Through the Yale-Clinton Fellowship Program, hospital managers in Liberia and Ethiopia are learning how to improve their health care delivery systems. Dr. Ruth Lekissa, medical director at ALERT Hospital in Ethiopia, is among those who have participated in the program.

This bird fossil from the Oligocene Epoch is approximately 30 million years old. Doctoral student Jakob Vinther found that traces of organic material in fossilized bird feathers contain melanin pigment, which can help scientists predict the specimen’s original colors.

Muslim and Christian Leaders Meet at Yale for Historic “Common Word” Conference

More than 150 Muslim and Christian leaders, including some of the world’s most eminent scholars and clerics, will gather at Yale University July 28 –31 to promote understanding between the two faiths, whose members comprise more than half the world’s population.

End-of-Life Care Gets Emphasis in New Yale Curriculum

What is a good death and how can the health care team provide the best care for patients near the end of life? There are no easy answers, but beginning this fall Yale University students will grapple with these issues under a blended learning curriculum designed to address the physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs that occur at the end of life. 

Construction Begins on New Health Center

Members of the campus community came one step closer to enjoying a new state-of-the-art health care facility when officials broke ground for the new Yale University Health Services (YUHS) on June 30 at 55 Lock St., corner of Canal Street.

Program Aims to Strengthen Health Care Systems in Africa

When nurse Denise Walsh arrived at Redemption Hospital in Liberia, Africa, which is now just emerging from years of civil war, the basic systems that help hospitals run smoothly and effectively were nowhere to be found.

Fossil Feathers Preserve Evidence of Color, Say Yale Scientists

Joan Feigenbaum Named the Grace Murray Hopper Professor

Alastair Minnis Appointed the Douglas Tracy Smith Professor

Robert Shiller Designated as the Arthur M. Okun Professor

Enrollment Open for “Faith and Globalization” Seminar

Donated Van To Aid Fight Against Breast Cancer in Uganda

Grant Supports SOM-Israeli Study of Homeland Security, Counterterrorism

UTC Contributes $1 Million to Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale Researchers Find Molecule That Guides Migrating Axons

Researchers Capture Images that Illuminate One of Cell’s Mysteries

Recovering Addicts Fare Better on Opiate Medication, Yale Researchers Find

Yale Researchers Discover Legionnaire Microbe’s Tricks

Yale Researchers Describe How Vaccine Adjuvant Jump-Starts Immune System

Risk of Death Persists in Heart Patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

Lyme Disease in the U.S. Originated in Europe

Yale Computer Scientists Devise a "P4P" System for Efficient Internet Usage

Yale’s Snyder Awarded 2007 Connecticut Medal of Science

Report Defines Changes Needed To Bring About a Sustainable World

In Memoriam: William R. Bennett Jr., Laser Inventor and Collector of Data

In Memoriam: Arthur Galston, Plant Biologist, Fought Use of Agent Orange

In Memoriam: Rulon S. Wells III, Renowned Linguist and Philosopher

Teen-Designed Exhibition at the Peabody Museum Explores Careers in Geosciences

Exhibit Pays Tribute to Composer of ‘Sleigh Ride’ and Other Popular Classics