In a whirlwind, Yale goes West
For Levin, chance to acquire former Bayer campus was ‘once-in-a-lifetime’
"a fraction of what it would cost to construct comparable buildings in New Haven"
Not just a fraction - a TINY fraction. Not to mention the lower taxes, fees and building permit costs that are involved in West Haven. Even better, a new Metro North train station is about to be built right on the campus using state funds.
datelines are not pretentious; they are awesome. yale should buy things in other towns so the ydn can run more of them.
Sure it's nice Yale is buying more science facilities. But to really improve the sciences, our school needs to acquire more inspiring science and math faculty. I am tired, as I'm sure many underclassmen who sit through large, depressing physics, organic chemistry, general chemistry, calculus classes are, of discouraging professors and discouraging exams. Please take it as a red flag when averages for exams are so low. It is not a sign that the students don't want to learn or don't love science -- it is simply a sign that we need more inspiration, more intelligible, accessible lecturers. We don't necessarily need top notch researchers lecturing us, we need top notch teachers. For the love of science, hear this, Yale.
West Campus - tons of potentially "free" parking and plenty of up to date office space. With office space and parking at a premium in New Haven and staffers crammed into older high maintenance buildings, I am wondering why we haven't heard of plans for Yale to occupy anything other than the research buildings.
Please take it as a red flag when averages for exams are so low. It is not a sign that the students don't want to learn or don't love science -- it is simply a sign that we need more inspiration, more intelligible, accessible lecturers. We don't necessarily need top notch researchers lecturing us, we need top notch teachers. For the love of science, hear this, Yale.
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You mistake the primary purpose of the science faculty. They are here to do research. Teaching is on top of that. Tenure is based on the abilities to publish and get grants. Teaching is not the major factor. If you wanted faculty selected for their ability to teach then you go to a top tier small liberal arts college. You come to Yale for the name and the names of the faculty members.
You come to Yale for the name and the names of the faculty members.
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That's a sad situation. Searching for better teachers to inspire hundreds of smart students would be the better investment.
West Campus to open new doors in University’s scientific research
leave it to the ydn to slap a pretentious dateline on this story. totally pointless.