2003 News Archive: Science & Engineering

December 
12/18/03Yale Professor Presents Theory of Hate in Terrorism, Genocide and Massacres
12/18/03 Brain Area that Regulates Emotions is Smaller in Persons with Bipolar Disorder
12/15/03 Importance of Cilia in Inherited Kidney Disease a Focus of Yale Researchers
12/11/03Groundbreaking for Yale Engineering Research Building Held December 11
12/10/03Rainfall May Affect Geological Structure of Pacific Northwest Mountain Range
12/09/03Groundbreaking for Yale Engineering Research Building December 11
12/05/03Oldest Male Fossil Found in United Kingdom
12/03/03Fuel Cell Power Plant Dedicated at Yale University
12/02/03Religion and Parental Involvement Protect Urban Youth from Effects of Violence
12/01/03World AIDS Day Recognized with Week of Events at Yale
12/01/03Yale Scientists Report Evolution Preserved in Pseudogenes
12/01/03"Ground-filling" Held for Class of 1954 Chemistry Research Building at Yale
12/01/03Yale Scientists Report Evolution Preserved in Pseudogenes

 

November 
11/26/03Yale Professor Named Editor of Major Chemical Journal
11/24/03Dedication of Connecticut's First High-Efficiency Fuel Cell Power Plant at Yale
11/18/03People Vote their Party, not their Personal Beliefs
11/17/03Pfizer Fellowship To Honor Patricia Goldman-Rakic
11/17/03Humanoid Robot to Aid Autism Diagnosis is Goal of New Study Funded by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Award
11/12/03Yale Researchers Charting Role of Individual Cells in Rice Plants
11/11/03Women astronauts will talk about their 'Place in Space'

 

October 
10/31/03Marie Curie: Yale Medical Library Exhibit Opens November 6
10/31/03Marie Curie Nobel Centennial Celebration of Women in Science
10/31/03$3.9 Million Grant to Yale Computer Science: Sensitive Information in a Wired World
10/29/03Advisory: Editors and Reporters -- Re: Solar Storm
10/28/03Yale Rates High in "Best Places to Work in Academia"
10/27/03Faster, Cheaper Fiber Optic Cables Possible with New Technique Developed at Yale
10/23/03Advisory to Editors: Correction to Press Release #298
10/23/03Researchers Sequence and Analyze the DNA of an Ancient Parasite
10/23/03Yale Receives $4.9 Million Grant for International Genome Study
10/21/03Futurist to Discuss 'Inevitable Surprises'
10/21/03Former U.S. Sen. Timothy Wirth to Discuss Need for New Energy Policy
10/16/03Children Are Happy with Toys or Candy at Halloween1
10/14/03Giant Galapagos Tortoise Genes Tell Story of Prehistoric Volcanic Eruption

 

September 
09/30/03Prominent International Experts Join Visiting Faculty at Yale's Environment School
09/30/03New York Times Reporter to Discuss Difficulties Covering the World
09/29/03Yale's Environment School Buys Wind Power
09/29/03Infants Can Use Previous Observations to Interpret New Ones
09/23/03 Universities Can Help Save Lives by Adopting Innovative Intellectual Property Policies
09/18/03Experts in Energy, Public Health Join Faculty at Yale's Environment School
09/18/03"John Lee," Yale's Student-Built Solar Car to Compete in First International Race
09/15/03Two Female Engineering Professors at Yale Named Among World's Top Young Innovators by MIT's Technology Review Magazine
09/15/03New Model by Yale Researchers Explains Major Paradox About the Earth's Mantle
09/12/03Cosmic X-Ray Flashes Reveal Their Distance
09/12/03Cosmic X-Ray Flashes Reveal Their Distance
09/10/03Prehistoric Sediment in Utah Originated in Eastern North America
09/09/03New High School Internship at Yale OB-GYN Promotes Interest in Science
09/09/03IPCC Chairman to Discuss Third Assessment Report on Climate Change

 

August 
08/27/03Leading Authority on Burgess Shale Prehistoric Fossils Holds News Conference in Advance of Exhibit at Peabody Museum
08/21/03ADVISORY: Mars Opposition to Earth on August 27
08/11/03Yale Report Says Government Underestimates Cost of Wildfires

 

July 
07/29/03Yale and Indiana University Collaborate on Outfitting Telescope At Palomar with New and Powerful Camera
07/18/03Yale's SCHOLAR Program To Hold Closing Ceremony
07/17/03Eye Black Grease More Effective at Reducing Glare and Improving Visual Contrast than Anti-Glare Stickers, Yale Researchers Find
07/17/03Yale Researcher Named W.M. Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar
07/07/03Study: Agricultural Lands May Store More Carbon Dioxide in Rivers Than Forests

 

June 
06/26/03New Haven Public School Students Prepare for Careers in Science and Medicine with Yale's SCHOLAR Program
06/23/03Yale Book Examines Impact of Globalization on Environment
06/11/03Yale Professor Receives Blue Planet Prize; Second in a Row for Yale's Environment School
06/05/03Rising Cloud Base Over Northeast Could Disrupt Appalachian Forests

 

May 
05/26/03Yale Astronomer Sees New Gravitational Lens
05/26/03Grand Unification Theory of Galaxies Outlined
05/26/03Astrophysicists Predict Rapid Merging of Black Holes in Colliding Galaxies
05/25/03Four Yale Faculty Members Honored for Outstanding Teaching; Posthumous Award Given to Historian
05/23/03F&ES Doctoral Student Named Canon National Parks Science Scholar
05/23/03Edelson Named Director of Yale Cancer Center
05/19/03Executive Education Program Launched in China
05/15/03Lunar Eclipse Tonight
05/14/03Addendum to: American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Four Yale University Scholars
05/09/03Yale Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
05/09/03American Academy Elects Four Yale University Scholars
05/05/03Two Deputy Provosts Appointed at Yale University

 

April 
04/22/03Yale Engineering Professor Wins Prestigious Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award
04/21/03Forum to Consider Impact of Colorado Fire Last Summer
04/21/03There May be Twice as Many Genes in the Human Genome than previously thought, Yale Researchers Find
04/04/03Feral Robotic Toy Dogs Designed to "Sniff Out" Environmental Toxins Set Loose on April 5

 

March 
03/28/03In Memoriam: Preeminent Yale Physicist Vernon W. Hughes, Who Was a Leader in Experimental Particle Physics
03/18/03Women Smile More than Men, but Differences Disappear When They are in the Same Role, Yale Researcher Finds
03/10/039th Annual City-wide Science Fair Dedicated to the Memory of Yale Professor Robert Apfel

 

February 
02/27/03Yale Professors Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Engineering
02/26/03Gibbs Symposium 2003 to Honor "One of the World's Greatest Scientists" at Yale
02/14/03In Memoriam: World Renowned Developmental Biologist at Yale, John P. Trinkaus
02/11/03Yale Researchers Develop New SAT Test that Could Better Predict College Success

 

January 
01/30/03Yale Professor Wins Prestigious 2003 Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
01/30/03Yale Center for Genomics and Proteomics Awards First Round of Pilot Grants
01/29/03Consumers Want Information on Weight Loss and Maintenance in Deciding on a Diet
01/15/03Globalization and Environment Series to Explore Differences Between Northern, Southern Hemispheres
01/15/03Major Exhibition on Machu Picchu Opens January 26 at Yale Peabody Museum