Is there such a thing as “American” cuisine? And if so, how is it defined? Is the nation’s palate limited almost entirely to hot dogs, hamburgers, and pizza?
In his new book, “American Cuisine: And How It Got This Way,” Yale historian Paul Freedman gives...
For a poet who is little known, winning an award like the Yale Younger Poets Prize can be life changing, noted Airea D. Matthews, who earned that honor in 2016.
In a panel discussion on Oct. 11, Matthews and several other poets who have won the Yale...
Among Yale students and alumni, professor Fred Strebeigh ’74 B.A., who has taught at Yale since 1984, is something of a legend.
Nonfiction writing courses by Strebeigh, the senior lecturer emeritus in English and in the School of Forestry and...
The search for sustainable approaches to generating new fuels has brought scientists back to one of the most abundant materials on Earth — reddish iron oxide in the form of hematite, also known as rust.
Researchers say rust has long been seen as a...
As a general rule, Yale puts little stock in external rankings. But every now and again, when there’s especially good news, it’s hard not to boast just a little.
And so we report that Timothy Snyder, the Richard C. Levin Professor of History, has not one...
A new study led by Yale University confirms a long-held theory about the last great mass extinction event in history and how it affected Earth’s oceans. The findings may also answer questions about how marine life eventually recovered.
The researchers say...
Poverty, not war-related trauma, drives cognitive deficits in young people displaced by conflict, according to a new Yale-led study of adolescents affected by the crisis in Syria.
The study, published in the journal Child Development, is the first to...
On Oct. 25 the Yale School of Music welcomed alumni and members of the Yale community for a candid discussion of gender inequality in the world of music composition.
The panel, held in Morse Recital Hall, was moderated by faculty composers Martin Bresnick...