Law School students took part in the Run for Congo Women on Sept. 25 to raise money to help women in the African nation who are trapped in a violent situation.Woman are among the hardest-hit victims of the civil war that has been raging in the Congo. Many...
Awards and Honors.Charles Small elected president of IASACharles Small, director and founder of the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism, was elected president of the newly formed International Association for the Study of...
The Cleveland Foundation has awarded an Anisfield-Wolf Book Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry to Elizabeth Alexander, professor and chair of African American studies and professor of American studies and English.The prize was established 75 years...
The artistic talents of a number of Yale staff members will be on display during the 13th annual City-Wide Open Studios (CWOS), an art festival taking place over three consecutive weekends.The festival, presented by Artspace, features nearly 250 artists...
A memorial gathering for David E. Apter, who was the Henry J. Heinz II Professor Emeritus of Comparative Political and Social Development, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St. A...
The Yale School of Music continues its series of lived streamed concerts tonight (Sept. 24), when the Yale Philharmonia performs with pianist Peter Frankl in Sprague Hall.The program, which begins at 8 p.m., will feature music by Rossini, Beethoven and...
Devastating floods in Pakistan have left millions of people hurt or homeless. In response to the crisis, the Yale community will present “Help Can’t Wait: Pakistan,” a benefit concert for flood relief, on Saturday, Sept. 25.The concert will be held at 7 p...
The New York Times reported last week that poverty in the United States is on the rise, with more than 44 million people — including one in five children — living below the poverty line. Studies at Yale and elsewhere have found that poverty’s impact on...
A new research education institute developed in part by an associate dean at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has received a $1.3 million grant to help boost the number of HIV/AIDS researchers from underrepresented groups.The Research Education Institute...