Does evolution explain human nature? Three experts explored this question on Sept. 24 during a panel discussion sponsored by Yale University, Discover Magazine and the John Templeton Foundation. A video of the discussion, moderated by Corey S. Powell,...
Yale College senior Jocelyn Traina is studying a protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. She needs to know physics to understand the lasers that she uses, biology to purify the protein for experiments, chemistry to test how it reacts in those...
What if the world could agree on a shared creation story based on modern cosmology and biology? Could this help resolve the undeniable global problems we face today within the context of a new cosmic perspective?Yale University invites you to explore...
On a wind-whipped afternoon under the aerial salute of a great egret, a great blue heron and a host of curious seagulls, officials from the City of New Haven and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History unveiled an educational exhibit at Lighthouse...
How do you become one of the brightest young scientists in the country? Knowing what you want to do before you’re 10 years old doesn’t hurt — at least in Yale astronomer Marla Geha’s case.She remembers watching the launch of the first Space Shuttle from...
The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences held its inaugural symposium on Oct. 16 at West Campus.The day-long event was a dual-pronged celebration: first, honoring the gift by the Sacklers that helped...
The Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce recently honored Bruce D. Alexander, vice president for New Haven and state affairs and campus development, with its Community Leadership Award.“For the past 11 years, on behalf of Yale, Bruce has devoted himself...
After spending 24 hours combing the woods, rivers and beaches of Stratford, Connecticut, and finding a record 977 species, Yale volunteers who took part in the latest BioBlitz have again made some unusual findings.A rare insect, a shrimp-like crustacean...
At the center of the sprawling 136-acre West Campus are three buildings that will house scientists who are using three distinct technologies yet who share an underlying mission: transforming the way biological research is conducted at Yale.“New...
Not many Yale seniors get to answer the ubiquitous question “So, what are you doing after graduation?” with “I’m working as an embedded journalist on an icebreaker oceanographic research vessel in the Arctic Ocean.” But that’s exactly what Alex Kain ‘09...
