Yale University News
Yale Welcomes the Class of 2014
Yale College welcomed the 1,344 members of the Class of 2014 to campus on Friday, August 27. The freshman class was selected from an applicant pool of 25,869. International students from 58 countries comprise 11% of the entering class.
Ancient “Lost” Egyptian City Discovered By Yale Archaeologists
A Yale team led by Professor of Egyptology John Coleman Darnell has unearthed a lost city—site of a massive bread-making industry—that flourished more than 3,500 years ago in the Western desert of Egypt.
Yale School of Architecture Announces Fall Public Events
This fall the Yale School of Architecture will offer more than a dozen free lectures, symposia and panel discussions that are open to the public.
Ancient Chinese Herbal Recipe Eases Side Effects of Chemotherapy
A combination of Chinese herbs in use for more than 1,800 years reduced the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy in mice, while actually enhancing the effects of the cancer treatment.
Yale Researcher Joins Vice President Joseph Biden to Unveil Report on Recovery Act
Nenad Sestan, associate professor of neurobiology at Yale, was at the White House on Tuesday, August 24 to call attention to innovative work funded by the $100 billion Recovery Act program to fund innovative and transformative research.
