Yale University has one of the most architecturally distinctive campuses in the world, with buildings that represent a wide range of architectural styles, from Colonial to contemporary. The campus includes the works of many world-renowned architects. This...
Yale junior Deborah Gruen did not expect to win the Bronze Medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing this month, so when she was presented that honor on Sept. 12, she had this to say: “I’m thrilled. I’m excited. I’m exuberant. I’m any adjective you can...
Visitors to this year’s City-Wide Open Studios (CWOS) will have the opportunity to discover new artists and buy their creations as they venture into a variety of New Haven-area neighborhoods during the annual art festival hosted by Artspace.This year,...
A faculty member at the Yale School of Drama and two alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences were among the 25 individuals nationwide who were named as 2008 MacArthur Fellows by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.Often referred...
Joseph W. Gordon has been named interim dean of Yale College, effective Oct. 1, announced President Richard C. Levin.Gordon — who holds the posts of deputy dean of Yale College, dean of undergraduate education and lecturer in English — will serve until a...
The October issue of US Airways’ in-flight magazine features a comprehensive profile of the City of New Haven and of the positive impact that Yale has on the city’s attractiveness as a place to live, work and visit. Full Article
Yale University is continuing to work toward an agreement with the government of Peru regarding Yale’s collection of artifacts excavated from Machu Picchu. Yale’s representatives had a productive meeting on September 27 in New York with Peru’s Foreign...
Yale researchers have harnessed the power of 21st century computing to confirm an idea first proposed in 1916 — that plants with rapid reproductive cycles evolve faster. Their findings appear in the October 3rd edition of Science. “Our study highlights...
Both the well-known and less-celebrated achievements of Noah Webster, creator of the first comprehensive American dictionary, will be celebrated at Yale on October 16–17 in commemoration of his 250th birthday. The two-day fête, titled “Shaping a Language...
Alanna Schepartz, the Milton Harris ‘29 Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry at Yale, has been awarded the 2008-2009 Frank H. Westheimer Prize, Harvard has announced. Established in 2002 in honor of Harvard chemist Frank Westheimer, the prize is awarded annually...