Experts will discuss and give demonstrations of x-ray diffraction (XRD), an important tool being used to analyze all kinds of matter — from fluids to powders and crystals — at a symposium taking place on Friday, May 29.The inaugural “Yale-Rigaku Symposium...
William L. Jorgensen, newly appointed as a Sterling Professor of Chemistry, has been at the forefront of computational chemistry and molecular design.A Sterling Professorship is one of the University’s highest faculty honors.His research in organic,...
The following are among the most recent additions to the selection of netcasts on Yale iTunes U.Found: Missing link in Origin of Scorpion ClawsDerek Briggs, director of Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History and the William Frederick Beinicke Professor...
Eric Dufresne, recently designated as the John J. Lee Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, focuses his research on understanding, controlling and exploring the properties of soft materials.He points out on his faculty website that at the...
The annual “Summertime at Yale” supplement in this issue offers information on activities ranging from tennis to sailing to concerts, exhibitions, talks, city festivals and more. Download a PDF of the “Summertime at Yale” supplement.
Dr. Michael Sernyak, professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, has been appointed the next director of the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC), effective July 1.He succeeds Dr. Selby Jacobs, who is retiring at the end of the academic year....
Jodie Foster has a unique way of conquering her fears: She makes thriller movies. As a result, the Academy Award-winning actress told an audience at a recent Calhoun College master’s tea, she is the least fearful person she knows.A 1985 Yale College...
Two Yale seniors, Matthew Baum of Boston and Jarrad Aguirre of Denver, are among the 20 undergraduates who were selected for USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team.They were chosen for the prize from hundreds of applicants nationwide who were nominated...
“Suppose you’re a judge in traffic court and for every conviction, you get a percentage of the fine. Or suppose you preside over a case involving a physical assault, and, unbeknownst to the court, your daughter was attacked and beaten several years ago....
For the second time in 10 years, students in a Yale Law School clinic played a major role in the revitalization of New Haven’s Greater Dwight neighborhood - this time, by overseeing the $11.5 million refinancing of the Shaw’s Shopping Center on Whalley...