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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</lastBuildDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Research Revolution Underway at West Campus]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the center of the sprawling 136-acre West Campus are three buildings that will house scientists who are using three distinct technologies yet who share an underlying mission: transforming the way biological research is conducted at Yale.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MEDIA ADVISORY: Work of Yale Scientists Shows Vitality of Darwin’s Origin of Species]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:40:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[November 24 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin&rsquo;s On the Origin of Species. The seminal work continues to change how we look at the world, with scientists daily uncovering new examples of how natural selection shapes life. Many of those insights are coming from the labs of Yale University. Below is a list of experts available to discuss how they are applying Darwin&rsquo;s seminal work today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists Guide Immune Cells with Light and Microparticles]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7082</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies. Their findings are described in the November 15 issue of Nature Methods Advanced Online Publication.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Summer BioBlitz Turns Up the Common and the Unexpected ]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7078</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After spending 24 hours combing the woods, rivers and beaches of Stratford, Connecticut, and finding a record 977 species, Yale volunteers who took part in the latest BioBlitz have again made some unusual findings.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Synthetic Molecules Trigger Immune Response to HIV and Prostate Cancer]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7061</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:49:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body&rsquo;s immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, could lead to novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gene Increases Susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress, Yale Researchers Find]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7042</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A gene variant makes people who experienced trauma as children or adults more susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Yale researchers have found.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alexander Lauded for Helping To Lead the City’s Transformation]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7022</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce recently honored Bruce D. Alexander, vice president for New Haven and state affairs and campus development, with its Community Leadership Award.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sackler Institute Symposium Celebrates Interdisciplinary Scientific Endeavors ]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7030</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences held its inaugural symposium on Oct. 16 at West Campus.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For Work on Dark Matter, Geha Is Chosen One of the ‘Brilliant 10’]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7004</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you become one of the brightest young scientists in the country? Knowing what you want to do before you're 10 years old doesn't hurt - at least in Yale astronomer Marla Geha's case.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Evolution’s Path May Lead To Shorter, Stouter Women Who Give Birth Earlier]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=6989</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Yale University researchers have detected the effects of natural selection among two generations of contemporary women and predict their descendents will be slightly shorter and chubbier, have lower cholesterol and blood pressure and have their first children earlier in life.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exhibit Highlights Diversity of Resources at the City’s Lighthouse Point Park]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=6975</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On a wind-whipped afternoon under the aerial salute of a great egret, a great blue heron and a host of curious seagulls, officials from the City of New Haven and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History unveiled an educational exhibit at Lighthouse Point Park showcasing the natural resources of Long Island Sound and the park ecosystem.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yale Engineer Wins Packard Fellowship for Harnessing Power of Light]]></title>
<link>http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=6985</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hong Tang, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Yale&rsquo;s School of Engineering &amp; Applied Science, has been awarded a 2009 Packard Foundation Fellowship for Science and Engineering, the foundation announced Thursday.]]></description>
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