Dr. Nicholas Christakis, newly named as the Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social and Natural Science, is a sociologist and physician who conducts research in the areas of social networks and biosocial science.Dr. Nicholas ChristakisBefore joining the...
Dr. Frankenstein mashed up body parts. Modern researchers mash up data.Cover of the seventh Cologne edition of the “Malleus Maleficarum,” 1520, The University of Sydney, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.On Halloween (Thursday, Oct. 31) the Center for Science...
A woman tries to buy justice in the Yale School of Drama’s next production, Friedrich Durrenmatt’s “The Visit,” which is being staged Oct. 29-Nov. 2 at the Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel St.“The Visit” tells the story of a wealthy woman who returns to her...
Even as the campus is glowing with the reds and golds of autumn, Yale community members can discover new ways to think “green” year-round during “Celebrate Sustainability,” a week-long program of talks, tours, and demonstrations sponsored by Yale’s Office...
A concert to benefit the Calvin Hill Day Care Center’s playground and garden space will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, in Sudler Hall of William L. Harkness Hall, 100 Wall St. The event features Andrius Zlabys on piano, Yaira Matyakubova on violin, and...
The Week Ender appears every Thursday in Yale News and offers highlights of the many activities taking place at the University Friday-Sunday.FridayListen to the sixth lecture in the series “Let This Be a Lesson: Heroes, Heroines, and Narrative in...
Juan J. Linz, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Political and Social Science — who has been described as a “towering figure in 20th-century social sciences” — passed away on Oct. 1.Juan Linz“Linz’s books and teaching have had a profound influence in shaping...