Daylight saving time, which began on Sunday in most of the United States, has long been touted as a way to save energy by reducing the need for nighttime lighting. But recent studies have shown that our bodies’ internal clocks don’t spring forward as...
A new Yale University study looks at why there is such a big difference in the mortality rates among patients treated for heart attacks in hospitals across the country. The study appears in the March issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.Until now,...
Imam Feisal Rauf, founder and chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, will give a talk on religious tolerance and interfaith cooperation at Yale on March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Sheffield-Sterling Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect Street. The discussion, organized by...
Women who put on substantial weight in early adulthood were diagnosed with endometrial cancer at much younger ages than their peers who gained weight later in life, new research by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The findings are published in...
Texas oilman-turned-environmentalist T. Boone Pickens will deliver the Gordon Grand lecture at Yale University on Thursday, March 24.Titled “Solving America’s Energy Crisis,” the lecture starts at 4 p.m. and will be held in Yale Law School’s Levinson...
There will be a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “B-Minor Mass” by the renowned Bach Collegium Japan on Saturday, March 26, to benefit Yale’s relief efforts for survivors of the earthquake in Japan.Conducted by the founder of the Collegium, Masaaki...
In discussions of how best to solve global poverty, helping the 3 billion people living on less than $2.50 per day, development economists tend to fall into one of two camps.One camp claims that wealthy nations contribute too few dollars to combat poverty...
“I feel like this is the most important thing I’ve ever done in my life,” says Nicki Pereira, senior project manager at the Yale Health Center, as she recalls the moment she suggested donating eight truckloads of medical equipment to a hospital in Haiti....
“Journey of the Universe,” a documentary exploring the wonders of the cosmos, through the double lens of religion and science will premiere at Yale on March 25 and 26.The one-hour documentary, which will be shown on PBS stations in the fall, will have...