Astronomers have discovered that small, dim stars known as red dwarfs are much more prolific than previously thought — so much so that the total number of stars in the universe is likely three times bigger than previously believed.Because red dwarfs are...
Demonstrating its commitment to translational medicine, Yale Cancer Center has appointed Roy S. Herbst, M.D., Ph.D., who has had a distinguished career in the development of cancer therapies, to the positions of chief of medical oncology and associate...
As announced last week, Yale is sending six students to the United Kingdom and to Ireland next year for postgraduate study as Rhodes, Marshall,and Mitchell scholars. These scholarships are internationally recognized as among the most prestigious and...
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents are about 40 percent more likely than other teens to be punished by school authorities, police and the courts, according to a study by Yale University researchers. Published in the January 2011 issue of the...
Even before the catastrophic January earthquake that destroyed much of its capital, killed an estimated quarter million people and left a million others homeless, Haiti was considered one of the poorest nations on earth, with high rates of HIV/AIDS and...
Yale University researchers have found that a single molecule not only connects brain cells but also changes how we learn. The findings, reported in the December 9 issue of the journal Neuron, may help researchers discover ways to improve memory and could...
Women treated for breast cancer who have elevated levels of circulating insulin face substantially higher mortality rates than their peers with lower levels, according to a new study authored by a Yale School of Public Health researcher. The research is...
Yale President Richard C. Levin Tuesday named biochemist and innovative educator Scott Strobel as vice-president of West Campus Planning and Program Development, to oversee the second phase of growth at Yale’s 136-acre facility in West Haven.Strobel will...
The Whitney Humanities Center is currently hosting an exhibition by renowned American artist William Bailey, who also happens to be the Kingman Brewster Professor Emeritus of Art at Yale.Bailey, who turned 80 in November, is a widely exhibited figurative...
Yale University’s Nancy Moran this week received the International Prize for Biology from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science.The William H. Fleming Professor of Biology received the award, which commemorates the 60-year reign of Emperor...