Even though fruit flies and humans are separated by 800 million years of evolution, a human gene can suppress the growth of tumors when transplanted into a type of fruit fly called Drosophila, according to Yale University School of Medicine researchers,...
Yale University today praised Paul Mellon as belonging in the highest company of philanthropists. He devoted his life to supporting and sustaining human causes – higher education, the arts, research in religion and psychiatry, and the preservation of...
Professor Daniel C. Esty, an expert in environmental law and policy at the Yale Law School and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, has been named a 1999 World Economic Forum “Global Leader for Tomorrow.” He is among 100 individuals...
Pierre Hohenberg, deputy provost for physical sciences and engineering at Yale University, has been selected to receive the 1999 Max Planck Medaille, the most prestigious prize given by the German Physical Society for theoretical physics. The first...
The following talks at Yale University from Jan. 25-31 are free and open to the public, unless noted otherwise. Talk marks opening of exhibit of works by woodcut artist Robert Conway of the Fritz Eichenberg Trust will speak on “Fritz Eichenberg and the...
The public is invited to the semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series titled “The Restoration Agenda: Focus on Plants” at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES), now underway. Topics include naturalistic...
Yale University recently was ranked fourth among America’s top research universities when “citation impact” was used to assess scientific performance. Citation impact was measured by calculating the average number of times an institution’s published...
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Industrial ecology professor Thomas E. Graedel of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies recently was appointed chair of the Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences Committee by the National Academy of Sciences. The committee’s role is...
Industrial ecology professor Thomas E. Graedel of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies recently was appointed chair of the Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences Committee by the National Academy of Sciences. The committee’s role is...