Ambika Bhushan
AMBIKA BHUSHAN, RAYMOND CARLSON & THOMAS KAPLAN
West Campus to open new doors in University’s scientific research

WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Ten years ago, University President Richard Levin laid out his goals for advancing Yale over the next decade. Investing in the […]

April 28, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
Experts shed doubt on Shvarts’ claims

For almost a week now, students on campus and commentators across the country have picked apart the supposed senior art project of Aliza Shvarts ’08 […]

April 23, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
Biological cycles: Attrition in science

When Michael Koelle, director of undergraduate studies in the Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry department, came to Yale 10 years ago, there were twice as many […]

April 16, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
Med school announces aid initiative

Yale School of Medicine will eliminate the required parental contribution for families making up to $100,000 annually beginning next year, Dean Robert Alpern announced Monday. […]

April 15, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN & THOMAS KAPLAN
Yale revives School of Engineering

Yale’s Faculty of Engineering will be spun off into its own school, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the University announced Monday. In a […]

April 15, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
Alcohol enzymes differ across Asian groups

Kenneth Kidd, professor of genetics, psychiatry and ecology and evolutionary biology, chuckles softly as he explains that the “Asian flush” is actually rooted in science. […]

April 9, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
Engineers humans, too, on Science Sat.

A speaker whizzing around the lecture hall on a personal transporter, a robot bumping into audience members’ feet, free donuts — this scene may not […]

April 7, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
NIH funding squeeze largely spares Yale

Mary Tinetti and colleagues perform research on aging-related health conditions at the Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, a foundation funded by the National Institutes […]

April 2, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
Yale study revises evolutionary theory

Complexity, so the saying goes, doesn’t necessarily equal perfection: There is always room to improve. Now Yale scientists are learning this adage holds true in […]

April 1, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
Weight bias rivals race prejudice

Weight discrimination — unequal treatment or prejudice toward overweight or obese individuals — is as prevalent as racial discrimination, according to research published earlier this […]

March 28, 2008

AMBIKA BHUSHAN
Alternative Medicine: For future doctors, how much freedom is too much?

The word “pre-med” may recall an image of the constantly frazzled student with dark under-eye bags and a coffee cup in hand — at least […]

March 26, 2008