Andre F. Clewell, president of A.F. Clewell Inc., a consulting firm in Florida that specializes in ecological restoration, will be the next speaker in the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series at Yale University titled “The Restoration...
A program designed to reduce six risk factors for delirium in hospitalized patients 70 years old or older successfully reduced the number of patients who developed symptoms by 40 percent compared to a control group, a Yale study has shown. Published...
The following talks at Yale University from March 1-10 are free and open to the public, unless noted otherwise. Restoring ecosystems in the ‘Big Apple’ is topic of forestry talk Marc Matsil, chief of the Natural Resources Group of the New York City...
A team of Yale University biologists has identified 16 odor receptor genes in fruit flies – the first found in any insect – thus providing a promising avenue for controlling insects that carry deadly diseases and cause widespread crop damage....
Marc Matsil, chief of the Natural Resources Group of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreations, will be the next speaker in the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series at Yale University, titled “The Restoration Agenda: Focus...
The next speaker in the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series at Yale University, titled “The Restoration Agenda: Focus on Plants,” is Donald A. Falk, executive director of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), and a respected...
Noted child psychologist William Kessen, who was the Eugene Higgins Professor Emeritus of Psychology and professor of pediatrics at Yale University, died on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the age of 74. Professor Kessen’s research centered on the behavior of...
Mark A. Reed, an award-winning scientist noted for his work in nanotechnology and molecular electronics, has been named the Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Engineering and Applied Science by vote of the Yale Corporation. Reed has held a joint...
Jerry M. Woodall, who has been a pioneer in research on semiconductor materials and devices, has joined the Yale faculty as the C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor of Electrical Engineering by vote of the Yale Corporation. Woodall has been the Charles William...
The following talks at Yale University from Feb. 15-21 are free and open to the public, unless noted otherwise. Talk to examine women’s rights in the U.S. “Women’s Human Rights in the United States” will be the focus of a talk by Dorothy Q. Thomas, who...