2004 News Archive: Science & Engineering

December 
12/16/04Woodall Receives Nishizawa Medal for Extraordinary Contributions to Technology
12/15/04Yale MS Clinic Receives Grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

 

November 
11/19/04Second Annual High School Internship at Yale OB-GYN Promotes Interest in Science
11/19/04Brain Imaging Study of Drunk Drivers Pinpoints Neurological Changes
11/16/04Intel Donates Equipment worth $500,000 to Yale Engineering Research
11/10/04Richard L. Garwin to Give Two Talks at Yale Engineering
11/08/04Yale Environmental Journal Translated into Chinese
11/01/04American Association for the Advancement of Science Names Fellows from Yale

 

October 
10/25/04Four Forestry and Environmental Studies Students Named Heinz Scholars
10/25/04GE Foundation Grant Enables F&ES to Attract Diverse Talent
10/25/04Martian Meteorite Measurements Give Information on Planet Evolution
10/22/04Estrogen or Stimulating Environment Boost Memory
10/21/04Ancient Sea Spider Fossils Discovered in Volcanic Ash
10/21/04Yale Professor Named 2004 Biomedical Engineering Society Distinguished Lecturer
10/21/04Mitochondrial Mutation Linked to Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Problems
10/20/04Arthur Galston to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Illinois
10/08/04Yale Scientists Find Cooperative RNA Switches in Nature
10/04/04Book Chronicles Evolution and Success of World Renowned School Development Program

 

September 
09/29/04"Most Recent Common Ancestor" of All Living Humans Surprisingly Recent
09/22/04Yale Researchers Discover VEGF Molecule Contributes to the Development of Asthma
09/22/04$7.5 Million Grant to Yale Researchers for Role of Viruses in Cancer
09/21/04Martin Saunders to Receive the James Flack Norris Award
09/21/04T.P. Ma Receives the 2005 IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award
09/09/04Innovative Young Engineers at Yale Selected to Participate in NAE's 2004 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
09/08/04Yale Scientists Bring Quantum Optics to a Microchip
09/07/04News Media Subtly Influence Attitudes about Gender Differences
09/03/04Yale Celebrates 75 Years of Excellence in Psychology

 

August 
08/30/04In Memoriam: Mathematician Walter Feit, Pioneer in Finite Group Theory
08/24/04In Memoriam: Yale Mathematician Shizuo Kakutani Known for His Work in Functional Analysis and Probability

 

July 
07/23/04Yale Scientists Visualize Details of How Hepatitis C Unwinds RNA
07/15/04Gift from Yale Alumnus to Enable Construction of New F&ES Home
07/08/04Ira Mellman, Ph.D. Named Scientific Director of the Yale Cancer Center

 

June 
06/29/04Deserts and Rainforests are Equally Productive during Drought
06/28/04Sunquakes and Starquakes: Astronomy Conference at Yale in July 2004
06/25/04Yale Researchers Receive $4.5 Million Grant to Study Spinal Cord Repair
06/24/04Yale Scientists Decipher Odor Code
06/15/04In Memoriam: Expert in Population Censuses and Surveys, I. Richard Savage
06/07/04Yale Professor Receives Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving Award
06/07/04Yale Mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot Elected to the American Philosophical Society
06/03/04Eyewitness Memory Poor in Highly Intense and Stressful Situations
06/02/04GOODS Uncovers Hidden Black Holes in the Distant Universe
06/02/04Yale Scientists Visualize Molecular Detail of RNA Splicing Complex
06/01/04Leaders From Government, NGOs Among New F&ES Visiting Faculty

 

May 
05/28/04Yale Symposium to Examine Forest Certification
05/27/04Environmental Impact of Bioeconomy Examined in the Yale Journal
05/25/04Yale University Releases National Poll On The Environment
05/12/04Yale Scientist Says Clues to String Theory May be Visible in Big Bang Aftermath
05/06/04Annual Chemical Biology Symposium at Yale May 14, 2004
05/04/04Yale Faculty Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

 

April 
04/30/04Scientists Report How Protons Induce Water Cages
04/29/04Yale Physics Professor Devoret Receives Major European Award
04/26/04Researchers Show Cystic Fibrosis Defect in Mice Corrected with Turmeric Extract
04/23/04President and CEO of Nature Conservancy to Discuss "Sustainable Conservation: A Model for the 21st Century"
04/22/04Yale Adopts New Targets to Help Safeguard the Environment
04/22/04ale Grads Donate Defibrillators to Engineering: Training Comes Full Circle
04/22/04Yale Grads Donate Defibrillators to Engineering: Training Comes Full Circle
04/19/04In Memoriam: Pioneering Leader Who Developed Widely Used Tools of Chemical Analysis, Csaba Horváth
04/19/04In Memoriam: Pioneering Leader Who Developed Widely Used Tools of Chemical Analysis, Csaba Horváth
04/14/04RESCHEDULED EVENT: BioHaven Speaker Series Revived Lecture: "Trends in Pharma-Biotech Dealmaking"
04/14/04New York Times Editor to Discuss History of Environment in American Politics
04/13/04MEDIA TELECON AT 1:00 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY APRIL 14
Hubble Observations of Planetoid Sedna Yield Surprises
04/12/04Five Yale Students Win Distinguished National Awards
04/02/04Peabody Exhibition Delves Into Riddle of Human Origins

 

March 
03/29/04Yale Book: Global Environmental Threats Need Urgent Action
03/22/04L.A. Times, Washington Post Environment Reporters to Talk at F&ES
03/18/04Expert Who Discovered that Whales Sing Songs to Discuss Their Protection
03/17/04Nobel Chemist, Peter Agre, to Speak at Yale Medical School
03/15/04Most Distant Object in Solar System Discovered
03/15/04Paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey to Talk on Human Origins
03/15/04In Memoriam: John Rodgers Geologist Who Mapped the Bedrock Geology of Connecticut
03/11/04F&ES Talk on Political Organizing for the Environment
03/02/04CURE and Yale University Launch Connecticut's BioBus Honors Program
03/01/04Democratic Pollster to Discuss Americans' Attitudes Toward Environment

 

February 
02/24/04New Deans of Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
02/03/04In Memoriam: Walter Jack Cunningham, Former Chairman of Yale Electrical Engineering

 

January 
01/22/04Congressman Chris Shays to Discuss Environment, 2004 Elections
01/14/04Yale Scientists Identify How Chemical in Human Sweat Attracts Mosquitoes
01/14/04Yale Scientists Identify How Chemical in Human Sweat Attracts Mosquitoes
01/12/04Clinton Administration Chief of Staff to Discuss Environment and Democratic Political Strategy
01/09/04Drug Abuse Programs Highlighted at Yale Grand Rounds January 14
01/05/04"Paper of the Year" Winner for Biomedical Research Announced