Wendell Adjetey, a doctoral student in history and African-American studies, is one of 14 recipients of the Trudeau Foundation scholarship, considered the most prestigious doctoral award for the social sciences and humanities in Canada.Wendell AdjeteyThe...
The School of Medicine presented six faculty members with awards for teaching excellence during its Commencement ceremony on May 19.The teachers and their awards are:The Charles W. Bohmfalk Prize for teaching in the basic sciences — Dr. Susan Baserga,...
The University of Chicago will present an honorary Doctor of Science degree to Gregory Margulis, the Erastus L. DeForest Professor of Mathematics, during its 519th Convocation on June 14.In 1978, Margulis earned the Fields Medal, widely regarded as the...
After the Civil War, it became an annual tradition in many communities to decorate the graves of the fallen soldiers. Decoration Day, as it was called, later became the national holiday known as Memorial Day.
In honor of the holiday’s origins, here are...
Carbon-rich planets may be more common than previously thought, according to new research by Yale University astronomers.
Diamond planets may be more common than astronomers thought. (Illustration by Haven Giguere)
Some of these planets, all located far...
Thomas C. Duffy, director of University Bands and an adjunct professor at the Yale School of Music, will be part of a contingent travelling to Ghana this month. Duffy recently spoke with YaleNews about how the trip came to be, what he hopes he and his...
Yale University researchers have determined how a scarce molecule produced by marine bacteria can kill cancer cells, paving the way for the development of new, low-dose chemotherapies.The molecule, lomaiviticin A, was previously shown to be lethal to...