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Understanding the ‘constitutional dialogue’ behind American equality

During an extraordinary span between 1840 and 1920, America wrestled mightily with what the country’s founders intended when they declared that “all men are created equal.” In his new book, “Born ...
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In conversation: Kathryn Lofton on the 2016 elections from a humanist’s point of view

As part of an ongoing series of conversations with Yale faculty members on the 2016 presidential elections, YaleNews recently met with Kathryn Lofton, professor and chair of the Department of ...
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Nature’s own nanoparticles harnessed to target disease

Using a novel form of immune-genetic therapy, researchers from Yale School of Medicine and the Jagiellonian University College of Medicine in Poland have successfully inhibited a strong immune ...
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Creative Classroom: Elihu Rubin teaches undergraduates to notice what is often ignored

Students in Elihu Rubin's undergraduate seminar "Infrastructure: Politics and Design" learn about the medical school power plant during a tour of the facility. It’s easy to take for granted the bus ...
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West Campus study center brings art gallery’s collections ‘out of darkness’

Visitors to the Yale University Art Gallery ponder and enjoy the more than 4,000 works on display, but as is the case at many museums, the objects on view represent a small portion of the gallery’s ...
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Elizabeth H. Bradley named the Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy

Elizabeth H. Bradley, newly named as the Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy, focuses her work on strengthening health care systems in the United States and developing countries. Elizabeth H.
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Enzyme mutations may protect against vascular thrombosis and stroke

Yale researchers have identified the mechanism behind a molecular variation that reduces risk of stroke in children with sickle cell anemia. The molecular variation was recently identified but not ...
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Amy Meyers reappointed director of the Yale Center for British Art

Amy Meyers has been reappointed to a third, five-year term as director of the Yale Center for British Art, President Richard C. Levin has announced. Her new term is effective July 1, 2012. In a letter ...
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Research in the news: The missing link between obesity and a common liver disease

The high levels of obesity in the United States contribute to fatty liver disease, the most common form of liver disease. However, little is known about how obesity causes fatty liver. A new study by ...
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Haskins Labs receives $3.4 million NIH grant to study links between perception and speech

Haskins Laboratories, an independent research institute in New Haven that collaborates with Yale University and other institutions around the world, has been awarded $3.4 million by the National ...
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Yale scientist: Chikungunya outbreak may become a major U.S. public health problem

A Yale scientist warns that an outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya, which was recently discovered on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, might spread to other nations in the western ...
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Program extending library hours continued for second year

A pilot program to extend hours at Sterling Memorial Library (SML) and Bass Library has been continued for another year, announced Kimberly M. Goff-Crews, secretary and vice president for student life ...