News on Yale University

Judge plans to unseal Yale killing search warrant

2010-03-09T14:17:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Judge plans to unseal search warrant in case of Yale lab tech charged with killing student</div><div><p>A judge has ruled that part of a search warrant can be unsealed in the case of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale University graduate student.</p><p>Raymond Clark III is accused of strangling 24-yea...

Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale

2010-03-09T14:00:30Z

<div id="subtitle">Peru withdraws fraud, conspiracy claims against Yale in lawsuit over Machu Picchu artifacts</div><div><p>Peru has voluntarily agreed to withdraw fraud and conspiracy allegations it made against Yale University in a lawsuit seeking the return of Inca artifacts removed from Machu Picchu nearly a cent...

Athlete apologizes for yelling after squash win

2010-02-23T15:15:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Trinity College player apologizes for shouting at opponent after win at national championships</div><div><p>A Trinity College star squash player has apologized for a confrontation with his opponent after a match that helped the school clinch its 12th consecutive national team title.</p><p>Baset Chaudhry (CHAW'-dree) screamed in the face of Rochester 70</p><p>Brown 80, Penn 73</p><p>Cornell 79, Harvard 70</p><p>Dartmouth 48, Columbia 44</p><p>Hamilton 71, Vassar 53</p><p>Iona 69, William &amp...

Mavraides leads Princeton past Yale 82-58

2010-02-19T18:45:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Mavraides' 20 points leads Princeton past Yale in an 82-58 rout in Ivy League play</div><div><p>Dan Mavraides scored 20 points and Princeton pulled away early in an 82-58 rout over Yale on Friday night.</p><p>Patrick Saunders finished with 14 points, Associated Press Writer</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries.</p>&...

Ancient dinosaur had stripes, researchers say

2010-02-22T11:50:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Yipes, feathered dinosaur sported stripes, Mohawk-style crest, new report says</div><div><p>Some dinosaurs had russet-colored feathers, and one jazzy specimen had a Mohawk crest and stripes, researchers say in the first reports to confidently assign colors to dinosaurs.</p><p>Their colors have long been a subject of speculation among researchers and schoolchildren.</p><p&am...

Lawyer: Disputed Van Gogh worth up to $150M

2010-02-22T16:20:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Lawyer for man seeking return of Van Gogh work from Yale says it's worth $120M to $150M</div><div><p>A Van Gogh painting at the center of a dispute between Yale University and a man who believes the artwork was stolen from his family during the Russian Revolution is worth $120 million to $150 million, the man's attorney told

English-only at Conn. bookstore sparks controversy

2010-02-22T16:24:07Z

<div id="subtitle">In shadow of Yale and immigrant-friendly New Haven, bookstore tells workers: speak English</div><div><p>A popular bookstore and cafe near Yale University wants its many Hispanic employees to speak only English around customers, sparking controversy in immigrant-friendly New Haven, whe...

Obit Freed

2010-01-21T11:01:16Z

This 2003 photo provided by Yale University shows Professor Emeritus Daniel J. Freed, a retired Yale law professor who was a pioneer in advocating for reforms of federal sentencing laws. Freed died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in New York. He was 82. (AP Photo/Yale University, Yale law professor who was expert on federal sentencing, dies</div><div><p>Daniel J. Freed, a retired Yale law professor who was a pioneer in advocating for reforms of federal sentencing laws, has died. He was 82.</p><p>Yale Law School said Freed died Sunday ...

NYC auction house withdraws Yale skull-ballot box

2010-02-22T19:45:09Z

<div id="subtitle">NYC auction house withdraws skull-turned-ballot box used by Yale's Skull and Bones society</div><div><p>A New York City auction house says a human skull that had been used as a ballot box by Yale's elite Skull and Bones society has been withdrawn from sale.</p><p>UN chief tells Yale gathering: Help spread technological advances to the developing world</div><div><p>The United Nations secretary-general has told higher-education administrators at a Yale University gathering they need to help Haiti and the rest of the devel...

Yale says lawsuit by Peru should be dismissed

2010-02-22T22:04:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Yale seeks dismissal of lawsuit by Peru over Inca artifacts acquired nearly a century ago</div><div><p>Yale University says a lawsuit by Peru seeking the return of thousands of Inca artifacts removed from the famed Machu Picchu citadel nearly a century ago should be ...

Peru Yale

2010-01-11T13:01:06Z

This September 2007 photo released by Yale University shows an Inca artifact of a Bronze knife pendant, photographed in New Haven, Conn. Yale University is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit by Peru seeking the return of thousands of Inca artifacts, saying the claims were filed years too late. (Yale University shows an Inca artifact of a bone shawl pin adorned with two birds, photographed in New Haven, Conn. Yale University is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit by Peru seeking the return of thousands of Inca artifacts, saying the claims were filed years too late. (Yale University students and others spend a fall afternoon on Yale University's Cross Campus in New Haven, Conn. In the background is the Sterling Memorial Library, the main library for the university. A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing...

Yale skull and bones to auction in New York

2010-02-22T23:58:12Z

<div><p>Grisly trophies from Yale University's mysterious Skull and Bones society, whose members include former president George W. Bush, are to go on auction in New York this month.</p><p>The human skull and two large bones are estimated to sell for between 10,000 and 20,0...

Yale society's skull-turned-ballot box to be sold

2010-02-23T01:00:27Z

<div id="subtitle">NYC auction to feature skull-turned-ballot box from Yale's mysterious Skull and Bones society</div><div><p>A human skull that apparently was turned into a ballot box for Yale's mysterious Skull and Bones society is going on the auction block.</p><p>Vincent Van Gogh painting is successful, according to a court filing by