Parents, both with and without overweight children, are concerned about weight-based bullying and are in favor of a range of policy initiatives to address the issue, according to two new studies published this month by researchers at the Yale Rudd Center....
Yale Divinity School alumni leaders from around the world gathered last month for the World Council of Churches (WCC) 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea.The Reverend Chang Sang ‘70 M.Div. and Gregory Sterling, dean of the Yale Divinity SchoolThe...
Flame retardants are everywhere around us. Governments require manufacturers to put these chemicals into our rugs, cars, furniture, curtains, mattresses and pillows, and even many items of apparel, especially for infants. It’s hard to name an item that...
School Development Program founder and Yale Child Study Center professor Dr. James P. Comer has been appointed to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.Dr. James P. ComerThis commission is charged with...
Yale will celebrate the opening of its new Institute for Network Science (YINS) on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. at 17 Hillhouse Ave. The institute’s research will explore fundamental properties of networks as they appear throughout the biological,...
There was a time early in his son’s addiction to methamphetamines and heroin that David Sheff reacted with disbelief when told that addiction is a disease.Journalist David Sheff, author of the bestselling “Beautiful Boy — A Father’s Journey Through His...
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Fareed Zakaria ’86 B.A. will speak at Yale on Wednesday, Feb. 26.Fareed ZakariaHis talk — titled “Is the American Dream Dead?” — will take place 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Law School’s Levinson Auditorium, 127...