&ES course was structured to not only support student learning but also to help the city of New Haven plan for future impacts of climate change.

Jackson Institute expands recruiting efforts in Africa

October 27, 2016

When Yale alumnus Eddy Gicheru Oketch was growing up in rural Kenya, he witnessed the tribal violence that erupted in his country following disputed...