The study also found that the nicotine patch, which usually yields a 50 to 60 percent end of treatment success rate in smokers who do not have mental illness, was not particularly effective by itself ...

“Our world has never been in greater need of leaders to address a wide range of challenges,” said John L. Hennessy, Stanford University president emeritus and the Shriram Family Director of ...

“I’m delighted to celebrate Priyasha, Sam, and Junliang for their outstanding scholarly work,” said Steven Wilkinson, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “Their groundbreaking research on the ...

Dark matter, which is thought to constitute the majority of all matter, does not reflect, absorb, or emit light. But it does have mass, which means it generates gravity and can cause gravitational ...

Almeling, professor of sociology in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, recently spoke with Yale News about the need for interdisciplinary conversations on male reproductive health, the prospects for ...

The federal government began collaborating with the nation’s universities in the lead up to World War II as the country’s leaders realized the United States lagged scientifically behind its ...

In the case of hot Jupiters, Liu said their very existence challenges previous conceptions of planet formation, making their formation mechanisms even more interesting. “We would expect giant planets ...

The latest President’s Public Service Fellows joined Yale President Maurie McInnis for breakfast at her campus home Wednesday, part of an annual tradition. Since 1994, more than 1,000 fellows have ...

Galaxy clusters are some of the largest structures in the universe, containing massive amounts of hot gas, dark matter, and hundreds — even thousands — of galaxies. As an individual galaxy moves ...

By comparing the results from both PCR tests and screenings for the immunological biomarker in more than 1,000 people (including children and adults, some who had a viral infection, and some who did ...

Like many orthopaedic surgeons, Gianakos was drawn to the field by her own experience as an athlete. She’s been in her patients’ shoes — as a dancer, a basketball player, and a track and field athlete ...

Julia Alexander, a distinguished curator and art historian who began her career at Yale and went on to become deputy director for curatorial affairs at the San Diego Museum of Art, the executive ...