Commons dining hall at the Schwarzman Center is closed as of Aug. 14, marking the beginning of the building’s approximately three-year metamorphosis into a center for Yale undergraduate and graduate/professional students.
Each day, Commons serves lunch to...
Over the course of 2018, YaleNews published more than 1,200 stories — from news of awards and honors to groundbreaking discoveries, campus events, Q&As, student and faculty profiles, book publications, videos, and more. Many of these stories marked a...
At the head of every Yale Commencement procession is a marshal holding a mace depicting the mythical “Yael” — a creature with the head of a goat, boar-like tusks, golden horns alternately curling front and back, and a protruding red tongue.
Among the...
Yale will undertake a top-to-bottom renovation of Kline Tower, a major project expected to further enrich the intellectual makeup of Science Hill, university leaders said this week.
Planning for the renovation of the landmark structure is entering its...
Yale President Peter Salovey has been named to the Governor’s Workforce Council, a group charged with helping develop a statewide strategy for ensuring that Connecticut’s postsecondary education and workforce development systems meet the needs of both...
Yale College Dean Marvin Chun will host a dinner on Dec. 2 to honor the recipients of the annual Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation, created to recognize excellence in teaching. This year’s recipients are Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Rohit De, Adriane...
Putting together a list of top Yale stories for any year can be a daunting task — especially when you have more than 1,600 to choose from (that’s how many we published on YaleNews in 2019) and when each documents something about Yale that makes us proud....
Karena Zhao was 5 years old when she decided she wanted to be a doctor, although she had no idea what the profession involved. Now that she is graduating from Yale with a B.S. in neuroscience and hands-on experience in the medical field, she said, “I...
Last spring, when college students found themselves isolated in quarantine, Ileana Valdez made a light-hearted offer to create a digital tool matching singles for blind dates or conversation. It quickly blew up into a full-fledged dating app, OKZoomer,...
Fueled by endless cups of coffee, French author Honoré de Balzac produced more than 90 novels and short stories peopled by 2,400-plus characters during his lifetime (1799-1850).
“Balzac’s Lives,” a new book by Yale professor Peter Brooks, presents...