Christina S. Kraus, the newly appointed Thomas A. Thacher Professor of Latin, has research interests in ancient narrative (especially historiography and tragedy), Latin prose style and the theory and practice of commentaries.She is the co-editor of “...
November 24 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. The seminal work continues to change how we look at the world, with scientists daily uncovering new examples of how natural selection shapes life. Many...
The Yale Baroque Opera Project (YBOP) will present its fifth biannual fully-staged production, “Le tre Stagioni” (“The Three Seasons”), a pastiche of scenes from operatic and oratorio works by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), on December 5 and 6 at...
A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, Yale researchers have discovered. The findings, published in the November 19 issue of Cell Host & Microbe, may spur development of a new vaccine against infection...
To ensure efficient and continuous access to the major federally funded student loan programs used by students, Yale will convert from the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, funded by private lenders, to the Federal Direct Loan (DL) program...
Art by student Brian Reed featured in NYC gallery The artwork of Yale student Brian Reed will be featured in an exhibition titled “Metamorphosis” at the Agora Gallery in New York. The exhibition will run Nov. 20-Dec. 11. An opening reception will be...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that exaggerated responses of the immune system explain why the elderly succumb to viral infections more readily than younger people. Published in the November 19 Cell Host & Microbe, the study bucks...
Yale is offering breast cancer experts from the Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven to speak on the controversial new guidelines on who should get mammograms, and the effectiveness of breast self-examination.They are: Lyndsay...
Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the November issue of Investigative...
A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies. Their findings are described in the November 15 issue of Nature Methods Advanced Online Publication.When bacteria enter...