Will the materials we use in everyday products end up in our water supply? How much metal does the developed world use in computers, cars and skyscrapers? These questions were at the heart of two research papers written by Yale environmental engineers...
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, two-term president of Brazil, will speak at Yale University as a Chubb Fellow, a Downey Fellow and a visiting fellow of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.Fernando Henrique Cardoso, two-term president of Brazil, will...
President Richard C. Levin announced today that Yale has received a $50 million gift to establish the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. “The Jackson Institute will become a signature program, marking Yale’s global aspirations. Its teaching programs...
Members of the campus community responded to the call to help “make a difference” in the community by rolling up their collective sleeves and spending three hours on March 28 volunteering at city organizations and agencies as part of the annual Yale Day...
Visitors to the newest exhibition at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History can ride a bike, sort recyclable cans and switch on different light bulbs to learn how individuals can live in a more environmentally friendly way.Titled “Sustainable Choices,”...
Following on its successful debut in the fall, the New Haven Restaurant Week culinary celebration will return to the Elm City April 19-24.During the week, 25 of the city’s award-winning and internationally diverse restaurants will offer a three-course,...
Members of the Yale community are invited to serve up a healthy share of their opinions about all things culinary at a blog sponsored by the Yale College course “Writing About Food.”The spring semester course is taught by Barbara Stuart, lecturer in...
Dr. Thomas M. Gill, newly named as the Humana Foundation Professor of Geriatric Medicine, is a leading authority on the epidemiology and prevention of disability among older persons.The co-director of the Yale Program on Aging and of the Claude D. Pepper...
Holly Powell Kennedy, the inaugural Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery at Yale University School of Nursing (YSN), is helping to further understanding of midwifery practice today.Kennedy, who will join the YSN faculty on July 1, is currently an associate...
Michael C. Crair, the inaugural William Ziegler III Associate Professor of Vision Research, studies the development, structure and function of the visual system.He is exploring how genes and the environment interact to guide the development of neuronal...