An international group of scholars and public interest advocates will discuss the intersections between global knowledge policy and human rights during a three-day Access to Knowledge Conference hosted by the Law School’s Information Society Project (ISP...
A business networking event titled “Japan’s New Administration and the Future of Japan-U.S. Relations” will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25, at Yale.The event is co-sponsored by the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce and the Programs in International...
Yale affiliates will once again share their expertise at private dinners being held on Thursday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 27, to benefit the LEAP (Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership) program for inner-city youths.Now in its 15th year,...
Dear Editor,Your Friday story on the proposed Direct Loan program for college students unfortunately contained an inaccurate reflection of Yale University’s position on the matter. Yale is in the process of joining the Direct Lending program. Yale is...
In a letter to the Yale community on Feb. 3, President Richard C. Levin and Provost Peter Salovey announced that the University will need to undertake a round of budgetary actions to achieve balance for the 2010-2011 fiscal year and beyond.The Yale...
Yale alumna Amelia Shaw, who holds a B.A. from Yale College and M.A.’s from the Graduate School and School of Public Health, has been living in Haiti since 2003, working as a producer with U.N. Television as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission...
A number of world-class figure skaters have graced the ice at Ingalls Rink during their time as students, but one Yale computer scientist has for many years been a constant presence there.Michael Fischer has been skating most of his 67 years, and while he...
One of the ways that many Yale affiliates who are new to skating can learn basic skills is through the Yale Figure Skating Club, a member of U.S. Figure Skating (USFS). The club offers lessons for children and adults at all levels — from beginner to...
A reading by Nikki Giovanni, a.k.a. “the black priestess of poetry,” a dinner featuring former NFL player Ryan Stewart and a talk by award-winning alumni artist Titus Kaphar will be among the highlights of Yale’s celebration of February as Black History...
New research conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School concludes that people’s cultural values influence how risky they perceive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to be and thus, their views on whether or not the vaccine to...