Yale Bulletin

Published: November 20, 2009 | Two-Week Issue

Adorno Named to National Council on the Humanities

Rolena Adorno, the Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has been appointed to the National Council on the Humanities, part of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

For Dean Alpern, Making Science the ‘Language of Medicine’ Is a Priority

Dr. Robert J. Alpern is about to begin his second five-year term as dean of the Yale School of Medicine.

Together at Yale

By virtue of being at Yale, two Kenyan siblings who have seen each other only infrequently over the past decade can now enjoy sharing some time together.

Grateful Squadron Honors Yale Police Department With Flag Flown in Iraq

An American flag was flown over the Balad Air Base in Iraq for one day last April as a tribute to the Yale Police Department (YPD), which had sent a "care package" for the troops there.

Working at Yale

The special section aimed at Yale staff members this month features a story about University employees sharing their Thanksgiving feasts with Yale students from around the world.


Research Revolution Underway at West Campus

Alice Kaplan Is Appointed the John M. Musser Professor

Harold Koh Is Named the First Martin R. Flug ’55 Professor

Christina Kraus To Serve as the Thomas A. Thacher Professor

Steven Wilkinson Is Designated as the Inaugural Nilekani Professor

Possibilities Abound in a Nation That Is Diverse, CNN Journalist Says

Editor Describes the Challenges of Talking About Science

New Musical Asks: Who Took a ‘Pop’ at Andy Warhol?

Finding a Protective Mechanism for Retinal Cells Could Save Sight

Yale Team Reveals How Immune System Gets Primed for Battle

New Culprit for Viral Infections Among Elderly—An Overactive Immune Response

A Day To Remember Those Who Served

Marriage Equality Advocacy Organization Deeds Records to Yale Library

Mustachioed Men of Movember Call for Support as End of November Approaches

Understanding the Global Financial Crisis

 

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