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Yale College admits 2,146 applicants from record applicant pool
WEBMarch 28, 2024. 5 min read. Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions has completed its review of first-year applications and offered admission to 2,146 of the 57,465 students who applied to be part of Yale College’s Class of 2028. The newly admitted applicants will be joined by an additional 53 students who were admitted during the 2022-23 ...
Surprising sounds could cause riskier decision-making
WEB1 day ago · Yale researchers discovered that hearing an unexpected sound just before making a decision led people to make riskier choices. When you make a decision, certain neurons in your brain emit short bursts of the neurotransmitter dopamine. A new Yale study shows that when other factors wholly unrelated to the decision at hand — such as an ...
With new $140+ million Yale pledge, Yale, New Haven promote …
WEBNov 17, 2021 · When combined with Yale’s existing voluntary payments, Yale will contribute approximately $135 million to the city over this six-year period. This amount is unprecedented nationally. A new Center for Inclusive Growth to be established at Yale, to which Yale will contribute an additional $5 million in the first six years.
Gendler to return to faculty after leading FAS for a decade
WEB1 day ago · September 17, 2024. Tamar Gendler (Photo by Dan Renzetti) Tamar Gendler will complete her second five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) on December 31 and return to the Yale faculty, President Maurie McInnis announced Tuesday. Gendler — who is also Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy and …
Building for Yale’s future: A campus facilities update
WEBOct 27, 2022 · Behind that fencing, Yale is building for the future. In a message to faculty and staff, Yale Provost Scott Strobel shared an update on major building projects under way or planned campus-wide that will help Yale advance its academic missions of research and scholarship, education, preservation, and practice. From construction projects that are ...
Yale unveils action plan to advance campus climate change goals
WEBNov 9, 2021 · Yale has announced details of its three-pronged approach to achieving “carbon zero” status on campus by 2050, a sweeping plan that will reshape the university’s approach to the consumption of energy. The new details address one of the key goals of the Yale Sustainability Plan 2025 (released in 2016), laying out a path to mitigating ...
Yale launches comprehensive campaign ‘For Humanity’ - YaleNews
WEBOct 2, 2021 · The campaign aims to raise $7 billion to help future generations of university faculty, students, and staff tackle the greatest challenges facing humankind. Led by five co-chairs, Josh Bekenstein ’80, Nancy Better ’84, Donna Dubinsky ’77, Randy Nelson ’85, and Lei Zhang ’02 M.B.A., ’02 M.A., the “For Humanity” campaign is the ...
2021: The year in review - YaleNews
WEBDec 21, 2021 · 2021: The year in review. Yale News looks back at the top stories of 2021, including COVID-19 research, new initiatives, and inspiring people and projects from around the university. December 21, 2021. As 2021 draws to a close, COVID-19 remains a pervasive influence over life at Yale and across the world. And yet, even as a new surge …
Yale enhances undergraduate aid packages for fourth time in six …
WEBOct 28, 2021 · Yale enhances undergraduate aid packages for fourth time in six years. Yale College announces a $3 million expansion of its financial aid policies, increasing aid for a typical student by approximately $7,500 over four years. Dean of Yale College Marvin Chun and Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid Jeremiah Quinlan have …