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Film documents NBA player’s spiritual journey to Islam

October 25, 2016

A screening of the 2004 film “By the Dawn’s Early Light: Chris Jackson’s Journey to Islam,” which explores a protest of the national anthem by Mahmoud Abdul...

Yale-led project to widen access to household solar receives federal grant

October 25, 2016

Over the past three years a Yale-led project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yielded key insights into the kinds of incentives that will...

From a one-woman space to a fully supportive place: SHARE marks its 10th year

October 24, 2016

While the mission of Yale’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Response & Education Center hasn't changed since its beginnings, the center has evolved to...

Graduate student wins top poster prize at RNA conference

October 24, 2016

Madeline Sherlock (MB&B) won the top poster prize at this year’s annual RNA Society meeting in Japan for her work on a molecular “trigger.”

Graduate student wins prizes to study Alaskan Native history

October 24, 2016

Holly Miowak Guise (history) has won two prestigious prizes that will enable her to conduct interviews and consult archives in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and...

Four to be honored at Yale-Jefferson Public Service Awards ceremony

October 24, 2016

Two alumni and two current students will be honored for their work in the community with Yale-Jefferson Public Service Awards. The awards will be presented...

Bridge programs for incoming freshmen expand reach

October 24, 2016

As Yale College prepares for a 15% expansion in the undergraduate student body, two newer programs designed to help students transition to Yale have...

Egbert Bakker named the Alvan Talcott Professor of Classics

October 24, 2016

Egbert Bakker, newly named as the Alvan Talcott Professor of Classics, studies Ancient Greek literature from linguistic and anthropological angles and is...

From river guide to academia, exploring nature’s power to inspire

October 21, 2016

After spending nearly two decades introducing travelers to some of the world’s most beautiful places, Robert Powell came to Yale to study how tourism and...

Columnist Ben Zimmer ’92 to discuss life ‘Linguistic Sleuthing in the Digital Age'

October 20, 2016

Ben Zimmer ’92, language columnist at the Wall Street Journal, will speak at Yale on Monday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. as a Poynter Fellow in Journalism. His talk, ...