Zedillo lectures at PrincetonErnesto Zedillo, director of the Center for the Study of Globalization, presented the Walter E. Edge Lecture at Princeton University on March 5. His talk was titled “Latin America: Two Hundred Years of Solitude.”The lecture...
The 2009 Paul Mellon Lecture series, titled “Pen and Pencil: Writing and Painting in England, 1750–1850,” will be presented April 14–28, by Duncan Robinson, master of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge and former director of the Yale Center...
Butterflies seem able to both attract mates and ward off predators using different sides of their wings, according to new research by Yale University biologists.Trying to find the balance between these two crucial behaviors is one of nature’s oldest...
Yale University researchers received almost $4 million from the state of Connecticut to study ways human embryonic stem cells can be used to treat ailments as diverse as spinal cord injuries, cancer and mental retardation. Five researchers received grants...
Some of the brightest colors in nature are created by tiny nanostructures with a structure similar to beer foam or a sponge, according to Yale University researchers.Most colors in nature—from the color of our skin to the green of trees—are produced by...
Members of the campus community responded to the call to help “make a difference” in the community by rolling up their collective sleeves and spending three hours on March 28 volunteering at city organizations and agencies as part of the annual Yale Day...
Visitors to the newest exhibition at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History can ride a bike, sort recyclable cans and switch on different light bulbs to learn how individuals can live in a more environmentally friendly way.Titled “Sustainable Choices,”...
Following on its successful debut in the fall, the New Haven Restaurant Week culinary celebration will return to the Elm City April 19-24.During the week, 25 of the city’s award-winning and internationally diverse restaurants will offer a three-course,...
Members of the Yale community are invited to serve up a healthy share of their opinions about all things culinary at a blog sponsored by the Yale College course “Writing About Food.”The spring semester course is taught by Barbara Stuart, lecturer in...
Dr. Thomas M. Gill, newly named as the Humana Foundation Professor of Geriatric Medicine, is a leading authority on the epidemiology and prevention of disability among older persons.The co-director of the Yale Program on Aging and of the Claude D. Pepper...