After more than 60 years teaching art history and architecture at Yale, Sterling professor emeritus Vincent Scully is stepping away from the lectern and turning his attention to writing and research.
A book slated to be published by the Yale University Press about violent controversy stirred some academic controversy of its own this summer.
Yalies tired of browsing Facebook and playing Bubble Spinner while pretending to work this summer will have something new to do tomorrow: searching for the perfect courses to take next year. Classes for the 2009-'10 academic year will be unveiled on the Online Course Information on Wednesday, according to the Registrar's...
Harvard University announced Thursday that it is creating an endowed visiting professorship in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies, staking its claim as the first American university to create such a chair. The milestone hits a sour note at Yale, given that the University...
Yale psychiatry professor Marc Potenza has been awarded over $400,000 to found a gambling disorder research center at the University. The grant from the Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders, to be administered over three years, will provide start-up funds for a "Center of Excellence" at Yale to study gambling disorders. Potenza will head the center, which will...
Follow the Class Day and Commencement ceremonies on Sunday and Monday live on video feed provided by the University Office of Public Affairs.
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences earlier this month, faculty members formally discussed the possibility of instituting minors for the first time but did not vote on the issue. Pericles Lewis, co-chair of the Committee on Majors, said many faculty members spoke in favor of minors at the well-attended meeting. “The discussion was incredibly rich and...
Students planning to spend the summer in Mexico will be able to use Yale funds for their projects or travel, thanks to the U.S. State Department's decision to lift the travel advisory to Mexico, Yale officials said Tuesday. Earlier this month, Yale refused to fund undergraduate projects or travel in Mexico unless the State Department lifted its advisory on travel to...
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Not even a morning of rain could ruin the homecoming here at Tufts University on Sunday for one of Yale's most pioneering female scientists. At Tufts' Commencement ceremony this morning, Meg Urry, the director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics and chair of the Physics...
A committee voted to grant tenure to two science professors Thursday afternoon, bringing the total number of tenure appointments this year to nine. Eight of these have been in the sciences or social sciences. Richard Yang (left), an associate professor of computer science, and Jun Korenaga (right), an associate professor of geology and geophysics, received tenure...
Students gathered on Cross Campus yesterday to show support for a chemistry lecturer who is about to lose her job. Above, Blessing Aghaulor '12 signs a petition asking that the lecturer, Iona Black, remain employed by the University. Meanwhile, Leon Noel '10 pours baking soda into a homemade-volcano, while Travis Long '10 looks on. Long said Black told him...
Yalies who prefer the underground to their college libraries will once again have the opportunity to hole up in Bass Library for a solid 65 hours as exams approach, as the Yale University Library announced today that Bass will remain open from 10 a.m. on Saturday to 3 a.m. Tuesday. Associate University Librarian Danuta Nitecki said that the 24-hour schedule is once...
