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August 7, 2015
Making social network analysis comprehensible and useable for police and others working to reduce violent crimes is the focus of a workshop that will take place on campus Aug...
August 6, 2015
A Yale University astronomer has helped untangle the cosmic knots of stars at the center of giant, elliptical galaxies.
August 3, 2015
Researchers at Yale, Connecticut College, and the University of Buffalo have determined the chemical processes at play when a firefly converts the chemicals in its body into...
July 27, 2015
Astronomers have long known that powerful cosmic winds can sometimes blow through galaxies, sweeping out interstellar material and stopping future star formation. Now they...
July 27, 2015
Written by Robert A. Dahl, considered one of the preeminent democratic theorists of recent times, this book explains the nature, value, and mechanics of democracy.
July 27, 2015
Harold W. Scheffler, professor emeritus of anthropology 1963-2008, died peacefully at his home in New Haven on July 24. He was 83. Scheffler was considered one of modern...
July 22, 2015
A new introduction by Jonathan Holloway explores Du Bois’s accomplishments while helping readers to better understand his writings in the context of his time as well as ours.