When vaccinating children against varicella (chicken pox), researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found, two doses are better than one. In fact, the odds of developing chicken pox were 95% lower in children who had received two doses of the vaccine...
President Richard C. Levin has spoken directly with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to underscore Yale’s interest in pursuing the opportunity to have the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) return to Yale. The President said he spoke with Secretary...
Yale University will honor the memory and dreams of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during six days of events and services across campus.Events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated.Life Stories Panel Discussion Wednesday,...
A new set of guidelines tout exercise, including the slow, controlled movements in martial arts like tai chi, as a way to prevent falls among older adults. Yale School of Medicine Professor Mary Tinetti, M.D., co-chaired a panel of experts who developed...
Isabel Wilkerson, journalist and author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” will be the first featured speaker in the 2011 Poynter Fellowship in Journalism Lecture Series at Yale.The event, co-sponsored by the...
When four surveyors from The Joint Commission showed up unannounced at the new Yale Health Center on 55 Lock St., on Jan. 10, the administration quickly allowed them access to the brand new state-of-the art facility that recently marked its opening.After...
The relationship between architecture and religion will be explored in the symposium “Middle Ground/Middle East: Religious Sites in Urban Context,” to be held Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21 and 22.The symposium — co-sponsored by the Yale School of...
Yale University President Richard Levin announced today the appointment of Ronnell A. Higgins as Chief of the Yale Police Department.Higgins will be sworn in as Police Chief on February 4. Since 2008, Higgins has served as Assistant Chief of Yale Police....
Yale University and Banco Santander signed a formal agreement January 14 that will provide financial support for three major educational priorities at Yale. The signing ceremony on the Yale Campus brought together Yale administrators, faculty, and...
The Yale Office of Undergraduate Admissions today announced that it has received a record total of 27,230 applications for the Yale College Class of 2015, a 5 percent increase from last year’s total of 25,869.Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Jeffrey...