News

Promoting Science Literacy through Yale’s ‘Brain Education Day’

September 9, 2013

Mitra Miri (Neuroscience) is fascinated by the brain. Her dissertation research focuses on seizures and what inhibits them on a cellular level. She is motivated not only to break new ground in the lab, but also to make neuroscience... read more

Welcome to a New Academic Year at the Graduate School!

September 9, 2013

A torrential downpour, accompanied by thunder and lightning, did nothing to dampen the joy of the 595 new students on Matriculation Day, August 22. Chosen from approximately 10,000 applicants and hailing from every continent but... read more

Meet Yale’s 23rd President: GSAS Alumnus Peter Salovey

September 4, 2013

When it came time to choose a replacement for retiring Yale President Richard C. Levin (PhD 1974, Economics), the University turned, once again, to an alumnus of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences — one who, like Levin, had served as... read more

Graduate School Alumni Association News

June 11, 2013

“The tradition of service is rooted in Yale’s past,” wrote Yale College alumnus Mark Dollhopf, executive director of the Association of Yale Alumni, “but perhaps it is more relevant today than ever. There are few traditions as important to... read more

Graduate School Assembly Update

June 11, 2013

The Yale Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) has made great strides this past academic year. While the GSA continues to maintain a strong relationship with the Yale administration and to administer the Conference Travel Fellowship (CTF), the... read more

Kudos

June 11, 2013

Alissa’s paper, “Legal Heterogeneity in Ptolemaic Egypt,” is part of her dissertation, advised by Joseph Manning. In the essay, she explores the variety of courts and bodies of law available to litigants under the Ptolemies, a dynastic family that... read more

Yale Historian Heads New Digital Public Library of America

June 11, 2013

Daniel J. Cohen (PhD 1999, History) became the founding executive director of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), which opened its virtual doors in Boston in April. The DPLA will connect the riches of America’s libraries,... read more

Creating the Next Generation of Great Teachers

June 10, 2013

All graduate students at Yale serve as teaching fellows, and many go on to careers in academia, teaching while pursuing their own research. The Graduate School provides a wealth of opportunities to help students become effective educators,... read more

Three Faculty Members Honored at Convocation for Outstanding Mentorship

June 10, 2013

To signal the Graduate School’s deep commitment to effective and empathetic student guidance, Graduate Mentor Awards are awarded at Convocation. Lauren Tilton (American Studies), chair of the Graduate Student Assembly, presented this year... read more

Yale Celebrates Spectacular Commencement, May 19 - 20, 2013

June 10, 2013

At Convocation in the HGS Courtyard on Sunday, May 19, more than 50 students were recognized for their outstanding academic accomplishments, research, and service to Yale and the community. Three extraordinary faculty members received the... read more

Kudos

April 9, 2013

Nora Kory (Cell Biology) has won a predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association to study how cells metabolize fat to generate energy. This process is important to understand, because when it doesn’t work properly, it can lead to... read more

Students Gain Hands-on Professional Training by Running Focused and Interdisciplinary Colloquia

April 9, 2013

Student-run colloquia at the Graduate School – variously called brown bag lunches, forums, working groups, workshops, or reading groups – are an outstanding way for future faculty members to get experience organizing scholarly events.... read more

Bouchet Conference to Explore ‘Historicizing the Contemporary State of Diversity’

April 8, 2013

The Graduate School’s Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity (ODEO) will host “Then and Now: Historicizing the Contemporary State of Diversity in Higher Education” – this year’s Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education,... read more

Harvard Dean Named Next President of Smith College

April 8, 2013

Yale alumna Kathleen McCartney (PhD 1982, Psychology) will be the eleventh president of Smith College on July 1, replacing another Yale alumna, Carol T. Christ (PhD 1970, English), who has headed the college since 2002. McCartney is... read more

Helping Scientists Become Strong, Confident Writers in Graduate School

April 8, 2013

Scientists need to communicate effectively in order to share their research with colleagues, win fellowships and grants, and inform the general public. “To become successful scientists, students need to write, write regularly and with ease... read more