In an important advance in diabetes research, Yale Medical School scientists have identified insulin proteins as the targets of aggressive attacks by cells that cause diabetes, clearing the way for further research into diverting these attacks and...
In the largest survey ever to measure patient visits for alternative therapies, a Yale study has found that contrary to popular perception, patients generally report using alternative therapies to augment, rather than replace their medical care....
The Yale School of Architecture has appointed four internationally distinguished visiting professors of architectural design for the fall 1999 semester, Dean Robert A.M. Stern has announced. Daniel Libeskind, Demetri Porphyrios, Cesar Pelli, and Frank...
Yale University’s School of Architecture will hold an open house at 212 Winthrop Ave., on Thursday, Sept. 9, 5:30 p.m., to give the public an opportunity to explore a house designed and built by its students. Members of the media are welcome to cover...
If you think all there is to sign language is spelling out letters digitally, check out the first signed translation of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” now in progress at Trumbull College at Yale. A troupe of professional translators/performers, who are...
The law schools of Yale and Stanford universities have announced the establishment of the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum, an innovative joint venture designed to encourage the work of young scholars by providing them with opportunities to pursue...
Yale research of a partial ancient ape skeleton from 12 to 15 million years ago has yielded a new genus called Equatorius, providing evidence that the more likely ancestor of great apes and humans is a species called Kenyapithecus wickeri. The origin of...
Yale scientists have crossed an important threshold in their effort to determine the positions of atoms in the ribosome–which will not only lead to an improved understanding of protein synthesis, but which could also have medical implications. The Yale...
In his recently published book, “Being Black, Living in the Red,” Yale Professor Dalton Conley argues that accumulated wealth is the overlooked but single-most powerful determinant of class-based racial inequality in America. Though occupation, income...
Yale College will welcome the Class of 2003 on Aug. 27, when 1,373 entering freshmen arrive for orientation. The freshmen class was selected from among 13,270 applicants–an increase of 1,323 over last year. Of those students admitted, 65.2 percent–...