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Yale Professor Elizabeth Alexander Named Inaugural Poet
Elizabeth Alexander, an award-winning poet and Yale professor of African American studies and English literature, has been selected to compose and read an original poem at the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009.
“Invisible Incision” Surgery Done at Yale-New Haven Hospital
In what many surgeons consider the next frontier in minimally invasive surgery, Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital, successfully performed an appendectomy with no abdominal incision.
New Era of Science Policy — Yale Experts Available to Discuss Obama’s Plan
President-elect Barack Obama has said science is crucial to assuring America’s future by creating jobs and wealth today, through the development of alternate energy sources, green industries, new medicines and advanced technologies.
Yale to Honor the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Yale University will celebrate the memory of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) with a week of special events, January 15–23, dedicated to the theme “Because of His Dream: ‘Yes, We Can.'" The events are free and open to the public.
$6 Million Study Will Seek To Break Cycle of Chemical Dependence and Incarceration
After serving time, prisoners battling heroin addiction, mental illness and HIV face many challenges as they re-enter society.
