The family of the Yale graduate student who was killed by a lab technician has filed a lawsuit against the school, accusing the Ivy League institution of failing to protect women. A statement released lawyer Joseph Tacopina said that Yale had "long taken inadequate steps to ensure the safety and security of women on its campus. Yale's persistent tolerance of sexual harassment and sexual assaults on campus caused students to file a Title IX Complaint against Yale University. And, just five days before she was to be married, Annie Le was a victim of that environment." more ›

Raymond Clark III pleaded guilty to killing Yale University doctoral student Annie Le in 2009 and was sentenced to 44 years in prison. After a search for the missing 24-year-old, Le's body was found on what would have been her wedding day, stuffed inside a wall at a Yale research building. Clark, a lab technician who was arrested based on DNA, keycard and video surveillance, said in a New Haven courtroom, "I stand here today taking full responsibility for my actions. I am truly, truly sorry for taking Annie’s life." more ›

Last week, a senior died in a workshop at a Yale University chemistry building. Michele Dufault, who was working on her senior project, had been using a lathe late at night when her hair got caught and died of "asphyxia due to neck compression." The school has launched an investigation and review into its safety practices as some wonder whether Yale students should be allowed 24-hour access to shops and whether they should be working without supervision. more ›

Yale University students held a candlelight vigil last night in memory of senior Michele Dufault, who was killed during a freak accident at a chemistry lab on Tuesday night. Dufault had been working on her senior project about dark matter and, according to the Yale Daily News, "As she was working with a wood lathe — a large piece of equipment with parts that spin rapidly to mold wood products — Dufault’s hair became caught in the machine, University President Richard Levin confirmed in an email Wednesday night." The medical examiner said her death was an accident caused by "asphyxia due to neck compression." more ›

A Yale University senior died last night during a freak accident in a chemistry lab. According to the New Haven Register, Michele Dufault was working on her senior thesis project when "hair got caught in a lathe, a piece of machinery that spins very quickly, and it pulled her in, sources said." The New Haven fire department responded to an emergency called in at 2:33 a.m. and found Dufault with no pulse. more ›

You might think you're being funny when you order dessert and tell your friends you're just "addicted" to chocolate cake, but you have a problem and you need an intervention. According to a new study from Yale, food addiction is an actual disease akin to alcoholism, and distinguishable from people who are just overeaters. And they figured this out by seeing how women react to pictures of milkshakes. more ›

An angry Frenchman is suing the Metropolitan Museum of Art over their Paul Cézanne painting Madame Cézanne in the Conservatory. He says the painting, which they acquired in 1960, rightfully belongs to his family. The museum does not agree. The 1891 masterpiece, valued between $50 and $70 million dollars, was a bequest to the museum from Stephen C. Clark (an heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune). But Parisian Pierre Konowaloff argues it was never rightfully his to give away in the first place. more ›

After rotting in a basement since 1925, Yale University has discovered that a lowly, unsigned painting received as a donation is actually a work by Diego Velazquez. The painting, "The Education of the Virgin," was over 300 years old and in very poor condition when it was donated, and Yale threw it in with the rest of the artifacts they deemed unfit to put on public display. But in 2002, the Yale University Art Gallery was preparing for renovations, and the painting caught the eyes of curator Laurence Kanter and art historian John Marciari. Marciari told Bloomberg.com, "One day it hit me. It couldn’t have been more obvious. That’s early Velazquez." more ›

Raymond Clark, the Yale University lab tech accused of killing a graduate student in a research building, appeared in court today. The judge set a probable cause hearing for October 20, which "would allow both sides to introduce evidence and call witnesses." Clark still has not entered a plea, but the AP reports he'll plead not guilty. more ›

Amid speculation that a suspect in the murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le would be arrested today, authorities say there will be no arrests today. However, autopsy results will be released after 3 p.m.; according to the Hartford Courant, the ME's office declared Le's death a homicide yesterday but withheld the report for a day, with a spokesperson explaining, "We have to give police time to do what they need to do, and the family needs to be notified." more ›