Louise Glück, acclaimed poet and the Rosenkranz Writer in Residence at Yale, and award-winning author and biographer Ron Chernow ’70, are among the 12 distinguished recipients of the 2015 National Humanities Medals.President Barack Obama will award the...
“Grace Notes: Reflections for Now” defies easy explanation, which makes sense as defiance is part of its nature. Midway through “Grace Notes,” a group of young black men, members of the Yale chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, rhythmically step, clap,...
A new study shows that rocks formed by the grinding together of other rocks during earthquakes are rich in trapped hydrogen — a finding that suggests similar seismic activity on Mars may produce enough hydrogen to support life.These pseudotachylites —...
Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl, director of the Center for Language Study (CLS), could explain the benefits of language study in seven or eight languages. Today, she chose English.“[Studying languages] is not so much about becoming perfect. You’ll never become...
The Schwarzman Center has been expanded to include additional areas for student programs, including a 5,400 square-foot addition to the building’s northern side, and a lower level expansion of 11,200 square feet to its southern side, which will also...