news.yale.edu Historian Beverly Gage nominated to National Council on the Humanities By Susan Gonzalez|Apr. 30th, 2021 President Joe Biden has nominated Yale historian Beverly Gage ’94 B.A. to the National Council on the Humanities, a board of 26 distinguished private citizens who advise the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the White House announced on April 28. Gage,…
If you want a .pdf copy of the ClassBook, just download it here. (Warning: 550mb) If you want to see the 50th Reunion Essay for a particular classmate, key his name into the search bar in the masthead above — or skim all the essays here. See also the Invited Essays, Reunion Reflections from classmates…
. news.yale.edu Two Hillhouse buildings earmarked for new Jackson School By Maureen Farrell | Mar. 17th, 2021 Two Yale-owned buildings on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven have been earmarked for the university’s new professional school of global affairs, scheduled to open in fall 2022. The future Jackson School of Global Affairs, now called the Jackson…
. from consumer.healthday.com Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries Mar. 1st, 2021 These improvements may occur within days or weeks of receiving the stem cell therapy, and can last at least six months, according to the small study. “This is exciting because there are really limited treatment options for patients with spinal…
. from pionline.com 3 take Harry M. Markowitz Award for insight into machine learning By Rob Kozlowski|Mar. 1st, 2021 Ronen Israel, Bryan Kelly and Tobias Moskowitz were named winners of the $10,000 Harry M. Markowitz Award for their paper, “Can Machines ‘Learn’ Finance?” The award was announced Feb. 25 by the Journal of Investment Management and…
. news.yale.edu The Love Proof: A story set at Yale By Susan Gonzalez|Feb. 18th, 2021 Madeleine Henry ’14 wrote two novels while she was an undergraduate at Yale, neither of which were ever published. But her persistence in bringing her narrative voice to the world eventually paid off. The Yale alumna has since published two books: “Breathe…
from CNBC . Facebook will debunk myths about climate change, stepping further into ‘arbiter of truth’ role By Salvador Rodriguez|Feb. 18th, 2021 Send to Kindle A polar bear in Repulse Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Facebook announced Thursday it will now debunk common myths about climate change, further leaning into the “arbiter of truth” role that the company…
from fox61.com Yale and New Haven mourn as police investigate shooting death of graduate student NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven Police are investigating a deadly shooting in the area of Nash Street and Lawrence Street that left a Yale University student dead. The shooting happened in the Elm City’s East Rock neighborhood. Just after…
Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” — based on the 1970 book by George McNamee — received five nominations, including nods for best film, drama; best director; best screenplay; best supporting actor; and best song. See Yale1969.org’s original story on the re-release of the book and the movie.
The Justice Dept. drops a lawsuit accusing Yale of discriminating against Asian-American and white applicants. Yale University’s campus in New Haven, Conn.Credit…Sasha Rudensky for The New York Times The Justice Department on Wednesday withdrew a lawsuit against Yale that charged the university with discriminating against Asian-American and white applicants for admission, another reversal by the…
from: https://news.yale.edu/spellman Yale’s Daniel Spielman wins Held Prize for solving decades-old problem By Jim Shelton January 21, 2021 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has presented the 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize to Daniel Spielman, Sterling Professor of Computer Science and professor of statistics and data science, for helping to solve a theoretical…
from Yale News Student innovators recognized on Forbes list By Susan Gonzalez, December 14, 2020 Three current Yale students and nearly a dozen recent alumni were named to Forbes magazine’s annual “30 Under 30” list, which recognizes some 600 individuals under the age of 30 who are innovators and leaders in a range of fields….
Chart showing COVID infections at Ivy colleges
from wtnh.com Yale students take a shot at love with ‘Marriage Pact’ questionnaire By Mackenzie Maynard, Nov. 23rd, 2020 (WTNH) — This semester, nearly 3,000 Yale University students answered questionnaires in hopes of potentially finding a romantic match. It’s all a part of the Marriage Pact, an idea started by Stanford students in 2017 and has…
Corporate capital and Trump’s coup: Will business elites take a stand? Trump’s war on democracy is clearly bad for business — but the leaders of corporate America helped create this mess By JIM SLEEPER Nov. 20th, 2020 The latest news out of Michigan — in which the current occupant of the White House has not only summoned Republican legislative leaders…
from www.middletownpress.com Yale is among the schools with the highest Graduation Success Rate, according to NCAA data Nov. 19th, 2020 At 99%, Yale’s athletic program was among nine schools with the highest GSR in the country. Four other Connecticut programs exceeded 90%: Fairfield (96%), Quinnipiac (94%), Hartford (94%), and UConn (92%). UConn’s percentage is the…
