Olivia Woo
Staff Reporter
olivia.woo@yale.edu
Olivia Woo covers Faculty & Academics for the University desk. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she is a first-year in Benjamin Franklin College majoring in Ethics, Politics & Economics.
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CS department defers to instructors on classroom AI policy

Yale College administrators have taken a discretionary approach to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms, resulting in differing policies across Computer Science courses.

February 12, 2025

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Poorvu Center seeks to expand AI integration into classrooms

Applications for the pilot AI Course Revision Pilot Grant are open for instructors who want to integrate artificial intelligence into their curriculum.

February 6, 2025

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Objects in mirror are further than they appear

I’d been waiting to take the train home for Thanksgiving break since seventh grade. That was the year I indulged in the saga of Gogol […]

December 6, 2024

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PR-born Vía Láctea reimagines plant-based ice cream in New Haven

The San Juan-founded bakery chain has opened a new location on Whitney Avenue, boasting Puerto Rican holiday flavors and Connecticut-grown ingredients.

December 4, 2024

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Professor Steven Smith questions DEI and STEM-focused initiates at Yale

In a lecture entitled “Yale, Then and Now,” distinguished political science professor Steven B. Smith discussed the impact that STEM-focused and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have had on Yale and similar institutions.

November 19, 2024

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YCC receives administrative backing for healthcare accessibility program

A year after its inception, the Healthcare Transportation Reimbursement Program is set to be incorporated into the Yale College Dean’s Office.

November 11, 2024

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New Haven Reads raises $25,000 for literacy efforts in annual Spelling Bee

Teams of undergraduate students, faculty members and New Haven residents competed in New Haven Reads’ 12th annual Spelling Bee to support the nonprofit’s local work.

November 6, 2024

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Activist Denisse Cruz-Contreras seeks to support survivors of patriarchal violence

Denisse Cruz-Contreras, a founding member of the non-profit organization Red Sin Fronteras, spoke about the work students can do to support survivors of violence while avoiding re-victimization.

October 6, 2024

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Undergraduate funding committee focusing on transparency as first-round funding cycle ends

The News spoke with the Undergraduate Organizations Funding Committee about its efforts toward better communication with the student body just before clubs receive their first funding awards of the year.

September 19, 2024