Four Yale professors have been elected by their peers in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as fellows in honor of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.They are: Mark...
Not many parents can say they have never given their kids an antibiotic or a pharmaceutical pain-relief medication for an ear infection or sore throat, but first-year medical resident Dr. Aviva Romm can.In fact, when her son, a second-year medical student...
Sheila L. de Bretteville, the newly named Caroline M. Street Professor of Graphic Design, is a noted graphic designer and public artist who was designated in 2006 as a “Design Legend” by the American Institute of Graphic Arts.Her work reflects her...
Peter D. Eisenman, the inaugural Charles Gwathmey Professor in Practice, is an internationally renowned architect and educator whose recent projects include the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, a stadium for the NFL Arizona Cardinals and the six-building...
Peter Halley, newly designated as the William Leffingwell Professor of Painting, is known for his geometric paintings that have been featured in exhibitions and galleries around the world.Known as a minimalist artist whose paintings are often created...
As part of the ongoing initiative related to workplace safety and security throughout the Yale campus, effective Jan. 1, the University will no longer rely on the stickers that are placed on Yale ID cards to indicate active cards.When a Yale ID card is...
There’s something about swirling vortices that’s mesmerizing — whether in churning ocean currents or curling threads of smoke from a fire. But when Nick Ouellette stares at such patterns, it isn’t the swirls that catch his attention. It’s the places in...
Alumni who were students at the time of the co-education of Yale College will discuss their experiences during a day-long program on Saturday, Jan. 30, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the admission of women as undergraduates.The event is hosted by the...
Art and science will mingle on Friday, Jan. 29, when a performance of “Lil’s 90th” at the Long Wharf Theatre will follow a forum on Alzheimer’s disease.Top Yale scientists will be featured speakers at “Global Health & The Arts: A Forum on Alzheimer’s...
John Edwin Smith, an early champion of the tradition of American philosophy who taught at Yale for nearly 40 years, died on Dec. 7 while visiting his daughter in Arlington, Virginia. He was 88 years old.Smith’s many publications include “Reason and God,...