Scientists have long known that calorie restriction increases longevity in animals but at an evolutionary cost – the animals become infertile. Yale University researchers report in the September 7 to 11 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Two Yale faculty members have been named MacArthur Foundation Fellows for 2009, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced. Mary Tinetti, M.D., the Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health and...
A dedication of the house that first-year students at Yale School of Architecture designed and built themselves will take place at the building site, 16 King Place (between Washington Avenue and Truman Street), on September 24 at 5:30 p.m.Since it was...
In the midst of this horrific tragedy, we reach down into the depths of our hearts, to express our deepest sympathies to the family of Annie Le for their loss. To the family of Jonathan Widawsky, we also extend our greatest sympathy. Annie Le will always...
Yale’s endowment produced a negative 24.6% return in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, a period marked by a financial crisis during which global equity markets declined by nearly 30%.The endowment value fell to $16.3 billion based on investment losses...
Contrary to the prevailing view, the hormone leptin, which is critical for normal food intake and metabolism, appears to regulate bone mass and suppress appetite by acting mainly through serotonin pathways in the brain, according to a recent study...
The majority of general surgery residents in the United States say they are satisfied with their training and confident of their ability to perform, but a significant number feel that the hours and stress are straining their family life, and many express...
Fellows win national awards for work in pediatricsThree fellows in the Department of Pediatrics recently won national research awards at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies.Dr. Sachin Desai, a fellow in pediatric infectious disease, won...
Tzipi Livni, a member of the Israeli parliament and head of the Kadima party, will speak at Yale University as a Chubb Fellow on October 8 at 4:30 p.m. in the Levinson Auditorium of Yale Law School, 127 Wall St.The talk is free and open to the public....
[Washington, D.C., U.S.A.] Yale University and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) are convening the U.S.-India Energy Partnership Summit on October 1, 2009 in Washington, D.C. to contribute to the ongoing high-level dialogue between the United...