Dr. Michael Simons, recently appointed the Robert W. Berliner Professor of Medicine, is a leader in the role of angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels) in cardiovascular diseases.Simons joined the Yale faculty earlier this fall as the new section...
Portraits of English painters that once formed part of a collection of prints and drawings in the library of Horace Walpole will be featured in an exhibition at the Lewis Walpole Library.Titled “Portraits of Painters: Drawings by George Vertue and Horace...
Members of the Yale community are invited to share their thoughts and opinions about the 2008 election on a political blog that was started as part of an undergraduate English class.The blog, “Election 2008: Examining New Media for November,” was started...
Professor Tomas Venclova honored in RussiaTomas Venclova, professor of Slavic languages and literatures and a renowed Lithuanain poet, received the Baltic Star in St. Petersburg last week.The award is for developing and strengthening cultural ties among...
It is impossible to ignore the dramatic headlines and news reports surrounding the worldwide financial crisis. During times like these, it is only natural to be concerned about the effect the current economic state might have on the University and, in...
It wasn’t the kind of strategizing you’d expect to overhear during an Olympic event. “You have to make sure the spring is even,” said Richard Kwan, a senior from Weston High School, as he fiddled delicately with one of the three cylinders hanging from the...
A new exhibition at the Sterling Memorial Library pays tribute to Nelson Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist and South Africa’s first post-apartheid president, as he celebrates his 90th birthday this year.Titled “Long Road to Freedom,” the exhibition...
Scholars from the United States and China will gather on campus on Thursday, Nov. 6, for a one-day symposium on nutritional challenges facing China today, with an emphasis on South China.Titled “Beyond the Iron Rice Bowl: A Symposium on Public Health...
Members of the Yale Forests Program talked about sustainable forestry practices during a program held near Yale Myers Forest on Oct. 19. The day included a tour of Cranberry Hill Farm in Ashford, Connecticut, one of the nearby farms with which Yale has...
In this time of economic uncertainty, Yale staff members can show their concern for their less privileged neighbors by contributing to the 2008 Yale United Way Campaign, which is now underway.“The partnership between Yale University and United Way is...