Sir Nigel Sheinwald KCMG, British Ambassador to the U.S., will deliver a lecture at Yale titled “Afghanistan and Pakistan: The New Political Strategy.” The talk will take place at 3:15 p.m. on February 23 in the Sterling Library Lecture Hall, 128 Wall...
Researchers at Yale and George Mason Universities have identified six distinct “Americas” when it comes to the issue of global warming. One of these groups, the “Dismissive,” who believe global warming is not happening and is probably a hoax, has more...
The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was at Yale Law School on February 15 and 16 to discuss the topic, “Making the Constitution Work: A Supreme Court Justice’s View.”The full story is available on the...
Yale University today announced undergraduate term bill increases and expected financial aid improvements for the 2010-11 academic year that continue its position among the most affordable Ivy League institutions.The Yale College term bill – covering...
More frequent tropical cyclones in Earth’s ancient past contributed to persistent El Niño-like conditions, according to a team of climate scientists led by Yale University. Their findings, which appear in the Feb. 25 issue of the journal Nature, could...
The Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale will host a talk by Andrew M. Mwenda, founding managing editor of Uganda’s The Independent, on Tuesday, March 2.Mwenda’s lecture, titled “Paved with Good Intentions: Africa and the Curse of Foreign Aid,” will...
Supermarket aisles are enticing young eyeballs with more familiar characters, celebrities, toys and movie giveaways on food packaging than ever, according to a Yale University study. Published in the March 2010 issue of Public Health Nutrition, the study...
Yale ranks high in producing Peace Corps volunteers Yale ranks 23rd on the Peace Corps’ annual rankings of volunteer-producing schools with 21 alumni currently serving. Since the Peace Corps was founded in 1961, 955 Yale alumni have joined the corps,...
Applications being accepted for grants to support innovative work on cancer The Yale Cancer Center is accepting applications for the American Cancer Society’s Institutional Research Grant (ACS IRG). The awards support innovative work in the broad field...
Sillman art exhibition The Florence Griswold Museum is presenting an exhibition of the work of artist and former Yale professor Sewell Sillman. Titled “Sewell Sillman: Pushing Limits,” the exhibition is on view through April 18. It features Sillman’s...