by Ziba Kashef (this article originally appeared in YaleNews)
Ebola. Vaccines. Climate change. These familiar scientific terms are often cited in media reports and discussed in casual conversation, even if they are not well understood by non-... read more
Approaching music via philosophy and neuroscience
An article by Carmel Raz (Music) was published in the November issue of the journal 19th-Century Music. “‘The Expressive Organ Within Us’: Ether, Ethereality, and Early Romantic Ideas about Music... read more
Graduate Student Assembly Update
The GSA is excited to start the spring semester and is committed to continuing its efforts to improve the Yale graduate student experience through both new and ongoing projects.
Sixth-Year Funding for Doctoral ... read more
When graduate students seek advice and assistance in launching their careers, they now head to the Office of Career Strategy at 55 Whitney Avenue, the result of an August merger of Graduate Career Services and the undergraduate Office of Career... read more
Beginning in the 2015-16 academic year, the Graduate School will provide funding for eligible PhD students in the humanities and social sciences who need a sixth year to finish their work, Dean Lynn Cooley announced before winter break.
“I am... read more
Yale is planning to build a new residence hall for graduate and professional students on Elm Street, Provost Ben Polak announced on January 15. The new facility is slated for occupancy in 2017.
“This project is an essential part of our strategic... read more
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has launched an initiative to prepare college graduates from underrepresented minorities* for PhD programs in the biomedical sciences. PREP (Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program) at Yale is funded... read more
Gregg Gonsalves (Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases) was 45 years old in 2008, when he came to Yale to earn his undergraduate degree. He was working in Cape Town, South Africa, for a health and human rights organization and was wondering what... read more
Soon after Dean Lynn Cooley took office in July, she announced her determination to “ease students’ transition to life after graduation by expanding career counseling and enhancing our engagement with alumni.” To forward that goal, the Graduate... read more
An article by Sarah Piazza (Comparative Literature) was published recently in the Latin American Theatre Review. In “Musicalized Metatheatre: the Bolero as Intertext in Quíntuples by Luis Rafael Sánchez,” she analyzes how one of Puerto Rico’s best-... read more
Myra Jones-Taylor (PhD 2011, American Studies, Anthropology; MA 2003, African American Studies; MA 2002, American Studies) was appointed the first commissioner of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC), established in 2013 by Governor... read more
Community service is highly valued at Yale. In fact, it is embedded in the original charter, when the “Collegiate School,” as it was then called, was established in 1701 to train young people “for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State... read more
The GSA gathered much momentum during the 2013-2014 academic year and has been working hard to build on it this year. Since the 2014-2015 session began, the GSA has worked closely with both the Office of Career Strategy and the Center for Teaching... read more
Assef Ashraf (History) has won a fellowship in recognition of his “excellent work and potential to expand scholarship in Persian Studies,” according to the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute. His dissertation, advised by Abbas Amanat, is... read more
The Graduate School and the Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA) will confer their highest honor, the Wilbur Cross Medal, on four distinguished alumni on October 14.
The award, established in 1966, is named for Wilbur Lucius Cross (... read more
