Yale University has received a $2 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to integrate into the education of all medical students a model of care that reflects the complex nature of the needs of the aging population. The lead investigator...
Men employed as roofers or sheet metal workers, who work with rubber and plastic products, or are employed in cleaning businesses, among other occupations, are at higher risk of developing brain cancer, a Yale investigation shows. Women are at higher...
Yale College senior Gabrielle Brainard, Class of 2001, will receive the Yale Club of New Haven’s first-ever Richard Hegel Prize for her senior essay that focuses on life in New Haven from 1870 to 1979 at an awards ceremony on May 14 at noon in the...
Although cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products are considered to be the greatest single source of human exposure to certain carcinogens, they do not appear to cause brain cancer, a Yale investigation has found. “Brain cancer incidence and...
Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology and the Child Study Center, has been awarded the Connecticut Higher Education Lifetime Achievement Community Service Award. The award is intended to publicly acknowledge outstanding leadership and...
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded the Yale Combustion Group in the Department of Engineering a $2.4 million grant to help develop lightweight, readily rechargeable micro-combustion batteries for the soldier of the future. “Conventional...
Adult stem cells that can create new liver, lung, gastrointestinal and skin cells, and possibly any other organ in the body, have been discovered in bone marrow, according to a newly-published study by a Yale researcher and collaborators. “This is the...
Yale University and New Haven Public Schools are jointly sponsoring a Tercentennial Art Exhibition featuring the art and photography of students in the school system set to begin on Friday, May 4 at 10:30 a.m. at the a href=”http://www.yale.edu/visitor...
The use of home monitors to detect prolonged cessation of breathing or a slower than normal heart rate in infants are not an effective means of preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a study by a Yale researcher has found. “This study certainly...
The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies has received a $200,000 grant for student scholarships from the Evan Frankel Foundation. The grant will provide $10,000 per year for tuition expenses to 10 students enrolled in any of the...