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Alumni Assembly 2014: The Entrepreneurial Spirit at Yale

Recently I attended Yale’s 2014 Assembly, along with Class Secretary Andy Kaufman and Glenn Murphy.  This is an annual gathering in New Haven of more than 500 representatives from Yale College classes, professional schools, clubs, and Special Interest Groups. This year's theme  was The…


Hugh Scott: Reflections on Ferguson

Hugh Scott sent in the poignant reflections below: From 1985 through 1999, I owned a business located at the corner of West Florissant Avenue and Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Missouri. Our company distributed and manufactured a variety of products used in industrial equipment. In 1985, West…


Oct. 12 Yorktown-Saratoga Celebration Trinity Churchyard

If you're in the NY area this weekend, join Jim Kaplan at the 2nd annual ceremony commemorating the Yorktown and Saratoga victories in the Revolutionary War. It's free and open to the public. Sun. Oct. 12 2:30 pm. Here's the Fraunces Tavern writeup: The Sons of the Revolution in the State of New…


Conversation with Jim Rothman

rothman_postcardWhat does it take to win a Nobel Prize?  Hear our classmate and Yale professor Jim Rothman discuss…


Paul Angiolillo Work at Watertown Gallery Show

Big Birds by Paul AngiolilloBig Birds by Paul Angiolillo Paul Angiolillo's sculpture will be at the Room 83 Spring gallery in Watertown, MA,…


Jim Rothman Q&A April 1 on @YaleLive

From news.yale.edu: "James E. Rothman has plenty to say about life in science — and plenty to show for it, including a 2013 Nobel Prize. Now’s your chance to ask what he thinks, wherever in the world you are. The acclaimed cell biologist is scheduled to appear Tuesday, April 1 on @YaleLive, the…


Jim Kaplan Walking Tours – Spring 2014

Jim Kaplan writes: To My Walking Tour and Historical Activity Participants I am pleased to report the very exciting historical walking tours and lectures that I expect to undertake this spring and summer: 1. HELL'S KITCHEN: A POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK IRISH - Sunday March 23, 1:00 pm to…