Long before the “Starr Report” and alleged presidential perjury were the topic of the day, Yale pediatric oncologist Dr. Diane Komp decided to explore the issue of lying: why people do it and whether lies are ever justified. Her just-published book...
A newly released study of health risks from radon in Connecticut’s drinking water supplies concludes that such exposure poses a minimal threat to public health, primarily by increasing overall exposure slightly when radon in the water is released into...
Nine Yale School of Medicine researchers have been awarded research grants from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD). Two of the Yale researchers – George R. Heninger, M.D., professor of psychiatry, and Robert H...
Long before the “Starr Report” and alleged presidential perjury were the topic of the day, Yale pediatric oncologist Dr. Diane Komp decided to explore the issue of lying: why people do it and whether lies are ever justified. Her just-published book...
In 1899, the New Haven Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) held its first general meeting on the Yale campus, where the institute will celebrate its centennial year in coming weeks with a number of talks by Yale faculty members and...
The Yale University Council on East Asian Studies will present seven films produced in mainland China during the mid- to late-1980s. Turning their cameras away from revolutionary heroes, these directors explore the lives of ordinary people in...
Yale University researchers have discovered what appears to be evidence of worm-like animals in rocks that are more than 1 billion years old – about twice as old as any other evidence for multicellular life yet discovered. These findings, published in...
To celebrate its 60th anniversary at Yale, Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center will host a symposium and other events Friday-Sunday, Oct. 2-4. The weekend will also mark the launch of the Saint Thomas More Capital Campaign. All events will be...
Teenage parents at a New Haven high school who took advantage of on-site child care improved their school performance significantly, showed exceptional diligence in keeping their children’s pediatric visits and immunizations up to date, and had no repeat...
To test your own prejudices, click on www.yale.edu/implicit/. New Haven, Conn. – The pervasiveness of prejudice, which affects 90 to 95 percent of people, was demonstrated today in a Seattle news conference at the University of Washington by...