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‘Outsiders’ Crack 50-Year-Old Math Problem

YINS
November 24, 2015

YINS co-director Dan Spielman (along with his postdoc Adam Marcus, now at Princeton University, and his graduate student Nikhil Srivastava, now at the University of California, Berkeley) finally...

Researchers in the Human Nature Lab are spearheading a public health research study in Honduras, trying to map the true extent to which one’s connectivity can have a ripple effect on behavior. The goal of the project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is to evaluate the effectiveness of using social network strategies to implement maternal and neonatal health interventions in 160 villages in Honduras.

Global Health Project in Honduras: Can social networks be utilized to influence behavior and, more importantly, be leveraged to achieve positive health outcomes around the world? (VIDEO)

YINS
October 22, 2015

The Human Nature Lab at the Yale Institute for Network Science is conducting a new public health research study in Honduras. This study is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We are...

It's not rocket science, but networking brings us all together

YINS
October 16, 2015

YINS Co-Director Dan Speilman is visiting Dublin to deliver the annual Hamilton Day Lecture organized by the Royal Irish Academy a...

Sociocentric and behavioral health data are being collected at this small village on the outskirts of Copán Ruinas in Honduras.

Does the secret to social networking lie in the remote jungle?

YINS
October 2, 2015

After years of observational studies and lab experiments, two researchers are hoping to find answers in Honduras.

The Dangers of Visible Inequality: A new study shows that the wealthy are less benevolent when they know just how poor their neighbors are.

YINS
September 9, 2015

Many commentators have pointed to disturbances in Ferguson and elsewhere over the past year as proof that economic inequality leads to tensions and even violence. But new research out from the...

Yale courses in Network Science to be offered 2015-2016

YINS
August 31, 2015

This year we are excited to announce the following course offerings in network science. Some have been offered in the past and some are new this semester.  More information regarding all courses...

Leandros Tassiulas

YINS Professor Leandros Tassiulas Receives 2016 IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award

YINS
June 30, 2015

The IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award, established in 1986 and sponsored by the NEC Corporation, honors outstanding contributions to the integration of computers and...

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