From the appointment of new deans to the endowment of Yale’s first professorship in poetry to the surprising results of an eye exam for an ancient sea scorpion, there was was certainly no shortage of news this summer. In fact, the following headlines represent only a fraction of the stories published in YaleNews from the time period between Commencement and Freshman Arrival. Even more can be found in the various channels on the YaleNews website.
APPOINTMENTS
New deans to lead Yale College, the Graduate School, and (for the first time) the FAS
RI treasurer Gina M. Raimondo elected as alumni fellow
Costas Arkolakis designated the Henry Kohn Associate Professor of Economics
Teresa Berger named the inaugural Golden Professor of Catholic Theology
Marvin Chun appointed the Richard M. Colgate Professor of Psychology
Andrew McGowan appointed the McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology
HONORS
Yale professor, alumni receive National Medals in arts, humanities
Four Yale affiliates take home Tony Awards; others win nominations
CAMPUS NEWS
Construction of new residential colleges moving forward, thanks to fundraising efforts
Yale meeting White House commitments to expand college opportunity
Alumnus Frederick Iseman endows first professorship of poetry at Yale
School of Nursing dean Margaret Grey to step down in August 2015
Infographic: Who's on campus this summer?
Voices of global warming: Yale radio series makes ‘Climate Connections’
‘Inspiring Global Leadership’: Afro-American Cultural Center to celebrate 45th anniversary
Yale Center for British Art to close next year for interior conservation
Beinecke Library’s iconic building to close for renovation in May 2015
Zagsgter bike-sharing program provides new way to pedal around city
SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
In hairless man, arthritis drug spurs hair growth — lots of it
Hi-ho! Astronomers discover seven dwarf galaxies
Extinct sea scorpion gets a Yale eye exam, with surprising results
Effort to model Facebook yields key to famous math problem (and a prize)
Migrating wildebeests, raging hippos, and robotic boats on Kenya's Mara River
In search for Alzheimer’s drug, a major STEP forward
Heart disease and strokes have dropped in the U.S. in last decade
Researchers reveal weakness in defenses of deadly brain tumor
Butterflies are free to change colors in new Yale research
Family ties may extend to our friends, study finds
Scientists track quantum errors in real time: step toward age of quantum computing
Urban heat — not a myth, and worst where it’s wet
Long-term use of aspirin may reduce risk for pancreatic cancer
Brain retains signs of childhood trauma — and a warning for substance abusers
Case closed — where the missing proton goes
TOWN-GOWN STORIES
New Haven Works celebrates first-year success with Governor Malloy, Yale, city and state officials
Affordable and compact: Yale students build home in West River neighborhood
Creative Classroom: Elihu Rubin teaches undergraduates to notice what is often ignored
Coding for the greater good: the NewHaven++Hackathon
Two for one: Retailers bringing European vibe to New Haven shopping scene
Yale's first sixth-grade graduates
INTERNATIONAL
Yale’s Urban Design Workshop building bridges to the first peace park in the Middle East
African leaders find inspiration and greater confidence at Yale and in New Haven
Q&A: Yale College student Eugene Kim on his recent trip to Ghana
Law School alumnus wins Malawi presidency
FACULTY Q&As
Margaret Powell on ‘taking the train back to the 18th century’ at the Lewis Walpole Library
Art historian Diana Kleiner leans on buildings, and inspires others to do the same
Economic sociologist Frederick Wherry on the ‘sleeper social justice issue’
Dr. Aileen Gariepy: On contraception studies and the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby case
Dr. James Childs on the ebola virus
IN MEMORIAM
E. William Muehl, Divinity School professor for four decades
Quintin Johnstone, "iconic figure" at Yale Law School
Ruth Ellen duPont Lord, left mark on Yale and New Haven communities
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- Gina Raimondo