In celebration of the introduction of American Sign Language (ASL) to Yale’s curriculum, the Department of Linguistics is hosting a panel discussion on Friday, Nov. 9.
Titled “Sign Languages and the Mind: Their History, Science, and Power,” the event will...
Two Yale graduate students — Jessica Cerdeña and Demar Lewis — were recently inducted into the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars program.
Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS) is a national leadership development program...
Even ancient Babylonian chefs knew the value of a good cookbook.
Not unlike today’s chefs, the ancient Babylonians favored recipes of stews filled with savory meats, herbaceous herbs, and earthy vegetables. Unlike today, the recipes for these dishes were...
Three Yale faculty members have been awarded fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
This year’s winners are: Alexey Fedorov, professor of geology and geophysics; Martin Hägglund, professor of comparative literature and of humanities...
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, which was founded with the goal of publishing the definitive edition of Franklin’s writings, will celebrate the birthday of its namesake with an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 17 showcasing its work and the collection in...
Achieving Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of racial equality in the United States will require a “radical transformation” in American values and organization, community activist and artist Bree Newsome told a large crowd Jan. 24 in Battell Chapel.
“A...
In June, alumni scholars from far-flung states and countries, from different professional backgrounds and class years, converged on campus. What they shared was a deep interest in learning — in studying the humanities and exploring ideas with some of Yale...