Yale University

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant,” and one is a Yale biologist. The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want. They were selected from nominations in a yearslong process that solicits input from…

A Yale University police officer has been arrested and placed on leave after allegedly assaulting a woman with a golf club, according to an arrest warrant. Roosevelt Martinez, 58, was arrested in connection to an assault that happened about a week ago. Officers were called to a liquor store in Stratford and saw a woman with visible trauma to her…

Dozens of women who say they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale University fertility clinic because a nurse stole fentanyl for her own use and replaced it with saline have settled their lawsuits against the Ivy League school.

A doctor with the Yale Cancer discusses what researchers are hoping to accomplish with upcoming clinical trials.

Ketamine is garnering national attention as more details come out about the death of Hollywood star Matthew Perry. Perry struggled with drug addiction and overdosed after taking ketamine at his home. Perry was undergoing therapeutic ketamine treatment, but his death was a result of unregulated recreational use. “Someone who has trouble controlling their use of ketamine like Mr. Perry is…

Five people – including two doctors, a live-in assistant, and a drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen” – have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s accidental overdose death in October of 2023, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday in an explosive press conference.

If you take a drive through the state of Connecticut, chances are you’ll pass through at least one town with a connection to an Olympian who competed in Paris. More than 40 athletes in the 2024 Summer Olympics either grew up, trained or went to school in the Constitution State. A total of 20 medals were awarded to these impressive…

While Team USA’s rowing team did not win a medal in Friday’s Men’s Pair medal race in Paris, some international athletes with local ties are going home with some hardware. Oliver Wynne-Griffith and the Great Britain boat paddled their way to a silver medal finish, crossing the line less than a second after Croatia. Team Switzerland finished in 3rd...

Team captain Dean Shaffer shared a preview.

Thousands in New Haven can now call themselves Yale graduates following this morning’s 323rd commencement ceremony. Ceremonies were met with protest outside Old Campus that was bolstered by some set to graduate.

Thousands in New Haven can now call themselves Yale graduates following this morning’s 323rd commencement ceremony. Ceremonies were met with protest outside Old Campus that was bolstered by some set to graduate. An estimated 150 students walked out of commencement at the start in protest. They continue to show support for Palestinians in Gaza and call for Yale to divest…

A pro-Palestinian protest was held on Monday morning as Yale’s graduation got underway.

“I think our demands are pretty simple. Disclose, divest and reinvest in the New Haven community,” Yale student Chisato Kimura said. There’s a growing encampment at Yale University as pro-Palestinian protests continued on Monday. “We’re going to be out here, we’re going to be speaking out,” Kimura said. In the literal sense, Monday’s scene was mostly quiet compared to...

Dozens of tents are set up at Yale University as pro-Palestinian protests continue on the Quad. University police are monitoring the area.

When 13-seeded Yale pulled off the upset over #4 Auburn earlier this month in the first round of the NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament, they brought it all; double-digit scoring from three players, key three-pointers, and 21 points from the free throw line. The only thing the team didn’t have with them in Spokane, Washington, was its marching band….

Legacy admissions are a controversial practice, and it’s one some lawmakers are looking to end. Connecticut tried to do it last year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended affirmative action admissions, but had no luck.

A Yale staff member was assaulted in a daylight robbery last Wednesday. The robbery happened at 3:10 p.m. when the staff member was walking out of a building at 135 College Street. A group of teenagers attacked the staff member and made off with his laptop, fleeing the scene towards Cedar Street, according to Yale police. No weapons were used,…

In a riveting display of intellect and strategy, Lloyd Sy, an English professor from Yale University, secured victory in the quarterfinal match of the Champions Wildcard on Jeopardy! The triumph, marked this Wednesday, was his second conquest on the iconic quiz show. His initial win happened in January 2023. Sy, who won the prize of $24,399, talked about his experience…

“Coming back for the game is always exciting because people come from across the country. I came from LA.” Sheryl Carter Negash, a 1982 graduate of Yale University, is among the alumni who made the trip to New Haven for a rivalry that dates back to 1875. “Harvard already has a share of the titles so I’m hoping Yale at…

Dr. John Morton, Division Chief of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Yale School of Medicine, discusses if the new injectable weight-loss drugs are having an impact on people choosing bariatric surgery.