William D. Nordhaus, the Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, has been awarded renewed funding by The Glaser Foundation to continue his program for developing “non-market” or “augmented” accounts for the United States. The goal of the...
James Tobin, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in economics, honored professor at Yale University and one of the most influential economists of his times, died March 11 at the age of 84. The Sterling Professor Emeritus of Economics at Yale, Tobin was...
Yale University’s Federalist Society will host a student symposium titled “Law and Truth,” March 1-2 at Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street. Judges, academics and lawyers from around the country will debate issues ranging from the ethical problems...
“Race, Values and the American Legal Process,” a scholarly conference honoring the legacy of Law School alumnus Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., will be held at Yale Law School on February 22-24. The conference will reflect on the legacy of Judge...
Yale Law School’s Center for the Study of Corporate Law will host a panel discussion, “The Enron Situation: A View from the Professions” on February 15, 2-4 p.m. in Room 120 of the Law School, 127 Wall Street. The program is free and open to the public...
Susan E. Lederer, assistant professor of the history of medicine at Yale, will present a lecture on Thursday, January 17, on the ways in which public health policies concerning blood transfusions have reflected prevalent attitudes about race and...
Members of the news media are invited to a guided tour of the Langston Hughes (1902-1967) exhibition at Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on Thursday, January 31, at 2 p.m. Titled “My Soul Has Grown Deep like the Rivers: Langston Hughes...
Siberian Yupik, an “international” language common to one people native to two continents, is among 12 languages receiving support this year from the Endangered Language Fund (ELF) of Yale University. The Yupik language, chosen this year by ELF from...
Edward James Olmos, actor, producer, director and social activist, will deliver the initial Chubb Lecture of this term on Friday, November 15, at 4:30 p.m. in the Luce Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave. Olmos, who was born and raised in East Los Angeles, is...
Yale College senior Laura McCargar will receive the Yale Club of New Haven’s second annual Richard Hegel Prize for her senior essay that focuses on public housing in the community. A team of faculty judges selected McCargar’s essay – “HOPE for...