Singer, Maxine, 2008 August 6
Dates
- 2008 August 6
Creator
- From the Collection: Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Conditions Governing Access
Collection materials are closed to research until January 1, 2029, after which access is subject to review by University Archives staff.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Biographical / Historical
Yale Corporation Fellow, 1975-90, Successor Trustee
Maxine Singer graduated from Swarthmore College in 1952 and received a PhD from Yale in 1957. In 1994, Yale awarded her an Honorary Doctor of Science degree. She is a leading molecular biologist and science advocate and has made important contributions to the deciphering of the genetic code and to the understanding of RNA and DNA. Singer was the third woman to serve on the Yale Corporation. From 1988 to 2002, she was president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
- Altman, Sidney
- Biochemistry
- Brewster, Kingman, Jr., 1919-1988
- Divestment
- Edelman, Marian Wright
- Fruton, Joseph S. (Joseph Stewart), 1912-2007
- Giamatti, A. Bartlett, 1938-1989
- Gray, Hanna Holborn
- Madden, John
- Schmidt, Benno C., 1942-
- Science -- Study and teaching
- Strikes and lockouts
- Swenson, David
- Yale Corporation
- Yale University. School of Management
- Yale University. School of Nursing
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Location
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