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Nine years later, murder of Yale senior still unsolved
As Jovin Investigation Team debuts, interviews suggest holes in original police inquiry
Less than six hours before she was killed, Suzanne Jovin, a 21-year-old Yale student, turned in a draft of her senior essay.
District judge reopens Van de Velde suit
State law claims resurrected in former Saybrook dean’s lawsuit against Yale, NHPD
Former Saybrook College Dean James Van de Velde’s ’82 lawsuit against the University and the New Haven Police Department opened a new chapter yesterday, when Connecticut District Court Chief Judge Robert Chatigny reopened Van de Velde’s state law claims.
Exhibit showcases Yale’s new art
When the Yale University Art Gallery opened in 1832, the Greek-revival building housed about 100 paintings. One hundred and seventy five years later, the gallery holds more than 185,000 precious objects, among them ancient coins, colonial American bookcases and Impressionist masterpieces.
Univ. to return artifacts to Peru
Peru delegation visited Yale to seal deal
After almost a century in New Haven, a collection of artifacts excavated from Machu Picchu will be returning to Peru, Yale University and the Peruvian government announced in a joint statement Friday night.
Yale, Peru reach agreement
"Museum-quality" artficats will return to Peru
Yale University will grant the Peruvian government title to all of the artifacts excavated from Machu Picchu currently housed in the University's Peabody Museum, the University and the government of Peru announced Friday night.
Newhallville residents discuss spike in crime
Gunfire hit Alderman Blango’s home last week
On the night of Sept. 4, Newhallville’s crime problems literally hit home for Ward 20 Alderman Charles Blango. Four gunshots hit his house, with one of them piercing the wall.
Arts institute plans intensify
Abu Dhabi programs could begin in 2008
Yale may open an arts institute in Abu Dhabi as soon as September 2008, administrators said, bringing its world-renowned faculty to a desert island that may become the world’s next artistic hot spot.
Peru talks to enter key phase
Machu Picchu artifacts will be focus of next week’s discussions in New Haven
Yale and Peru are closer than ever to resolving their long-standing dispute over artifacts from Machu Picchu, and a delegation from Peru will be arriving at Yale late next week for negotiations about the status of the objects.
Donors fund art gallery
$20 million gift to boost museum’s education offerings
A new $20 million pledge to the Yale University Art Gallery will fund an expansion of the gallery’s education programs and facilities.
Architecture dean to design Bush Library
Yale School of Architecture Dean Robert Stern will design the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation announced Tuesday.