A Yale-led study reveals that new medicines and vaccines approved for use in the United States are often unavailable in countries that hosted their clinical trials, suggesting that the benefits of drug research are not being shared equitably among...
Presidential nominees to top-level executive positions make headlines, and occasionally produce drama, but their experiences in the media’s glare do not provide a full picture of how presidents approach, and often game, the Senate confirmation process.
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Confined to the Lodz ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland, a man named Joseph W. found solace in the songs of his friend, Jankele Herszkowicz, who gained acclaim as the “ghetto troubadour.”
“For everyone who came into the ghetto, he composed a song...
Swing voters in battleground states delivered Donald Trump his unexpected victory in the 2016 presidential election, suggests a new study coauthored by Yale political scientist Gregory A. Huber.
The study, published on April 21 in the journal Science...
Yale’s campus is always evolving to serve the university’s mission. Buildings go up, come down, and transform — even during the pandemic. Yale soon will introduce several impressive new spaces for thinking, studying, relaxing, and finding inspiration....
The Peabody Museum’s revamped collections facility on Yale’s West Campus is a browser’s paradise.
Its rows of compact shelving house the museum’s anthropology and history of science and technology collections, more than 1.5 million items in all. Turn a...
As president, Donald Trump took an expansive view of his executive power. He demanded loyalty of administrators. And when professionals in the federal bureaucracy appeared to defy his wishes, Trump and his allies accused “the deep state” of undermining...
“Eryngium foetidum (Prue)” a hand-colored lithograph by visual artist Joscelyn Gardner, tells a poignant story of a woman confronting oppression.
Prue, an enslaved woman, is depicted from the back. Her intricately braided hair entwines with an iron collar...
Spring is thesis season at the Yale School of Art (SoA) — an opportunity for students to showcase their capstone projects after two years of intensive training and artistic development. Typically, the annual thesis exhibitions draw crowds to the school’s...
Yale University on March 22 announced the eight recipients of the 2021 Windham-Campbell Prizes. The writers, whose work explores matters both personal and political, were honored for their literary achievement or promise. Each will receive $165,000 to...