Former Yale provost will step down as MIT president
Hockfield left Yale in 2004. Former Yale Provost Susan Hockfield announced today she will leave her position as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The Treasures of Yale: Studying in Sterling
One of the most exciting parts of entering Sterling Memorial Library lies in that split-second decision of choosing your study room. The following are some pointers on where to go on the first floor.
'Good Goods' gets pretty good reviews
Some worry it's too disjointed. A mysterious factory town, sexual identity, politics and the supernatural: what else can you ask for in a play?
Kristof pats New Haven on the back for school reform
Gives New Haven big props. According to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, valuable education reform is happening here and now in the New Haven.
MEDANSKY: Abraham Lincoln: Hunting for more than vampires
Sidewinder
The great Illinois poet Carl Sandburg—the scribe of his big-shouldered city—published “Chicago Poems” in 1916. A prolific non-fiction author and poet, Sandburg wrote volumes upon volumes chronicling the childhood and the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln—a fellow man of the Midwest—fascinated him, and Sandburg’s fascination spawned one of his most unassuming poems: a mere quatrain entitled “In a Back Alley.”
Shakespeare scenes form sinful cabaret
A spin of the carnival wheel on the set of “The Deadly Seven: Shakespeare’s Purgatorio,” determines which of the seven deadly sins the audience experiences next.
SOM to increase marketing funds
In an effort to promote the School of Management more effectively, SOM Dean Edward Snyder decided to add $1 million to the school’s marketing budget.
YPSA to award grants
Beginning this spring, Yalies interested in the study of anti-Semitism will be eligible for funding from the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism.
Yale Carbon Fund makes progress in New Haven
Since joining forces with the New Haven Office of Sustainability a year and a half ago, the Yale Community Carbon Fund has continued expanding renewable energy initiatives in the city.
Two Yalies win Gates
Two Yale students received the 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Cambridge in England.
Implications of ICE suit still unclear
Litigation for four detainees from the raids is still pending.
Reno builds his staff
A month after his introduction as the 34th head coach of the Yale football team, Tony Reno officially announced the coaching staff members who will be joining him yesterday.
A 'Lin'spiring story
Undrafted just a year ago, former Harvard guard Jeremy Lin has since become an instant classic. In his first five career starts, Lin has poured in 136 points, more than any other player in NBA history since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.
TRACK | No offseason, no problem for runners
For Kevin Lunn ’13, captain of the men’s 2012 cross country team, distance running is like having a “super needy, high-maintenance girlfriend.”
MAGDZIK: Integrate grad students
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” was not written about graduate students, but it may as well have been.
TAN: If Tweets could kill
A week and a half ago, on February 4th, a day celebrated as Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, a 23-year-old Saudi blogger named Hamza Kashgari posted three tweets that set his country on fire.
Engineering courses broaden appeal
Some engineering professors have broadened the focus of their courses to draw a more diverse selection of students.
YPD announces next police academy
The Yale Police Department will kick off its next Citizen Police Academy on Mar. 30. The program aims to increase understanding and awareness of the YPD’s history, operations and capabilites, YPD Chief Ronnell Higgins said.
Acclaimed environmentalist proposes fuel independence
America’s dependence on fossil fuels may be on its death bed. Amory Lovins, the co-founder of the independent nonprofit organization, the Rocky Mountain Institute, thinks so, he told a capacity crowd on Wednesday.
Online lectures enter the classroom
Open Yale Courses is also changing how those professors teach on campus.
ETTINGER: Sources of Lin-spiration
Statistically Speaking
Lin-sanity is everywhere. Unless you live under a rock, you’ve already heard the awe-inspiring tale of the Harvard grad turned benchwarmer turned Lin-ternational sensation.