Archaeologist Frank Hole, a specialist in early agriculture, has been named the C.J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology by vote of the Yale Corporation. Hole, who joined the Yale faculty in 1980, has served since 1981 as curator of archaeology at the...
The next speaker in the semester-long series “The Restoration Agenda: Water!” at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES) is William Mitsch, professor of natural resources and environmental science at Ohio State University. His...
Nearly 100 years ago, the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov trained dogs to associate the ringing of a bell with being fed. Eventually, the dogs would salivate at the sound of the bell, even when food was not presented, a response Pavlov...
The public is invited to the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series titled “The Restoration Agenda: Focus on Plants” at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES), now underway. Topics include naturalistic...
Jon Kusler, lawyer, writer, educator, and executive director and founder of the Association of State Wetland Managers, will be the next speaker in the semester-long series “The Restoration Agenda: Water!” at the School of Forestry and Environmental...
Earthquakes along the San Andreas fault northeast of Los Angeles have occurred more regularly than previously thought, and the next “big one” may come sooner than supposed, say two geologists who are using their knowledge of lichens to pinpoint the dates...
Steven Leitman, environmental planner with the Apalachicola Basin Project, will be the next speaker in the semester-long series “The Restoration Agenda: Water!” presented by the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. His talk, titled “How much...
Joel S. Birnbaum, senior vice president of research and development at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, will present the next Sheffield Fellowship address at Yale University. Titled “After the Internet,” his talk will be presented Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 4:30...
The Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, a training clinic operated by the Yale University psychology department, will join hundreds of colleges, hospitals and treatment centers across the country in the second National Eating Disorders Screening...
Technology, traditionally seen as the enemy of the environment, is likely to be a positive environmental force in the 21st century. Not only will technology help feed 10-12 billion people inhabiting the planet, but it also is likely to be central to...