Conservation scientist and professor Stefan Simon has been named director of the newly established Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH) at Yale’s West Campus. The IPCH serves as the overarching international hub directing the various...
Jonathan Schell, a journalist, best-selling author, and anti-war activist who taught several courses at Yale, died on March 25 at his home in Brooklyn. He was 70 years old.Schell was author of the acclaimed books “The Village of Ben Such,” about the...
Members of the Yale community and beyond are invited to celebrate the life and contributions of the late Professor Robert Alan Dahl at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 in Battell Chapel, corner of College and Elm streets. A reception at the Graduate Club will...
NHdocs, a one-day film festival featuring documentaries created by New Haven filmmakers — including a member of the Yale faculty — will take place on Sunday, June 29.The event, which will include screenings of four documentaries, will begin at 1 p.m. in...
Following commencement ceremonies in May 2015, the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library will close its iconic building for 16 months to undergo a major renovation that will replace its climate-control systems and double its classroom space.The 50-...
From the appointment of new deans to the endowment of Yale’s first professorship in poetry to the surprising results of an eye exam for an ancient sea scorpion, there was was certainly no shortage of news this summer. In fact, the following headlines...