Noted child psychologist William Kessen, who was the Eugene Higgins Professor Emeritus of Psychology and professor of pediatrics at Yale University, died on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the age of 74. Professor Kessen’s research centered on the behavior of...
Mark A. Reed, an award-winning scientist noted for his work in nanotechnology and molecular electronics, has been named the Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Engineering and Applied Science by vote of the Yale Corporation. Reed has held a joint...
Jerry M. Woodall, who has been a pioneer in research on semiconductor materials and devices, has joined the Yale faculty as the C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor of Electrical Engineering by vote of the Yale Corporation. Woodall has been the Charles William...
The next speaker in the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series at Yale University, titled “The Restoration Agenda: Focus on Plants,” is Donald A. Falk, executive director of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), and a respected...
A team of Yale University biologists has identified 16 odor receptor genes in fruit flies – the first found in any insect – thus providing a promising avenue for controlling insects that carry deadly diseases and cause widespread crop damage....
Marc Matsil, chief of the Natural Resources Group of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreations, will be the next speaker in the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series at Yale University, titled “The Restoration Agenda: Focus...
Q New Haven students in grades K-12 from more than 40 public schools will exhibit investigative science projects on Tuesday, March 9, at Commons Hall, corner of Grove and College streets. Photographers and reporters are invited. Olin Corporation and...
– With a little manganese and some household bleach, Yale University chemists have developed a test-tube system that mimics for the first time the way green plants harness sunlight to turn water into oxygen, according to a report in the March 5 issue of...
Andre F. Clewell, president of A.F. Clewell Inc., a consulting firm in Florida that specializes in ecological restoration, will be the next speaker in the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series at Yale University titled “The Restoration...
Yale University chemistry graduate student Jason W. Chin has been awarded the first Sigma Xi-Consortium for Plasma Science Grant-in-Aid of Research, a $5,000 award that will support his efforts to develop a novel method to protect the world’s blood...