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Dr. Kasparova holds two Master’s degrees in Catholic Theology and Art History, as well as her PhD in Fine Art and Theology from Anglia Ruskin University. Presently, she is the Director of Studies at the Faraday Institute of Science and Religion, Cambridge University. She is also a Dominican nun, whose community is based in the Czech Republic. More about her can be found here: https://www.faraday.c...

To help listeners better understand what test scores can and can’t say about a student’s relative strengths, Mark outlines an analogy he devised that connects standardized tests to his favorite sport. Dean Quinlan joins to discuss how applicants often overemphasize testing, the many ways applicants can show academic preparedness, and famous New York Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.

Part 3 in a 3-part series on Yale’s test-flexible policy. Over four years, Yale’s admissions office went from requiring the ACT or SAT, to being fully test-optional, to adopting a new test-flexible policy. Hannah and Mark give a quick history of the factors that led to those changes and an overview of what happened to Yale’s applicant pool in the wake of the pandemic. Dean of Undergraduate Admissi...

Part 2 in a 3-part series on Yale’s test-flexible policy. Hannah and Mark reveal the details of Yale’s newly announced test-flexible policy, which goes into effect for first year and transfer applicants for fall 2025 admission. They explain how applicants will fulfill Yale’s requirement and describe the questions that will appear on Yale’s application. They address concerns and questions about the...

Part 1 in a 3-part series on Yale’s test-flexible policy. Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Jeremiah Quinlan shares his thoughts on the role and value of tests generally, and how students should consider their scores during the college search process. Hannah and Mark discuss how admissions officers incorporate test scores in Yale’s whole-person review process, and they bust some persistent myths ab...

Welcome to the twelfth episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss four of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg9196 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adi0673

For Yale Law School’s bicentennial in 2024, Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post ’77 reflects on his tenure as Dean from 2009 to 2017. He also discusses his 35-year quest to write the definitive history of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice William Howard Taft. Episode website and transcript: https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/podcast-professor-robert-post-explains-why-polarized-supreme-court...

Joy Marie Clarkson, PhD joins us to discuss her latest book You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer. Hannah, Brandon, and Joy talk about what metaphors are and why they’re so useful in preaching, theology, and life. They ponder how humans are more like trees than machines and explore the metaphor of love as disease. Clarkson tells the story of how she ended up with...

Welcome to the eleventh episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss four of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.01.012 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723003732

YDS Professor Joel Baden discusses launching and leading the Center for Continuing Education at YDS, defends his critical scholarship of the Bible, and critiques what he calls scholarly evangelicalism.

Welcome to the tenth episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss four of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2024.01.005 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2023.11.019 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2314699121

The Rev’d Dr. Jamie Hawkey, Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey, joins us to talk about dialogues between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church. We discuss church unity, prayer in theology, and engaging the public through mysticism and the arts. Jamie, Brandon, and Hannah get a chance to talk about their shared love of Italy.

An engaging, thought-provoking and at times humorous conversation with three transformative scientists and leaders. We’ll hear about their journeys and learn about the opportunities and challenges they’ve encountered and embraced along the way. This is a truly refreshing discussion amongst leaders and role models who are empowering people and communities to tackle societal, scientific, health, and...

In this episode, Dr. B Amnon Berger shared the results of his study - Epidural catheter replacement rates with dural puncture epidural labor analgesia compared with epidural analgesia without dural puncture: a retrospective cohort study. Besides, we discussed the benefits of a dural puncture epidural technique and how it differs from the combined spinal-epidural technique. Dr. Ammon study https://...

Welcome to the ninth episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss four of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiad315/7505227 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg8538 https://www.cell.co...

To mark Yale Law School’s bicentennial, Dean Heather K. Gerken joins President Peter Salovey for a conversation about the impact the school has had on legal education over two centuries and what comes next. Dean Gerken discusses the Yale Law School’s focus on bolstering needs-based aid, increasing the number of veterans on campus, and preparing the next generation of lawyers and leaders to engage...

General Petraeus discusses Israel/Palestine and the war in Gaza; Iran and escalation in the Middle East; democracy and elections in 2024; Russia and Ukraine; and China and Taiwan.

The Rt. Rev'd Dr. Vicentia Kgabe is Bishop of Lesotho. Bishop Vinny is the third woman bishop in Southern Africa and the sixth on the African continent. In 2023, Kgabe was invited by Archbishop Justin Welby to preach at the opening service of the Lambeth conference. Bishop Vinny joins us to talk about leading with compassion rather than power. She reminds us of how God will get us to where we’re m...

The Craft & Career series connects with professional creatives from the arts, entertainment, and media industries, to discuss the nuances of their craft, the reality of their careers, and how, in often surprising ways, these two concerns can work together. We're excited to continue our fall podcast season with Zina Ellis '15, Brooklyn-based performer, writer, and educator, discussing the realities...

Our guest is Attorney Bradley Merril Thompson RAC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleymerrillthompson/) who is a partner at Epstein Becker and Green P.C. At the firm, he leads the AI practice and serves in the medical device, digital health, and combination product practices. This video was recorded on Nov 28, 2023. Further Reading: Thompson BM, Snyder LS. FDA Oversight of AI Software Developed by...

For Yale Law School’s bicentennial in 2024, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law Guido Calabresi ’58 reflects on his tenure as Dean from 1985 to 1994. He discusses his work to restore the law school building to its former glory and start the law school’s first loan forgiveness program. Episode webpage and transcript: https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/podcast-even-91-students-are-everything-guido-c...

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Philip Freeman about Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Ancient Lives Series).

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Yale and Slavery Working Group’s David Blight and Charles Warner, Jr. join President Salovey to discuss their work to study Yale’s history in the service of a stronger, more inclusive university for the future.

The Craft & Career series connects with professional creatives from the arts, entertainment, and media industries, to discuss the nuances of their craft, the reality of their careers, and how, in often surprising ways, these two concerns can work together. We're excited to continue our fall podcast season with Zina Ellis '15, Brooklyn-based performer, writer, and educator, discussing the realities...

In this episode, YDS alum Dr. Julie Faith Parker interprets the Bible through a feminist lens - reclaiming the biblical figure of Eve as a hero, questioning the common idea that only men authored scripture, and arguing that some of the women in Jesus’ circle are more important than some of the twelve disciples.