Stephanie Rogers
Staff Reporter
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Students create breathing device for premature infants

Katy Chan '15 hopes PremieBreathe, a low-cost respiratory aid for neonatal infants, may one day save the lives of infants in developing countries.

At CEID, design courses proliferate

This semester, over 100 students are enrolled in the six courses offered at the CEID, up from only 14 students in 2012.

YES Weekend aims to pull in more STEM students

This Valentine’s Day, 80 to 100 prefrosh who received “likely letters” of admission may not meet their special someone, but they will get to hear from Yale’s Nobel Prize Laureate James Rothman ’71.

Staying in the LEED

In Kroon Hall, the toilets flush blue. Built in 2008 for $33.5 million, Kroon, the flagship of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, […]

MCDB class hopes to “Shake it Off”

Molecular, cellular and developmental biology professor Joseph Wolenski is writing song lyrics for his next biology-themed parody music video, set to feature his undergraduate lab students and — if she agrees to Wolenski’s multiple email requests — seven-time Grammy award winner Taylor Swift.

Sex isn’t always safe at Yale

Exploring the numbers behind sexual health on campus.

Library receives $3 million for digital humanities lab

Yale University Library has received a $3 million award from the Goizueta Foundation to launch a Digital Humanities Laboratory in Sterling Memorial Library.

Spicing up computer engineering — with a vending machine

Late last fall, professor of electrical engineering and computer science Jakub Szefer bought a Coke machine off Craigslist. After driving into the middle of Hartford with a truck and handing over a couple hundred dollars, he returned to New Haven equipped with the new device to use in his “Introduction to Computer Engineering” class.

MCDB major to become more flexible

Now, MCDB majors seeking BAs will only have to take 11.5 course credits — a significant decrease in requirements from 18 credits — while BS candidates will still be required to take 18.5, although they will have more flexibility in choosing courses than before.

Segraves departing, but sciences will chug on

An avid backpacker, William Segraves plans to spend time in the wilderness after retiring as associate dean of science education for Yale College, effective this January.

Alpern comes under fire at Med School town hall

Following weeks of controversy surrounding professional and sexual misconduct at the Yale School of Medicine, a Tuesday evening town hall meeting, moderated by School of Medicine Dean Robert Alpern, attracted over 100 faculty members with the promise of addressing their concerns.