President George W. Bush has awarded the National Medal of Technology to Jerry M. Woodall, the C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor of Electrical Engineering, the first Yale professor to ever receive the prestigious award. Woodall has done pioneering research...
Yale College junior Chiraag Bains has won a coveted Truman Scholarship in recognition of his “leadership potential, intellectual ability and likelihood of ‘making a difference.’” Bains, of Chelmsford, Mass., was one of 76 scholars selected from a...
Yale University sophomore Andrew Klaber was recently named a Goldman Sachs Global Leader. Klaber is among 100 second-year university students from 17 countries given this honor. He is one of 16 in the United States. The Global Leaders are selected on...
Yale researchers have developed a synthetic peptide that promotes new nerve fiber growth in the damaged spinal cords of laboratory rats and allows them to walk better, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nature. The finding could lead...
Using tampons and engaging in sexual activity appears to protect women against developing endometriosis, a painful condition that affects an estimated 10 million American women and often results in infertility, according to research by a Yale physician...
Two members of the Yale College Class of 2002 who have been active in the Yale and New Haven communities were awarded the Roosevelt L. Thompson Prize during Senior Class Day ceremonies. Judith B. Krauss, chair of the Council of Masters Committee on...
Six faculty members named as outstanding teachers were honored at the Yale College Senior lass Day program on Sunday, May 26. The teachers were nominated by undergraduates to receive the Yale College Prizes for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and...
Two Yale seniors who represent the ideals of “sportsmanship and Yale tradition” and an athlete who has “shown spirit and courage” during her long recovery from a serious car accident were presented athletic awards by Thomas A. Beckett, director of...
At Yale University’s 301st Commencement today, 10 honorary doctorates and 2,625 earned degrees were conferred, including 237 that were awarded provisionally to students of the Law School. All figures are subject to change. The degrees were awarded as...
Three members of the Class of 2002 were presented David Everett Chantler Awards during Senior Class Day exercises at Yale on March 26. The Chantler Award is given to a graduating senior (or seniors) “who best exemplifies the qualities of courage,...