Half a century after Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated, the foundation for a new endowment has been created at Yale University to ensure that the Mahatma’s legacy of non-violence and tolerance will continue to inspire research and discussion for many...
Technology, traditionally seen as the enemy of the environment, is likely to be a positive environmental force in the 21st century. Not only will technology help feed 10-12 billion people inhabiting the planet, but it also is likely to be central to...
When figuring the cost of raising a child to adulthood, most parents think in terms of ballet slippers, baseball gloves, and college tuition. Two Yale economists have taken the concept a step further by figuring the lifetime cost to society of each...
Many frog and other amphibian species throughout the world appear to be experiencing declining populations, with several species already extinct and others showing alarming rates of deformities. No single cause has been identified. Some scientists...
Writer and AIDS activist Edmund White will read from his work on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. in Room 208 of the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. The event is free and the public is welcome. White’s new novel, “The Farewell Symphony,”...
Henry Louis (Skip) Gates, Jr., the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, will visit Yale University as the next Chubb Fellow. He will give a public...
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) will visit Yale University as a Chubb Fellow on Thursday, Feb. 19. He will present a public lecture, “Investment-Based Social Security and Medicare,” at 4:30 p.m. in Room 127 of Yale Law School, 127 Wall St. The talk is free...
Steven Leitman, environmental planner with the Apalachicola Basin Project, will be the next speaker in the semester-long series “The Restoration Agenda: Water!” presented by the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. His talk, titled “How much...
Joel S. Birnbaum, senior vice president of research and development at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, will present the next Sheffield Fellowship address at Yale University. Titled “After the Internet,” his talk will be presented Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 4:30...
The Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, a training clinic operated by the Yale University psychology department, will join hundreds of colleges, hospitals and treatment centers across the country in the second National Eating Disorders Screening...