Nearly 100 years ago, the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov trained dogs to associate the ringing of a bell with being fed. Eventually, the dogs would salivate at the sound of the bell, even when food was not presented, a response Pavlov...
The next speaker in the semester-long series “The Restoration Agenda: Water!” at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES) is William Mitsch, professor of natural resources and environmental science at Ohio State University. His...
Archaeologist Frank Hole, a specialist in early agriculture, has been named the C.J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology by vote of the Yale Corporation. Hole, who joined the Yale faculty in 1980, has served since 1981 as curator of archaeology at the...
The public is invited to the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunch time series titled “The Restoration Agenda: Water!” at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES). Topics will include revitalization of urban and rural...
Joseph B. Costello, vice chairman of Knowledge Universe Inc. and a leading developer of electronic design automation software, will present the next Faculty of Engineering Sheffield Fellowship Lecture at Yale University. Titled “The Golden Age of...
Martin Karplus, a noted Harvard professor who specializes in theoretical chemistry and biochemistry, will present three lectures Jan. 19-21 on “Proteins: The Fourth Dimension” as part of the Silliman Memorial Lectures series sponsored by Yale University...
Chemical physicist and Yale alumnus John C. Tully, a Guilford resident, has been named the Arthur T. Kemp Professor of Chemistry by vote of the Yale Corporation. Tully, who came to Yale in 1996 after a 26-year career at Bell Laboratories, holds a joint...
Mark Edwards, managing director at Recombinant Capital Inc. ReCap , a San Francisco-based consulting firm specializing in biotechnology business alliances, will speak on “Trends in Biotechnology Financing” on Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The...
1. Smaller, Faster, Cheaper Computers Likely with Organic Transistors 2. U.S. Youths Feel Invulnerable to AIDS, New MTV-Yale Study Reveals 3. “Not By Chance” Report Aims at Improving Child Care by Year 2010 4. Next Generation of Environmental...
87 percent of people ages 12 to 34 feel invulnerable to AIDS virus; more than half say media messages on health risks are inadequate New Haven, CT – Nearly 9 out of 10 young people (87 percent) believe they are invulnerable to getting the AIDS virus,...
