A Yale School of Medicine and Veteran’s Affairs Administration study finding that patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) have lower nighttime levels of bilirubin, a bile pigment found in the blood and known by ancient Greek physicians as a “...
With the Vietnam War in the somewhat distant past, people need to be reminded about the crippling occupational, marital and psychological effects on soldiers who fight wars, says a Yale researcher who is studying veterans. Holly Prigerson, associate...
The Discovery Room, a Yale program designed to help students learn how to manage their own behavior, will be unveiled at Public School #28 in Paterson, New Jersey on January 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. “Children who develop well, learn well,” said James...
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation today announced the election of Yale School of Medicine Dean David Kessler, M.D., to chair its Board of Directors. Kessler will lead the Foundation’s efforts to improve the lives of children worldwide...
Scholars from a variety of disciplines will gather for a symposium at Yale on Friday-Sunday, February 1-3, to explore ways in which Dutch optical inventions of the 17th century have shaped modern visual perception. Titled “Visual Culture in Early Modern...
The work, life and spirit of poet and cultural icon Langston Hughes (1902-1967) are the subject of a major public exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University opening February 1, the 100th anniversary of Hughes’ birth....
J. Crew, one of the most popular retailers in America, became the newest addition to the vibrant Broadway retail district with a grand opening held at 10 a.m. today. “This is a ringing endorsement of the health and growing popularity of downtown New...
Philadelphia klezmer legends, mother-daughter team Elaine Hoffman-Watts and Susan Sandler, will join Generation Klez in a special concert on February 12, at 8 p.m. in the Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, 80 Wall Street. The concert is free and...
Dosage appears to be a critical factor in the effectiveness of a cocaine vaccine being tested by Yale researchers that is designed to block the euphoria drug abusers experience. Of eight patients in the second phase of clinical trials of the vaccine,...
Wangari Maathai of Kenya, an internationally recognized environmental leader and human rights advocate, has joined the faculty of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies this spring as the Dorothy McCluskey Visiting Fellow for...