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Ears: The New Fingerprints?

Ears: The New Fingerprints?

Renee Wu May 12, 2011 0

Could ears be more accurate biometric identification tools than fingerprints

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New Head of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

New Head of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Stella Cao May 12, 2011 0

Professor Dan Esty heads Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection with an initiative to improve energy policies that will also benefit the state’s economy.

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Measuring Food Security Throughout the World

Measuring Food Security Throughout the World

Sunny Kumar April 3, 2011 1

Despite UN goals to slash world hunger in half by 2015, there exists a dearth of data about which regions and households suffer the most from food insecurity. Yale School of Public Health Professor

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The Secrets to a Healthier Pizza

The Secrets to a Healthier Pizza

Nancy Huynh April 3, 2011 0

You've heard from health gurus, but what do scientists tell us about the possibilities of making this popular dish healthier?

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Richard Conniff, B.A. ‘73

Richard Conniff, B.A. ‘73

Matthew Chalkley April 3, 2011 0

The unanticipated journey that turned a Yale English major into a highly respected science journalist

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Rudd Center: Nutrition and Policy

Rudd Center: Nutrition and Policy

Chukwuma Onyebeke April 3, 2011 0

The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity attempts to improve the world’s diet and solve the problems of obesity and weight stigmatism

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Intentionality and Morality in Human Judgment

Intentionality and Morality in Human Judgment

Sudhakar Nuti February 13, 2011 0

Professor Joshua Knobe studies intentionality and morality, and his findings reveal that the way we view the world is constantly colored by moral conceptions

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Economics and the Sciences: Effects of the Recession

Economics and the Sciences: Effects of the Recession

Ee-Lynn Yap October 25, 2009 0

Over the past several years, funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has gone down steadily. However, with the current presidential administration, those in the sciences have cause to be optimistic

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The Discipline of Giving Back: Scientific community service opportunities at Yale

The Discipline of Giving Back: Scientific community service opportunities at Yale

Alex Kazberouk February 26, 2009 0

By combining community service, a science education, mentorship, and simple genuine fun, organizations such as SMArT, Demos, Synergy, and Science Saturdays connect undergraduates with students in schools in and around New Haven

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Darwin vs. Dogma: Can Science and Religion be Reconciled?

Darwin vs. Dogma: Can Science and Religion be Reconciled?

Sydney Levine December 27, 2008 2

Today, science and faith seem to be disparate, and sometimes warring concepts. Four basic tenets of spirituality must be reconciled with the scientific method before the two can coexist in a single system

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