President Barack Obama has nominated federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, a 1979 graduate of Yale Law School, to the seat on the U.S. Supreme Court being vacated by retiring Justice David H. Souter Sotomayor has served as a judge on the United...
Yale University researchers have discovered a set of cellular chaperones needed to assemble a proteasome, the cellular workhorse that recycles proteins and is crucial for the existence of all eukaryotic cells.Even though proteasomes are a target of new...
Most polluted or damaged ecosystems worldwide can recover within a lifetime if societies commit to their cleanup or restoration, according to an analysis of 240 independent studies by researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies...
President Obama has nominated Paul Anastas, Yale’s Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment, to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Research and Development.Anastas is currently...
In research that could open new avenues of treatment for seasonal allergies, a team of Yale University scientists has discovered how a poorly understood component of the human immune system triggers – and sometimes worsens – allergic reactions. The...
The following were recipients of Honorary Degree Citations:Yale University Commencement 2009 Honorary Degree Citations Richard Serra You bend the frame of art, creating works that both invite and demand participation. Your focus on process does not end...
The following prizes were awarded at Yale College Class Day on May 24.The Sarai Ribicoff Award for the encouragement of teaching in Yale College was given to Beverly F. Gage, assistant professor of history. The Richard H. Brodhead ’68 Prize for teaching...
The following prizes were awarded at Yale College Class Day on May 24. THE ROBERT E. LEWIS PRIZE is given to seniors who best demonstrate the highest ideals of athletics and intramural competition. Diana Calla Maria Cohn Bridget Noetzel THE WILLIAM...
Author Christopher Buckley will be the featured speaker at this year’s Yale College Class Day ceremonies on Sunday, May 24. Buckley was born in New York City in 1952. He was educated at Portsmouth Abbey, shipped in the merchant marine and graduated cum...
Graduation ceremonies were held over Memorial Day weekend on the New Haven campus. Author Christopher Buckley spoke at the Yale College Class Day on May 24. The weekend included a variety of activities, including social events, performances and...