Triceratops and Torosaurus have long been considered the kings of the horned dinosaurs. But a new discovery traces the giants’ family tree further back in time, when a newly discovered species appears to have reigned long before its more well-known...
Researchers at Yale University and the University of Connecticut have discovered that one of the key genes in human embryonic stem cell development also enhances stem cell growth and survival — a significant finding made possible by funding from the state...
Author Amy Chua, the Professors of Bluegrass (led by Provost Peter Salovey) and Peabody Museum director Derek Briggs are just a few of the Yale-affiliated individuals who will share their talents and expertise during the 16th annual LEAP Year Event...
A team of Yale University scientists has synthesized for the first time a chemical compound called lomaiviticin aglycon, leading to the development of a new class of molecules that appear to target and destroy cancer stem cells.
Chemists worldwide have...
When the body can’t distinguish its right side from its left during development, a child can develop a condition called heterotaxy in which the heart is severely malformed, leading to congenital heart disease. To improve survival in these children,...
Archive for Awards & HonorsFaculty appointmentPresident Richard C. Levin announced the reappointment of Rolena Adorno, the Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, as chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Her term will...
This story originally appeared in Working@Yale, a monthly publication of Human Resources and Administration Communications.A mutually beneficial town-gown relationship, the diplomatic mission of Yale University and its host city New Haven, has the perfect...
Yale will once again compete with over 500 colleges and universities by participating in the campus-wide Recyclemania, a 10-week-long event in which everyone on campus scores points for Yale when they recycle.During Recyclemania, participating schools...
As the world watches the rapidly escalating situation in Egypt, two questions of paramount concern emerge: “What will happen next?” and “What are the long-term implications for the region?”Yale political scientist Ellen Lust is uniquely qualified to...
This story originally appeared in Environment Yale magazine, a publication of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES).Early in August, before he rotated back to the States from Afghanistan, a civilian resource manager named...