The contributions of late Yale Professor William Kelly Simpson ’47, ’48 M.A., Ph.D. ’54 to the field of Egyptology and Near Eastern studies will be recognized during a colloquium in his memory on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Simpson died on March 24, 2017 at the...
Settling on a parenting style is challenging. Is it better to be strict or more lenient? Have helicopter parents found the right approach to guiding their children’s choices?
A new study co-authored by Yale economist Fabrizio Zilibotti argues that...
Three Yale alumni — visual artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby (M.F.A. 2011), photographer Dawoud Bey (M.F.A. 1993), and psychologist Betsy Levy Paluck (B.S. 2000 and Ph.D. 2007) — are among the 24 individuals who have been named 2017 MacArthur Fellows.
The...
Associate Professor Ken Gillingham of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has spent his career researching ways to mitigate climate change while protecting peoples' livelihoods. An avid hiker and former forest ranger, Gillingham has...
From quantifying the wisdom of crowds to measuring polarization in political speech, data science is enhancing a wide range of social science research.
On Oct. 20, Yale held its first Data Science Workshop, a daylong event focused on computational social...