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Lost Chapters

Although public libraries were legally desegregated in the 1960s, Black librarians and allies are still pushing for inclusivity within the workforce.

The Kindred program at Tucson’s main library is one solution to a lack of African American representation in libraries, on bookshelves and at publishing houses.

What is a living building?

So, what exactly is a “living building”? In a video, Mae-Ling Lokko, an assistant professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture, offers an explanation.

 

Hostel Without Borders

Since 2014, over 4.6 million Venezuelans have fled their home country amid economic collapse and unrest. Experts say it is the largest mass migration in the history of the Western Hemisphere

A Peruvian hostel called Albergue sin Fronteras has housed several thousand Venezuelan migrants who left their native country in hopes of stability.


Rillito, Arizona: A Forgotten Town

Longtime residents of Rillito, a colonia outside of Tucson, are frustrated by the mass of abandoned houses, poor street conditions and a lack of a central meeting place, but they are actively trying to improve their neighborhood through community development funding grants and advocacy.

A Rising Threat

Flooding is reshaping life in rural America. Unprecedented events are catching farmers and small towns unprepared. Communities built around the water are now losing their livelihood and history to it. This is the finale of News21's four-part documentary series "State of Emergency."

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From Formulas to Film

Behind every animated movie is a lot of interesting math. Yale computer scientist Theodore Kim can tell you all about it. Co-leader of the Yale Computer Graphics Group and a former senior research scientist at Pixar Research, he and his team within the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) are focused on the mathematical problem-solving involved in replicating “the diversity of hair” in computer animation.

 

MANZO

Young students in west Tucson work together in a garden at Manzo Elementary School to plant and harvest vegetables sustainably for their community, which is in the midst of a food desert.

A Neighborhood Lost

In the town of Oso, Washington, community members mourn and reflect on a 2014 mudslide that seemingly came out of nowhere.

 

Shakespeare’s First Folio

A new exhibit at Yale’s Hanke Exhibition Gallery celebrates the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, the first printed collection of Shakespeare’s plays. Curator Eve Houghton, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English, explains why we care about the First Folio, and her interest in exploring changing perceptions of its value and growth in its prestige over time.