Retired Yale University sociology professor Jerome K. Myers, 79, died on May 7. Professor Myers was a pioneer, helping to establish and shape the fields of social psychiatry and medical sociology. He was principal investigator in a number of large-...
At Yale University’s 300th Commencement today, 12 honorary doctorates and 2,854 earned degrees were conferred, including 234 that were awarded provisionally to students of the Law School. All figures are subject to change. The degrees were awarded as...
Yale’s Class of ‘01 has less than one week before dispersing. Catherine Price, a member of that class, had an idea to commemorate the milestone: She asked many of her classmates to submit essays about what Yale meant to them and to say something about...
On May 21, Yale College will graduate 1,332 young men and women at a ceremony on Old Campus, including a 17-year-old who majored in both math and physics, a demolition expert who writes plays, and a rock musician who spends most of his spare time...
For the second year in a row, the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has selected faculty members to honor for their exemplary mentoring of graduate students. This year’s winning faculty mentors are Daniel DiMaio, professor of genetics; John Mack...
Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico, and three other distinguished alumni of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, will be awarded Wilbur Lucius Cross Medals at the School’s Commencement Convocation on May 20. This year’s other medal...
Seven Yale College seniors were awarded prizes for superior academic work in their fields of study during Senior Class Day exercises on May 20. Richard Brodhead, dean of Yale College, presented the awards during the ceremony on the Old Campus. The...
Two Yale seniors received the Robert E. Lewis Award during Senior Class Day exercises on May 20. The award is presented each year to the senior who has shown commitment and high ideals as a participant in intramural sports. The awards were presented by...
Yale senior Meredith Bryarly was honored with the William H. McKim Prize during Senior Class Day exercises on May 20. The McKim Prize, established by the friends and classmates of William McKim, is for a senior majoring in political science, economics...
Three members of the Yale College Class of 2001 who have been active in the Yale and New Haven communities were awarded the Roosevelt L. Thompson Prize during Senior Class Day ceremonies. Steven B. Smith, chair of the Council of Masters Committee on...