Given that the ancient Greeks theorized the existence of atoms more than 2,500 years ago, it might seem that scientists must know everything about these tiny elements of matter and how they interact with one another by now. But John Tully insists there’s...
While the quality of medical care available in the United States is the best in the world, says otolaryngologist Dr. Keat Jin Lee of the Yale School of Medicine, the system that delivers that healthcare is unacceptably expensive, disjointed and wasteful....
The Hillel Children’s School at Yale may offer specific lessons on such topics as the meaning of the Sabbath or how to read a Hebrew prayer, but the most important thing it aims to teach its students is what it means to be Jewish.The school, which...
The papers of William F. Buckley Jr. ‘50 are now part of Yale’s permanent collection, thanks to the generosity of his son, Christopher T. Buckley ‘75. Credited with launching the modern conservative movement in America, the elder Buckley deposited more...
Ami Klin, the newly designated Harris Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, is a developmental psychologist who is a world-renowned expert on severe developmental disorders, particularly autism and related conditions.Klin is the director of the...
Andreas Savvides, the newly named Barton L. Weller Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, focuses his work on wireless embedded systems and wireless sensor networks.His appointment is through June 20, 2013. Savvides, who also holds a faculty...
Willis Jenkins, newly reappointed as the Margaret Farley Assistant Professor of Social Ethics, focuses his research on environmental ethics, sustainable communities, global ethics and theological ethicsHis appointment is through June 30, 2012.Jenkins, who...
A new dimension to on-campus computing capabilities for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) was ushered in this spring when two new high-performance computing clusters — “Bulldog J and K” — went online. “The University decided to step in and provide a...
University librarian Alice Prochaska will step down from her Yale post in September 2010 to become the principal of Somerville College at Oxford University, President Richard C. Levin has announced.Prochaska has been Yale’s head librarian since August...
Global political-economic affairs and the challenges of leadership were the focus of the third India-Yale Parliamentary Leadership Program, held June 20-27.The 2009 cohort of members of India’s parliament participated in a four-day program on the Yale...