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Yale University

Griffis Helen

Yale University is a prestigious and world university in the United States. It is located in the state of Connecticut, the old port city of New Haven, which is 120 kilometers northeast of New York. Yale University has 3 main academic units: Yale College – the basis of the university, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Professional Schools, where students study at the master’s or doctoral level. The campus of the university is beautiful in its own way. Such an architectural complex consists of majestic academic buildings, research laboratories, huge reading rooms, libraries, comfortable rest rooms and picturesque landscape. Studying at Yale University is not only a classical attendance of lectures, practical works and laboratory classes, but also independent writing of scientific projects and research activities, respectively, Yale libraries work practically till the very morning. Each reading room is equipped with modern computer technology, and municipal transportation runs 24 hours a day and is free for students.

Studying at Yale has always been difficult. For several decades, teaching within the walls of the university was conducted in Latin. English was forbidden. Even outside of classrooms, students had to speak only in a dead language. Later, Latin still surrendered its position, giving way to English in communication and teaching. However, until 1931, Latin was a compulsory discipline in the Yale curriculum, regardless of specialization.

The main direction of study at Yale University is the arts, humanities and social sciences, but the faculties of medicine, natural resources management, applied sciences and engineering are not inferior in the quality of teaching, and the achievements of researchers in the exact sciences do not lag behind the technical American colleges.

Yale University is one of the most famous educational institutions in the world, and, as a consequence, one of the most demanding to applicants, so among its graduates the university has a lot of talented people – from musicians to heads of state (by the way, five U.S. presidents graduated from Yale University).

Achievements of Yale University

  • A group of researchers at Yale University recoded the DNA of E. coli. In the process of the experiment, scientists replaced some of its genes. This is the first step toward a new discovery – changing the genes of harmful bacteria so that deadly diseases can be treated without antibiotics and other drugs.
  • Yale scientists have developed a drug that significantly reduces the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Initially, the researchers developed an antitumor vaccine, but a side effect of this experiment turned out to be the drug’s ability to restore lost memory.
  • Within the walls of the University were artificially synthesized antibodies that allow to strengthen the human immune system. In the near future, scientists will be able to create a new drug that will help in the fight against cancer and AIDS.
  • A non-standard solution to the problem of plastic utilization was proposed by scientists at Yale University: in the course of the experiment they discovered a special type of fungus, a source of food for which can be polyurethane. The substance produced by the bacteria will make it possible to combat overcrowded landfills in the future.