Yale researchers have identified two separate invasions in California of Aedes aegypti — known colloquially as “the yellow fever mosquito” because it can carry yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika, among other diseases.
Published in PLOS...
People who hear voices — both with and without a diagnosed psychotic illness — are more sensitive than other subjects to a 125-year-old experiment designed to induce hallucinations. And the subjects’ ability to learn that these hallucinations were not...
The white blood cells known as T cells regulate our body’s response to foreign substances — our adaptive immune response. In a new study, Yale scientists have learned how changes in a recently discovered RNA epigenetic marker regulate T cells and the...
Pancreatic cancer is a particularly deadly form of disease, and patients have few options for effective treatment. But a new Yale-led study has identified a gene that is critical to pancreatic cancer cell growth, revealing a fresh target for new therapies...
Wesley R. Coe, professor of zoology at Yale during the early 20th century, devoted his career to studying ribbon worms — a group of mostly marine-dwelling creatures that includes more than 1,000 known species.
Identifying ribbon worms often requires...
Founded in 2010 by Yale Hospitality, Uncommon Market brings fresh and affordable produce and local foods to all Yale staff, faculty, and students. The market sets up in Beinecke Plaza and draws people from around campus on summer Fridays from 11:30 a.m.-1...
Members of the campus community can get a sneak peek at Yale’s newest residential colleges during open houses 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 17 and 18.
The invitation to the events was sent to the community on Aug. 14 by Yale College Dean...
Commons dining hall at the Schwarzman Center is closed as of Aug. 14, marking the beginning of the building’s approximately three-year metamorphosis into a center for Yale undergraduate and graduate/professional students.
Each day, Commons serves lunch to...
Nine scholars and scientists were appointed to endowed professorships this summer:
Kate Baldwin, named as the Peter Strauss Family Assistant Professor of Political Science, focuses her research on political accountability, state building, and the politics...
A Yale-led team of researchers has identified specific gene combinations that can cause the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, using new technology that can also pinpoint triggers of other types cancers, they report Aug. 14 in the journal Nature...