Skakel McCooey
Staff Reporter
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Yalies, leaders advocate for science

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s election, scientists and activists organized a national March for Science in which hundreds of thousands of Americans in […]

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Students rewarded for energy-efficiency ideas

As awareness of the damaging effects of climate change has increased over the past few decades, Yale has worked to reduce its carbon footprint. This […]

Jeb fires Trump barbs at Yale talk

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s psychiatrist wants him to move past the 2016 presidential election. “I’m not going to talk about the 2016 election,” Bush […]

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Chayes links extremism to corruption

Sarah Chayes has spent her career examining how corruption can lead to terrorism, revolutions, environmental degradation and more. A senior fellow in the Democracy and […]

Kerry, McChrystal advocate military and diplomatic integration

Former Secretary of State John Kerry ’66 and retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal have grappled with the issue of terrorism throughout their professional lives. And […]

Gilder Lehrman Center turns 20

The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition celebrated the 20th anniversary of its founding last Friday with a panel discussion […]

Program encourages Yalies to go South

Three Yale undergraduates have created a summer internship opportunity called Go South, which aims to inspire Yale students to spend their summers working and interning […]

YYAS celebrates fifth year

Yale Young African Scholars, a program that aims to improve University education pathways for Africa’s emerging leaders, celebrates the fifth anniversary of its founding this […]

New tax law hurts YDS financial aid

The new federal tax law threatens Yale Divinity School’s goal to eliminate tuition for all students with demonstrated financial need by 2022, according to Yale […]

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Yalies celebrate Arab culture

Arab Cultural Night, jointly hosted by Yale’s Arab Student Association, Students of Salaam and The Yale Refugee Project, brought members of the New Haven refugee […]

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Forbes honors 15 Yalies

Fifteen Yale affiliates were selected last month for Forbes Magazine’s 2018 “30 under 30” lists, which recognize the accomplishments of 600 people in 20 industries.