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December 17, 2020
Polak, the William C. Brainard Professor of Economics, stepped down as provost in February. He discusses his time in the role and what he missed about teaching.
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December 16, 2020
Public Humanities is art and performance. It is literature and dialogue. It encompasses histories of places, communities, and social movements. At Yale, the Public Humanities...
December 14, 2020
Yale astronomer Meg Urry discusses the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Yale’s role in mapping the cosmos, and the impact of COVID-19 on astronomical research.
Image of the author Sophie White and the cover of the book Voices of the Enslaved
December 9, 2020
Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center has recognized Sophie White for her book “Voices of the Enslaved: Love, Labor, and Longing in French Louisiana.”
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December 8, 2020
Yale’s Planetary Solutions Project will unite leadership and experts across disciplines to tackle the environmental challenges threatening life on Earth.
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December 8, 2020
A new analysis suggests that megafauna on the Indian Subcontinent were able to avoid extinction due to co-evolution with human populations.
Image of Ibram X. Kendi.
December 7, 2020
During an online conversation on Dec. 2, writer Ibram X. Kendi made the case that much of the conventional thinking around racism misses the point.