Tuesday, September 14, 2010


Chicago Prof. Richard Thaler Discusses Behavioral Economics of Swindling and Selling in Raben Lecture October 4

University of Chicago Professor Richard Thaler will deliver the John R. Raben/Sullivan & Cromwell Fellowship Lecture on October 4, 2010, at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010


UDC Law Professor Edgar Cahn ’63 will speak Oct. 7 on Lawyering and System Change

UDC Law Professor Edgar S. Cahn ’63 will deliver a Dean’s Lecture on October 7 on the topic, “Co-Producing Justice: Lawyering and System Change.”

Tuesday, September 14, 2010


Human Rights Activist Will Discuss Treaty to Eradicate World Hunger Oct. 7

Human rights activist John Teton will discuss the International Food Security Treaty to eradicate world hunger Oct. 7 at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010


Israeli Supreme Court Justice (Ret.) Izhak Englard to Discuss Law and Morality in the Jewish Tradition Oct. 5

Izhak Englard, former justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, will deliver a Dean’s Lecture on October 5 at Yale Law School on “Law and Morality in the Jewish Tradition.”

Monday, September 13, 2010


Cultural Cognition Project Study Examines Why “Scientific Consensus” Fails to Create Public Consensus

New research conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School concludes that people’s cultural values affect their acceptance of what most scientists believe.

Friday, September 10, 2010


YLS Professor Ian Ayres ’86 To Discuss His New Book, Carrots and Sticks, Sept. 21

YLS Professor Ian Ayres ’86 will discuss his new book, Carrots and Sticks, Sept. 21 at Yale Law School.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010


China Law Center Hosts Conference on Juvenile Justice

Conference brings together judges, academics, lawyers from China and the United States.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010


Alumni Weekend 2010: A Weekend Odyssey Exploring Science and Law

Alumni Weekend 2010—A Weekend Odyssey Exploring Science and Law—October 8-10 in New Haven.

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This place has always been imbued with a restless spirit, the assumption that being the finest law school in the world is never enough, and a deep belief that you, our students, can do anything.”


Heather Gerken

Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law