Henry Ashby Turner, the Charles J. Stille Professor Emeritus of History, died at Yale-New Haven Hospital on Dec. 17 from complications of melanoma.A leading scholar of modern German history, Turner was the author of several books and many articles, among...
In December, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that he would expand the Tony Blair Faith Foundation (TBFF) and the Yale Initiative on Faith and Globalization over the next two years. (See related story)Future plans include:• Basing the U....
“Tea Culture of Japan: Chanoyu Past and Present,” one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of Japanese tea culture ever presented by an American museum, opens at the Yale University Art Gallery on Tuesday, Jan. 20.Featuring approximately 100 objects,...
Yale senior Rachel Bayefsky-Anand, an ethics, politics and economics major from Canada, has become the second Yale recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford next year.The other Yale 2008 Rhodes winner, Jarrad M. Aguirre, was announced by the...
The elixir of life, the philosopher’s stone, lead into gold — these are some of the alchemical images found in literature from the medieval period through J.K. Rawling’s Harry Potter series.An exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library...
An exhibition featuring the work of Japanese artist Soichi Watanabe will be on display at Yale Institute of Sacred Music, 409 Prospect Street, from January 26 to March 26, 2009. Titled “The Prodigal Son Returns: The Art of Soichi Watanabe,” the exhibition...
Comfortably settled in the newly renovated Paul Rudolph Hall, 180 York St., the Yale School of Architecture embarks on a new season of lectures, exhibitions and symposia covering such diverse topics as the life, work and reputation of Paul Rudolph, the...
“Reassessing Paul Rudolph: Architecture and Reputation,” a two-day symposium hosted by Yale School of Architecture, January 23–24, will gather an international roster of scholars, critics and architects under the roof of newly renovated Paul Rudolph Hall...
Many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do the same if they could afford to, according to a national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities. Roughly half of the 2,164 American adults...
Elizabeth Alexander, an award-winning poet and Yale professor of African American studies and English literature, has been selected to compose and read an original poem at the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009. Click here for more...