Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 4:42pm
Few careers include both research on lemurs in Africa and successful negotiation of environmental reform. But Alison Richard — one-time University provost and former Director of the Yale Peabody Museum — has somehow managed all this and more. The Peabody Museum presented Richard with the Addison Amery Verrill Medal for achievement on Wednesday, its highest honor for...
At least 11 Yale seniors accepted Fulbright Scholarships this year, International Education and Fellowships Program administrators announced Friday. Since the awards are announced on a rolling basis by destination country, scholarship applicants hoping to go to the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan and the Dominican Republic have not yet received a decision, IEFP Fellowships...
Renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson ’73 — known for cracking open skulls — promoted his investment in opening the minds of youth Friday at an awards ceremony for local high-achieving students. Four New Haven students received the Carson Scholarship for their outstanding academic record and community service work at a special presentation that took place...
After last year’s drought, the floodgates are opening at Yale to an unprecedented number of Luce Scholars. Charles Edel ’01 GRD ’11, Ian Simon GRD ’08 and Micah Ziegler ’08 are three of 18 candidates nationwide chosen this year by the Henry Luce Foundation for the highly selective Luce Scholars Program, the International Education and Fellowship Programs office...
For many Yale students, the choice between spending the summer relaxing in an exotic locale and enhancing their resumes with a fast paced internship is not an easy one. But Drew Skelton SOM ’09 will get the best of both worlds. He simply does not have to choose. Skelton was selected to be part of this year’s International Business Program, a competitive work-study...
The International Education and Fellowship Programs office announced Friday that three Yale students have been awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered one of the most prestigious scholarships given to undergraduates who intend to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences. As scholarship recipients, Adam Bouland...
Law students and humanities scholars may not usually have much in common when it comes to the classroom, but one Yale professor, now with $1.5 million backing, is trying to change that. Sterling Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Brooks is the third Yale professor in three years to be awarded grant money as part of the Distinguished Achievement Award, given...
Two Yale seniors will continue their education across the pond next year as the University’s latest recipients of the world-renowned Marshall Scholarship. Sabrina Snell ’08 and Mary “Cassie” Stoddard ’08 were among about 40 American students awarded the Scholarship, which funds two years of study at the graduate, or sometimes undergraduate, level at a college...
One Yale undergraduate and one Yale Law School student are among the 32 students nationwide that have been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship this year, the scholarship committee announced last week. Ben Eidelson ’08 and Isra Bhatty LAW ’10 were selected from among 764 American students attending 294 different colleges and universities to receive one of the most...
Updated Monday 11:00 p.m. One Yale undergraduate and one Yale Law School student are among the 32 students nationwide to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship this year. Ben Eidelson ’08 and Isra Bhatty LAW '10 were selected for the award from among 764 students attending 294 different colleges and universities. Princeton, Harvard and Stanford universities as well as...
The Association of Yale Alumni awarded the Yale Medal to five graduates Thursday night in recognition of their outstanding individual service to the University. University President Richard Levin and AYA Chair Susanna Krentz ’80 presented the awards to Victor Chears ’74, Samuel Kushlan ’32 MED ’35, John Pepper Jr. ’60, Jon Steffensen ’68 and Vera Wells ’71...
At least 13 Yale seniors accepted Fulbright Scholarships this year, International Education and Fellowships Program administrators said this week. Five of the 18 members of the class of 2007 originally offered grants have declined the awards for other offers, IEFP Fellowships Program Director Linda De Laurentis said. But since the awards are announced on a rolling basis...
