- Student climate activists from Yale, Stanford, Princeton, MIT and Vanderbilt file legal complaints to compel divestment | For years, they tried to convince universities that investing in fossil fuels was immoral. Now they’re telling them it’s illegal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/16/college-fossil-fuel-divest-legal-action/ 9 comments climate
- Researchers at Yale University have developed a bioplastic made using wood byproducts. The material boasts high strength and durability, but also has the ability to degrade completely in the space of just three months. https://newatlas.com/materials/bioplastic-wood-powder-degrades-three-months/ 16 comments science
- We Stand With Our Writer. Bandy Lee Sues Yale, Says University Fired Her Over Efforts to Expose Donald Trump’s Mental Illness https://www.dcreport.org/2021/03/23/we-stand-with-our-writer/ 29 comments politics
- This 3rdC AD Roman shield is the only known surviving example from the ancient world. It was discovered in the 1930s flattened and broken into 13 pieces during excavations of a Roman countermine at Dura-Europos, Syria. Now on display at Yale University. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/l6yj9l 43 comments europe
- A dollar collapse is not as far off as is believed, but it could happen in the short term and “at the speed of light” says Stephen Roach, member at Yale University and former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia https://www.financedrops.com/dollar-forecast-collapse-in-2021-the-analysis-by-a-yale-economist/ 4 comments economy
- Trump's deployment of federal agents could suppress voter turnout, argues Jason Stanley, an expert on fascism at Yale University https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-deployment-of-federal-agents-could-suppress-voter-turnout-2020-7 27 comments politics
- Trump administration opens probe of Yale University over admissions http://www.courant.com/education/hc-wp-trump-probe-yale-admissions-20180926-story.html 35 comments politics
- Trump administration opens probe of Yale University https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-administration-opens-probe-of-yale-university/2018/09/26/9f69b690-c1a9-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html 39 comments politics
- More than 70 people have fallen ill in a suspected mass overdose near Yale University https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/police-investigating-several-overdoses-on-new-haven-green-in-last-12-hours--490923131.html 6 comments worldnews
- Scientists from Yale University have spotted the signature of a time crystal in a common crystal that crops up in off-the-shelf crystal-growing kits for kids, as reported in the journal Physical Review Letters. https://newatlas.com/time-crystal-found-crystal-growing-kit/54469/ 7 comments science
- Yale University's Avalon project curates a digital library of all Presidential Inaugural addresses from 1789 to 2009. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/inaug.asp 3 comments history
- Yale University keeps college named after white supremacist despite protests http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/yale-university-keeps-college-named-after-slavery-proponent-a7005301.html 4 comments worldnews
- Shooting at Yale University http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/500948/yale-university-shooting 3 comments worldnews
- Yale University acquires ‘treasure trove’ of medieval manuscripts - Medievalists.net http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/17/yale-university-acquires-treasure-trove-of-medieval-manuscripts/?utm_content=buffer72bdb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 3 comments history
- Ben Carson Facing Scrutiny for Claim About Incident at Yale University http://abcnews.go.com/politics/ben-carson-facing-scrutiny-claim-incident-yale-university/story?id=35045540 43 comments politics
- Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has uncovered what amounts to "strong evidence" of a genocide coordinated by the Myanmar government against the Rohingya people, according to an assessment by Yale University Law School http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/exclusive-strong-evidence-genocide-myanmar-151024190547465.html 58 comments worldnews
- A growing number of investors believe that US stocks are overvalued, creating the risk of a significant bear market, according to research by Yale University market scholar Robert Shiller. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85d0becc-58c5-11e5-a28b-50226830d644.html 13 comments economy
- Yale University is looking for people who want to quit smoking and own a smartphone. If eligible, you will receive a free 3-week program to quit smoking. http://psychiatry.yale.edu/quitsmoking/index.aspx 3 comments science
- Researchers from Yale University believe they have deciphered the neurological mechanism that causes the “munchies,” that inexplicable urge to eat. The phenomenon appears to be driven by neurons in the brain that typically involve suppressing the appetite. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/02/17/marijuana-and-the-brain-the-science-behind-the-munchies/?tid=rssfeed 13 comments science
- Joseph Heller’s lost musical comedy unearthed at Yale university. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/07/joseph-heller-lost-musical-howe-hummel-yale-catch-22 26 comments books
- A Yale University professor has created a thin, lightweight smartphone case that is harder than steel and as easy to shape as plastic. “This material is 50 times harder than plastic, nearly 10 times harder than aluminum and almost three times the hardness of steel,” http://news.yale.edu/2014/09/04/yale-professor-makes-case-supercool-metals 356 comments technology
- I have a degree from Yale University, HRD minister Smriti Irani says http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/i-have-a-degree-from-yale-university-hrd-minister-smriti-irani-says/articleshow/40013303.cms 19 comments india
- Research: Human friendships based on genetic similarities beyond the superficial--“Your friends don’t just resemble you superficially, they resemble you genetically,” said Nicholas Christakis, a physician and social scientist at Yale University and a co-author of the study. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/research-human-friendships-based-on-genetic-similarities-beyond-the-superficial/2014/07/14/8aea04fe-0ab5-11e4-8c9a-923ecc0c7d23_story.html?tid=sm_fb 15 comments science
- A scooter concept I designed as part of my Yale University application. All feedback appreciated!!! ;-) http://faquinou.deviantart.com/art/Scooter-concept-425600291 7 comments blender
- Researchers at Yale University have identified a molecular signal that allows potentially therapeutic proteins to hitch a ride into cells using vesicles, possibly making previously inaccessible proteins vulnerable to drugs. http://scitechdaily.com/new-design-makes-previously-inaccessible-proteins-vulnerable-to-drugs/ 25 comments science
- Philosophy and Science of Human Nature - Download Free Content from Yale University on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/course/philosophy-science-human-nature/id523530509 3 comments philosophy
- Switzerland, Latvia, Norway and Luxembourg ranked as world's greenest in 2012 by Yale University's Environmental performance index http://epi.yale.edu/epi2012/rankings 3 comments europe
- Bill Ackman Tells Harvard And Yale Kids How To Get Rich - Via a lecture series offered by online education provider The Floating University http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-ackman-if-you-want-to-be-a-billionaire-dont-follow-the-herd-2011-10 6 comments stocks
- Three professors at Yale and Cornell universities have created a website that encourages wealthy Americans to give their tax savings to charities. http://giveitbackforjobs.org/ 5 comments reddit.com
- "In a lab at Yale University, a rat inhales. Every breath this rodent takes is a sign of important medical advances looming on the horizon, for only one of its lungs comes from the pair it was born with. The other was built in a laboratory." http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/06/24/lungs-rebuilt-in-lab-and-transplanted-into-rats/ 13 comments science
- Wonder why we don't crash like computers? Researchers from Yale University have figured out why our brains succeed where computers fail. http://www.gizmag.com/yale-scientists-compare-bacteria-to-linux/15037/ 14 comments science
- The show was inspired by an experiment at Yale University in the 1960s by social psychologist Stanley Milgram. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8573755.stm 24 comments cogsci
- "The Mathematical Foundations of Consciousness," a lecture by Professor Gregg Zuckerman of Yale University http://polymathism.com/ 49 comments math
- America's two richest universities - Harvard and Yale - battered by the financial crisis lost a combined $18bn in their endowments last year http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/11/harvard-yale-financial-crisis 32 comments business
- Yale Surrenders Why did Yale University Press remove images of Mohammed from a book about the Danish cartoons? http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/2009/08/yale-surrenders.html 7 comments reddit.com
- FAIL: Yale University Press to publish "definitive" book on controversial Danish cartoons of Mohammad - but the the book will not actually reprint the cartoons... since Yale press is afraid of the Muslims.... epic... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/books/13book.html?_r=3 6 comments worldnews
- The Sky May Be Falling, But We Can Fix It : When it comes to environmental news, doom and gloom often rules the day. And it’s easy to get discouraged. But scientists from Yale University say most polluted ecosystems can recover in as little as 5 or 10 years. http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/08/the-sky-may-be-falling-but-we-can-fix-it/ 5 comments science
- A team led by a Yale University astronomer has discovered the least luminous, most dark matter-filled galaxy known to exist. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080918170630.htm 10 comments space
- Yale University to post courses on Web for free http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060920/wr_nm/life_yale_dc;_ylt=ahbgtqg0bjq9ffhn9xpbnpkdw7of;_ylu=x3odmtbhzdhxndfzbhnlywntzw5ld3m- 10 comments reddit.com
- Canadians Mock Yale University Over Bush Graduation http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5294690.stm 49 comments reddit.com