Two Yale astronomers have discovered that, contrary to previous beliefs, the area around the Milky Way contains the remains of small galaxies that were torn apart by the Milky Way’s gravity. “It was once thought that the Milky Way’s halo had a smooth...
Yale University has received two grants totaling more than $1.1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. in support of projects at the Institute of Sacred Music and the Divinity School. The grants will help fund the study of liturgical practices at the...
A study of melanoma tumors by Yale researchers shows that Salmonella injections in combination with radiation therapy could provide a promising new cancer therapy. “Combining radiotherapy with injections of genetically engineered Salmonella provide a...
The discovery in Mongolia of the fossil of a new bird, Apsaravis ukhaana, that lived about 80 million years ago, sheds new light on the evolution of birds. The nearly complete specimen of the small pigeon-sized bird was found at the locality Ukhaa...
Yale researchers have received a $1.2 million contract to assist the U.S. Department of Defense in evaluating and assessing information technology that the government is developing to improve quality in medical care. The Yale group is working within the...
To treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, Yale physicians are using a radiofrequency technology called somnoplasty to shrink extra tissues in the nose and throat, and oral appliances to move the lower jaw forward during sleep. “We’ve found this new...
Yale University President Richard C. Levin today announced the appointment of Barbara A. Shailor as the new director of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Since 1996, Shailor has been dean of Douglass College at Rutgers, The State...
The Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will host a lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy on February 2 at 4 p.m., Yale Law School, 127 Wall St. Kennedy’s talk, “A Tale of Three Cities: How the United States Won...
The Enterprise Center, Inc., a non-profit entity funded by Yale University, The United Illuminating Company and New Haven Savings Bank, recently announced its first complete financing package for two start-up client companies. Funding was made possible...
A minimally invasive endoscopic surgical procedure is being used at Yale to correct an often troublesome swallowing disorder called Zenker’s diverticulum, which affects thousands of Americans. “This procedure, initially popularized by doctors at Duke,...