A small RNA molecule, known as let-7 microRNA (miRNA), substantially reduced cancer growth in multiple mouse models of lung cancer, according to work by researchers at Yale University and Asuragen, Inc., published in the journal Cell Cycle...
A two-day conference commemorating the centenary of two lectures delivered at Yale by Brazil’s first ambassador to the United States, Joaquim Nabuco (1849–1910), will take place in Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall, 120 High Street, April 4 and 5...
Cartoonist Garry Trudeau will receive the annual Mental Health Research Advocacy Award from Yale School of Medicine April 5 for his outstanding portrayal of the readjustment issues faced by soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.Trudeau, a Yale...
Yale University announces the return of Science Saturdays, a special series that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to “kids of all ages” in New Haven. The series begins on April 5 and will continue on Saturdays through April...
Terry Eagleton Acclaimed and controversial literary critic Terry Eagleton will deliver a series of lectures at Yale in early April on fundamentalism and religious faith as part of the Dwight H. Terry...
Hundreds of social studies teachers, school administrators, and other educators from across the Northeast will convene in New Haven March 26–28 for the 39th Northeast Regional Conference (NERC) on the Social Studies.“NERC 2008,” which will focus on...
The Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Connecticut Cancer Partnership have awarded Yale Cancer Center a $745,288 grant to launch a statewide clinical trials network to promote innovative cancer research.The grant is for the development of a...
Governors from across the United States will meet at Yale University on April 17 and 18 to review state-level programs to combat global climate change and to develop a strategy for future action. The gathering will also celebrate the centennial of...
Pulitzer Prize-winning legal writer Linda Greenhouse will return to Yale Law School in January 2009 as the Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence and Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow.In that capacity, she will advise on the framing and development...
Yale Cancer Center and the Connecticut Challenge recently announced $125,000 in pilot funding to support cancer survivorship research at Yale. The funding will support four cancer researchers conducting innovative studies into the health-related issues...