A symposium analyzing forest certification in 16 countries around the world will take place on June 10 and 11 at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, 205 Prospect St. Titled “Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning...
At the release of the global-warming disaster movie, “The Day After Tomorrow,” a national poll undertaken at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies indicates that 70 percent of Americans believe global warming is a very serious or...
As the United States Congress debates the wisdom of tax subsidies for ethanol made from corn, a shift toward the use of agricultural materials in industrial products is already underway, according to articles published in the Journal of Industrial...
Yale scientists have discovered a new way of illuminating MCH neurons, which may play an important role in regulating appetite and body weight, by using a virus that has been genetically engineered so that it cannot replicate. MCH neurons are located in...
Yale researchers and collaborators have identified molecules that underlie nerve fiber degeneration in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that cripples nearly three million people worldwide. The new findings are the...
A survey of 1,000 adults nationwide shows Americans are seriously concerned about the country’s environmental health and want more political action on the environment, particularly at the national and international levels. A wide majority of voters say a...
At Yale University’s 303rd Commencement today, eight honorary doctorates and 2,901 earned degrees were conferred, in addition to 223 that were awarded provisionally to students of the Yale Law School. All figures are subject to change. The degrees were...
The Alumni Association of Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences awarded six Wilbur Lucius Cross Medals at the School’s Commencement Convocation yesterday. The medalists, who all earned doctorates from Yale, are William Cronon (1990, History), Hong...
Six Yale College seniors were awarded prizes for superior academic work in their fields of study during Senior Class Day exercises on May 23. Richard Brodhead, dean of Yale College, presented the awards during the ceremony on Old Campus. Silas Eamon...
Seven faculty members are to be honored as outstanding teachers at Yale College’s Senior Class Day program on Sunday, May 23. The faculty members were nominated by undergraduates to receive the Yale College Prizes for Distinguished Undergraduate...