The 41st annual Yale Model United United Nations (YMUN XLI) — one of the world’s most prestigious academic simulations of the United Nations — will take place on Yale’s campus Jan. 22-25.“Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow” is the theme of this year’s conference...
Analyzing ancient texts on cuneiform, or clay tablets, may seem like an esoteric endeavor.Not so, say the scholars working on the Yale Cuneiform Commentaries Project (CCP). They argue that these are just some of the first traces of a tradition that is...
Susan Rice, national security adviser to President Barack Obama, will visit the campus as a Chubb Fellow on Tuesday, Oct. 27.As part of her visit, Rice will give a talk at 4 p.m. in Levinson Auditorium, Sterling Law Buildings, 127 Wall St. The event is...
A Roman shield — painted with scenes from the Trojan War and possibly used in parades during ancient times — is being brought to light in a whole new way by a Yale team over 2,000 years after it was created and 80 years after it was excavated.Shield...