Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages a penny-per-ounce could reduce consumption and generate significant revenue, finds a study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University and the Bridging the Gap program at the University of Illinois at...
On Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21, 2011, Yale School of Medicine will host the 5th Annual Symposium on Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and Allied Systemic Fibrosing Disorders. The two-day symposium will be held at the Yale University West Campus, 141...
The Yale University Administration today applauded the United States Senate’s vote to confirm the nomination of Deputy General Counsel Susan L. Carney to serve as Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Carney will fill...
Leading pharmaceutical company executives and academic scientists met May 18 at Yale’s West Campus for a freewheeling discussion about rejuvenating the way drugs are discovered.“It is the best of times and the worst of times,” for drug discovery, said...
As Memorial Day approaches, Yale Medical Group physicians have an urgent warning: Be sun smart. Practicing good sun protection, including the use of sunscreen, could save your life, they say.Cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are rising...
As a researcher, Yale psychologist June Gruber has confirmed the many positive physical, social and psychological benefits of human happiness.While working as a clinical scientist at the University of California-Berkeley, however, she witnessed extreme...
With summer upon us, Yale Medical Group physicians have an urgent warning: Be sun smart. Practicing good sun protection, including the use of sunscreen, could save your life, they say.“You don’t want to go crawl under a rock or hide in the basement,” says...
Cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are rising dramatically, despite the known link to outdoor or indoor exposure to ultraviolet rays. In fact, it is expected that more new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year than breast,...
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and University President Richard C. Levin signed an agreement today to establish an ROTC unit at Yale, which will be the Navy’s only ROTC unit in Connecticut. The Yale unit’s first class of ROTC midshipmen will enter...
As part of its bicentennial celebration, Yale School of Medicine will host a special program to honor its first three African-American women graduates on June 2.The event will take place 5-7 p.m. at the Harvey Cushing/Hay Historical Library, 333 Cedar St...