“When Whales Walked,” a new TV documentary on the evolutionary origins of some of nature’s most spectacular animals, will feature research and commentary from a pair of Yale paleontologists.
The documentary, created in a first-ever partnership between PBS...
Susan Gibbons, the Stephen F. Gates ’68 University Librarian and deputy provost for collections and scholarly communications, has been appointed Yale’s vice provost for collections and scholarly communications, President Peter Salovey announced. The...
What causes the immune system, designed to protect us, to turn on the body and attack healthy cells? Common bacteria that reside in the human gut may be partly to blame, say Yale researchers, who studied the origins of a serious autoimmune disease that...
In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating, and obesity. Their findings advance knowledge about leptin and weight gain, and also suggest a potential strategy for developing future...
When Yale’s Department of African American Studies celebrates its 50th anniversary this fall, it will be with a debt of gratitude to one of its recently retired faculty members, Hazel V. Carby.
A world-renowned scholar in the fields of feminist literary...
Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz were honored for their groundbreaking research on dyslexia with the Liberty Science Center’s 2019 Genius Award.
The award was presented to the Shaywitzes on May 13 at the center’s annual fundraising gala.
Dr. Sally...