Eda Aker
Staff Reporter
eda.aker@yale.edu
Eda Aker is a WKND Editor and previously covered Yale Law School for the University Desk. She is a junior in Timothy Dwight College majoring in Global Affairs.
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EDA AKER
Three Yale alumni recognized as 2021 MacArthur Fellows

Reginald Dwayne Betts LAW ’16 GRD ’21 told the News that he laughed in surprise when an anonymous caller notified him of an award that […]

October 7, 2021

EDA AKER
Lynn Good wins SOM leadership award while facing negligence lawsuit for time at Boeing

Yale’s latest Legend in Leadership Award winner, CEO of Duke Energy and member of Boeing’s board of directors Lynn Good, has been named in a […]

October 7, 2021

EDA AKER & ISA DOMINGUEZ
From the land of Pitbull to the land of Bulldogs

Eda: Oh, Miami — so you’ve lived here your entire life right? Isa: Yes, I am a “Miamian” by birth and mannerisms. E: Is it […]

May 6, 2021

EDA AKER
AKER: Textbook independence

From a young age, Americans study what it means to be independent. Some of us even learn it as a textbook definition. For me, the […]

May 5, 2021

EDA AKER
Yale study explores visual consciousness in rhesus monkeys

A recent study published in late March by psychologists and neuroscientists from Yale and other research institutions found that monkeys can process visual cues in […]

April 12, 2021

EDA AKER
Law School clinic efforts aim to pass Connecticut Parentage Act

For the last two years, around 40 Yale Law School students and faculty have worked together with other groups such as GLBTQ Legal Advocates & […]

March 16, 2021

EDA AKER
Yale students, faculty speak on the gender gap in economics

The New York Times recently published an article on gender bias in the field of economics with insights from experts, including Yale economist Judith Chevalier. […]

March 12, 2021

EDA AKER
Virtual Tour Series “Civil Rights from Reconstruction to Right Now” comes to an end with Daughters of the Movement talk

As Black History Month comes to its end, the Virtual Tour Series “Civil Rights from Reconstruction to Right Now,” co-sponsored by Yale Alumni Academy and […]

February 26, 2021

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EDA AKER
Yale Prefrosh Advisors program to expand this year

As the pandemic continues and most of Yale’s programs remain online, admissions officers and student volunteers are expanding their efforts to reach out to admitted […]

February 17, 2021

EDA AKER
Nonprofit student organization aims to empower grassroots climate initiatives

For an issue as large as climate change, there need to be ambitious organizations aiming to address it. This was the mentality embraced by the […]

February 8, 2021

EDA AKER
The Road (Trip) Not Taken

I’ve been pegged as a “mom” for as long as I can remember. One reason is that I spend an extreme amount of time with […]

September 17, 2020