Scientists dream of the day when they can create designer proteins capable of inhibiting harmful interactions, modifying substrates or guiding cellular machines to where they are needed within the body. Though that dream may be far down the road, Yale...
A young black man with the grades and the desire to attend the Yale School of Medicine in the 1800s faced seemingly insurmountable odds, but the power of relationships is what made it possible for Courtlandt Van Rensselaer Creed to beat those odds, said...
The annual celebration of town-gown harmony known as “Communiversity Day” will take place on April 25, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. on Yale University’s historic Old Campus, bordered by College, Elm, High and Chapel streets.This event, featuring music, dance and...
Best-selling author Dava Sobel will give a public talk on April 28 at Yale to kick off a special astronomy exhibit at the Beinecke Rare Book Library. The lecture and exhibition are part of the Department of Astronomy’s year-long series of events to...
Yale University, world-renowned in the field of global health, epidemiology end emerging viruses, is offering specialists to speak on the global swine flu crisis. They can address many aspects of this outbreak, including diagnosis, treatment, comparisons...
Yale Vice President for New Haven and State Affairs and Campus Development Bruce Alexander and New Haven Mayor John DeStefano honored 10 individuals with Yale University Seton Elm-Ivy Awards at a ceremony at Yale on April 28.The Elm-Ivy Awards recognize...
Evidence suggests that having a close relative with type 1 diabetes puts individuals at greater risk of developing the disease, but one Yale researcher is investigating whether it’s possible to prevent a genetic disposition from turning into a full-blown...
Priyamvada Natarajan, associate professor of astronomy and physics, and Jaime Lara, a lecturer at Yale Institute of Sacred Music, have been named 2009 fellows by the Guggenheim Foundation. Guggenheim Fellows are appointed not only on the basis of...
Yale alumni across America and around the world will volunteer in their local communities for a Day of Service on Saturday, May 16.This is the first time Yale has organized a worldwide volunteer effort, and the event has attracted alumni from Alaska to...
More than 1000 high school students from nine cities around the state are expected to fill Yale’s largest concert hall on May 6 for a live performance by rap group 4PEACE of a new kind of hip-hop that sends a message of peace and mutual respect to inner...