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April 20, 2015
Scientists are coming to grips with the superior grasping ability of humans and other primates throughout history. In a new study, a research team led by Yale University...
April 17, 2015
“Here’s you a piece of pizza” may sound like an alien way of speaking to some — unless of course you’re one of the linguists working on the Yale Grammatical Diversity Project...
April 16, 2015
This book is the first biography of the poet James Merrill (1926-1995).
April 15, 2015
World leaders in systems biology will visit Yale April 21 and 22 for a conference dedicated to the opening of a new home for the Yale Systems Biology Institute.
April 15, 2015
In commemoration of the death of President Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865, YaleNews spoke with Steven B. Smith, the Alfred Cowles Professor of Government and Philosophy...
April 14, 2015
Historian Mary Lui will be the next master of Timothy Dwight College (TD), announced President Peter Salovey and Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway in an email to the...
March 26, 2015
The university has announced important steps in a long-planned expansion of the Department of Computer Science, with enhancements in both faculty and classroom resources.