The career and legacy of internationally renowned architect and former Yale faculty member James Stirling (1924-1992), who is regarded as one of the most important and innovative architects of the 20th century, will be highlighted in concurrent...
Dr. David F. Musto, the leading historian of drug policy in the United States died Oct. 8 while in Shanghai for a ceremony marking the donation of his books and papers on the history of drug policy to Shanghai University and the establishment there of a...
Scientists once believed that proteins govern most cellular activities. However in recent years scientists have found that a diverse group of RNA molecules regulate numerous biological activities. Despite their ancient origin, these RNA molecules have...
When it comes to welding, School of Art lecturer Brent Howard is the “dominator.”That, at least, is the appraisal of judges on a recently launched television show on the DIY Network, which pitted Howard and two other welders — considered among the best in...
Maria Machado, a 2009 World Fellow at Yale, was elected to the National Assembly of Venezuela in a nationwide vote on Sept. 27.A longtime foe of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, Machado was one of two opposition candidates to win the most votes. She ran...
By examining the type of rock in which dinosaur fossils were embedded, an often unappreciated part of the remains, scientists have determined that different species of North American dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous period 65 million years ago occupied...
The food chain — the number of organisms that feed on each other — in the world’s streams and rivers depends more upon the size of the stream and whether the waterways flood or run dry than the amount of available food resources, Yale University and...
In August of 1890, American artist John La Farge (1835-1910) and his friend, the renowned historian Henry Adams (1838-1918), embarked on a journey to the islands of the South Pacific that would keep them away from home for more than a year — with stops in...
Scientists in two new research centers at West Campus — the Systems Biology Institute and the Microbial Diversity Institute — are taking different approaches to understanding the processes that govern life on earth.Here is a brief look at their work....
Sixty-three percent of Americans believe that global warming is happening, but many do not understand why, according to a national study conducted by researchers at Yale University.The survey, titled “Americans’ Knowledge of Climate Change,” found that...