Yale Daily News

Harvesting the organs of a living person is generally considered morally reprehensible, but the aversion tends to fade when the person in question no longer has a functioning brain or any hope of recovery.

April 21, 2015

While the faculty of the Yale School of Medicine are considered by many to be leaders in the medical community, even tenured professors face uncertainty regarding one of the basic logistics of any job: a reliable paycheck.

April 9, 2015

Following the announcement of the cancellation of the “Perspectives on Science and Engineering” program for all future terms, students and faculty are exploring the best way to fill the remaining gap in science curricula.

April 3, 2015

A new Yale study may offer an explanation for why a six-year-old can love Steve Burns’s larger-than-life performance in “Blue’s Clues” and be unimpressed by Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave.”

March 24, 2015

After a 22-year run, Perspectives on Science and Engineering is ending.

March 6, 2015

A new Yale study has identified a drug that may significantly reduce the intensity of heavy drinking among young adults.

March 3, 2015

Fabiola Gianotti will be the first female to head CERN, the top particle physics lab in the world, beginning her tenure at the start of 2016.

February 25, 2015

Negative perceptions toward the elderly have been on a steady rise for the last 200 years, according to a new Yale study looking at over 400 million words in archives of American publications.

February 24, 2015

The student-faculty ratio in the sciences at Yale is 3:1, but the process of finding research opportunities can be daunting, particularly for freshmen. The Yale Undergraduate Research Association is looking to change that.

February 20, 2015

From the Yale International Relations Association to the Yale Political Union, Yale’s campus is dominated by liberal arts-focused student groups and dozens of arts groups. But there are fewer STEM-based student groups at Yale, and many of those that exist encounter difficulties in attracting students and funding events.

February 20, 2015

A vodka cranberry or two on a Friday night may seem like good clean fun, but a new Yale study suggests that moderate alcohol consumption may even carry an added benefit: extra antioxidant production.

February 17, 2015