Turning on the television news on any given day, you’re likely to hear about how the economic downturn threatens the work of a non-profit agency or organization whose mission is to help the most vulnerable citizens.For that reason, those who are leading...
Sex and gender are among the most important variables in understanding biology and behavior, and yet women were generally not included in clinical research trials until recent years, notes Professor Carolyn M. Mazure, who is being honored this month for...
While growing up in Louisiana not far from New Orleans, Yale staff member Diane Young Turner was often reminded by her parents of this biblical-rooted adage: “You are your brother’s keeper.”As a child, she sometimes only “begrudgingly” heeded this...
The special section aimed at Yale staff members this month features a story about University employees who are United Way “champions.”DOWNLOAD PDFA PDF of “Working @ Yale” may be downloaded here.
The United Way of Greater New Haven has honored former Law School dean Guido Calabresi and his wife, Anne Calabresi, with the Herbert H. Pearce Award as “community champions for justice, equality and benevolence.”The couple received the award at the...
In 1609, a little pamphlet touched off a big debate that shaped modern international law. The Lillian Goldman Law Library marks the 400th anniversary of this event with its exhibition “Freedom of the Seas, 1609: Grotius and the Emergence of International...
Four distinguished journalists will discuss the evolution in news delivery from print to broadcast to the Internet — and the consequences of that transition — in “Saving the News,” a working symposium sponsored by the Department of Political Science....
Visitors to the Yale Farm on Sunday, Oct. 25, will have the opportunity to try out the life of a farmer, celebrate autumn’s bounty and prepare for winter during the Yale Sustainable Food Project’s annual Harvest Festival.At the festival, the public is...
Members of the Yale community are invited to take part in three Open Meetings being held in conjunction with the University’s reaccreditation self-study.Every 10 years Yale undertakes a comprehensive and wide-ranging self-study as part of its...
Cultural anthropologist Melvin Ember, who helped foster the comparative study of culture during his more than 20 years of service as president of Yale’s Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), died on Sept. 26 after a 10-year battle with prostate cancer. He...