International News
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.
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.
Donated Van To Aid Fight Against Breast Cancer in Uganda
With the help of a 35-foot donated van, Dr. Fred Okuku is about to bring breast cancer screening home to Uganda.
Grant Supports SOM-Israeli Study of Homeland Security, Counterterrorism
A gift from a Yale alumnus will support research by Yale and Israeli scholars on homeland security and counterterrorism.
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.
Volunteers Sought for Program Devoted to Building Intercultural Understanding
The Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) is seeking volunteers to serve as hosts in its Community Friends program, which aims to promote intercultural understanding and create global friendships by matching international students with residents of the New Haven area.
Yale University Leadership Program Draws India’s Parliamentarians
The 2008 India – Yale Parliamentary Leadership Program has drawn to Yale University a distinguished and senior delegation from India’s Parliament.
Yale School of Music Teams with Beijing’s Central Conservatory of Music to Host The First “Musicathlon”
The concert halls of Beijing will be alive with the sound of music—as well as lectures and master classes—for two weeks prior to the start of the Olympic Games.
Conference focuses on ‘Women and Men in the Globalizing University’
The role that gender plays at institutions of higher education throughout the world was the focus of a conference held on campus last month.
China's President Meets with Participants in Peking-Yale program
China’s President Hu Jintao met with Yale students and faculty involved in the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program on May 3.
Yale University President Announces 2008 Yale World Fellows
The Yale World Fellows Program represents a unique initiative among U.S. universities and a core element of Yale’s commitment to be a leading global university.
Creating Ideas for First Peace Park in the Middle East
This month faculty and students from Yale School of Architecture will join their Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli counterparts in creating a vision for the first cross-border Peace Park to be established in the Middle East.
