Michelle Hackman
Staff Reporter
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Indoor tanning linked to skin cancer

Indoor tanning may significantly increase the risk of developing early-onset skin cancer, a new Yale study has found. A team of researchers from the Yale […]

YLS professor weighs in on recess appointments

At least one Yale Law professor is upset over President Barack Obama’s recess appointments, though perhaps for reasons different than congressional Republicans. Sterling Professor Bruce […]

Students flock to Yale Bluebook site

Yale Bluebook, a student-designed course selection tool, has attracted an increased number of students away from Yale’s Online Course Information system this shopping period. Over […]

Abused teens show mental scars

Adolescents who experienced abuse or neglect as children have fewer brain cells than teens who did not undergo childhood maltreatment, a new Yale study finds. […]

Streetcar proposal revisited

Plans to build a streetcar system in New Haven are not dead yet. On Nov. 16, more than a month after the Board of Alderman […]

Blumenthal calls for federal review of rental vehicles

In the wake of the fatal U-Haul accident at the Harvard-Yale tailgate on Nov. 19, Sen. Richard Blumenthal LAW ’73 is calling for a federal […]

Obese children targeted by taunts

Overweight children are the most common victims of teasing at school, a new Yale study finds. The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity conducted […]

Ettun ART ’10 goes ballooning

On Saturday, Tamar Ettun ART ’10 will premiere her latest art installation, “One Thing Leads to Another,” at Brooklyn’s Recess at Kidd Yellin gallery. Over […]

Grad school film “They Go To Die” wins award

A graduate of the School of Public Health won an award honoring his film, which uses personal stories, not statistics, to show the plight of […]

Aldermen reject streetcar proposal

New Haven will not build a streetcar system anytime soon if the Board of Aldermen’s Monday night vote is any indication. In a 16 to […]

Call Me Cookie not disconnected yet

When Aaron Seriff-Cullick ’13 signed onto Facebook Oct. 11, his stomach dropped. His roommate had just posted to inform him that Insomnia Cookies, a chain […]