In 1961, a Yale psychologist had ordinary people deliver 450-volt shocks to strangers: 65% obeyed, rewriting how we understand authorityIn a groundbreaking study conducted at Yale University in 1961, Stanley Milgram examined the phenomenon of obedience to authority. Particip...
17 Jun, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.35 PM IST
Trump shifts higher education fight from campus probes to federal rulebookThe Trump administration is changing its approach to higher education. Instead of targeting individual campuses, new federal rules are bein...
04 Jun, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Quote of the day by American philosopher Judith Butler: ‘The violence of language consists in its effort to capture the…’ – ‘Gender Trouble’ author on why words can never fully contain truthJudith Butler argues that language's attempt to fully define ineffable experiences, like love or grief, can be violent, destroying their es...
28 May, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
Harvard faculty enacts cap on A-grades as students push backHarvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A-grades awarded in undergraduate courses. Starting in 2027, a maximum of 20% ...
20 May, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
Nirmal Narvekar, Harvard’s $57 billion Indian-American money manager, bows outNirmal Narvekar, the Indian-American financier behind Harvard University's massive endowment, is set to retire in 2027. His tenure saw a si...
17 May, 2026, 07.06 AM IST
Saturday Motivation by Indra Nooyi: ‘Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder, but if you can get people to follow you to the ends of…’ Top quote on leadership by veteran businesswomanIndra Nooyi, a Chennai-born business leader, rose from humble beginnings to become CEO of PepsiCo. Her journey highlights resilience and st...
16 May, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
Bermuda Triangle mystery takes dramatic turn as scientists reveal what’s really hidden deep beneath the Atlantic OceanBermuda Triangle mystery solved: Scientists have uncovered a geological secret beneath Bermuda. A massive, lighter rock layer, formed durin...
15 May, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
Universities around the world scramble after cyberattack disrupts student portalsA significant cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform has disrupted academic operations at numerous universities across the US, Austral...
08 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Yale to offer free tuition to families with incomes under $200,000Yale University will now offer free tuition to undergraduate students from families earning under $100,000 annually, with tuition waived fo...
28 Jan, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
Yale university to fund sustainable health startup initiative in IndiaUp to 10 startups will be chosen per year, over a five-year period.
26 Feb, 2019, 04.11 PM IST
Yale ties up with India's Flame UniversityYale's Summer Session offers courses during the summer for Yale students and qualified undergraduate students from other selected colleges ...
20 Mar, 2017, 04.45 PM IST
Ex-RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan named senior fellow at Yale instituteThe institute described Mohan as one of India's "senior-most economic policymakers" and an expert on central banking, monetary policy, infr...
22 Aug, 2016, 11.27 AM IST
Yale University, Ashoka University to expand collaborationYale University President Peter Salovey, who visited India this week, signed the MoU with Ashoka University Vice Chancellor Rudrangshu Mukh...
22 Oct, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Yale University and Ashoka University expand collaborationYale University and Ashoka University have announced an expansion of their ongoing collaboration with a Memorandum of Understanding.
16 Oct, 2015, 06.28 PM IST
- IIM-K to sign MoUs with 10 Chinese varsities
Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode will soon be signing MoUs with 10 top Chinese universities , a top official of the institute said ...
31 Oct, 2010, 04.48 AM IST
- Yale invites India Inc mentors
A delegation from Yale is currently in Mumbai to expand the number of Indian experts who could travel to New Haven to spend a semester at t...
26 Oct, 2010, 06.09 AM IST