Tools and References

Travel
Maps
Tools
Yale Resources
Resources for Faculty, Postdocs & Students
Health
Emergency Phone Numbers

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Travel

Yale Travel Services (for business and personal travels. Agent fees.)

• Yale E-Travel (online flight/hotel/car bookings through Yale Travel. Accepts P-card, PTAEO, or personal credit card. No fees.)
• ORBITZ for Yale (online flight/hotel/car bookings through Orbitz. Accepts P-card or personal credit card. No fees.)
• Area Airports and Ground Transportation/Parking
       - Discounted Parking Coupons to Area Airports
• Car Rental Companies
       - Rented Vehicles Insurance: Yale Policy

Airports and Airlines Directory

Metro-North Railroad (schedules, etc.)
AMTRAK (schedules and online reservations. Reserve/purchase tickets from Yale Travel to receive free upgrade to business class on some trains)

Shuttle Bus Schedule - Day and Night

Travel Assistance Program for Yale Students and Employees - MEDEX (carry MEDEX card when you travel on business)

Travel and Living Abroad by U.S. Dept. of State
     • Passports    • Travel Warnings   • Public Announcements
     • Country Info   • International Travel Info, etc.

New Haven Info
New Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau

Currency Converter
Travelers Currency Cheat Sheet

Time Zone Converter

Online Translator (Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)

Online Translator (additional languages: Croatian, Czech, Filipino, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Romanian, Spanish-European, Spanish-Latin American, Swedish, Serbian, Slovenian, Welsh)

Weather

Per Diem & Mileage Reimbursement Rates

Maps

Campus Map - Yale
Campus Map - School of Medicine (interactive)
Disability Access Map
Driving Directions to Yale
Building List
Regional Map
MapQuest (online maps and directions)

Tools

ZIP Code Lookup

Web Mail - School of Medicine - Web Mail, Vacation Message Set-up, SpamAssassin, Quota Check

Yale Mail Code and P.O. Box Listing
        • Medical School Area
        • Science Area
        • Central Area

Yale University Directory

Yale Web Sites Index

Weather - New Haven

Yale Resources

ITS-Med

Human Resources (incl. Employee Self-Service for W-2, Benefits, Labor Relations, etc.)

Animal Resources Center (YARC)

Office of Cooperative Research (OCR)

Facilities Development & Operations - School of Medicine
        • Plant Operations (For maintenance and repair of heating, air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical systems)
        • Custodial Services
        • Parking

Environmental Health and Safety
      • Emergency Procedures

Grant & Contract Administration  (list of grants/fellowships and deadlines)
GrantsNet

Instrument Repair and Design Shop

Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) (Immigration/Visa issues, etc.)

International Tax Office

Learning Center
YSM Training

Library - Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library (including E-Jounals/Books)
PubMed

Security (including: Battery Jump Start, Blue Phones, Escort Service, Lockout Service, S.T.O.P. Program)
Security Awareness at Yale

Police

Shuttle Bus Schedule - Day and Night

Ombuds Office, School of Medicine

Child Care

Resources for Faculty, Postdocs & Students

Information for Faculty (by Yale Provost Office)
      • Faculty Handbook
      • Policies and Compliances
      • Postdoc Appointment Guide

Information for Postdocs (by Yale Postdoctoral Office)

      • National Postdoctoral Association

“Career Advice for Life Scientists” (published by American Society for Cell Biology)
      • Volume 1
      • Volume 2

Information for Students
     • Cell Biology Graduate Program Information
     • Cell Biology Student Handbook 
     • Cell Biology Student Handbook - HTML
     • The Programs and Policies bulletin of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
     • Forms for Graduate Students
     • Yale Graduate Student Assembly (GSA)
     • Yale Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS)
     • The Combined Program in Biologial & Biomedical Sciences (BBS)

Yale New Employee Orientation

Yale University School of Medicine: News & Info

Health

Health Services - Yale Health Plan
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Yale Medical Group - The Physicians of Yale University
Connecticut Poison Control Center
Environmental Health and Safety
      • Emergency Procedures
Employee Assistance Program

Emergency Phone Numbers

Campus Police/Medical/Fire     111  (Off Campus:  911)
Yale-New Haven Hospital - Emergency   203-688-2222 (adults) / 688-3333 (children)
Yale Health Services Urgent Care Unit    203-432-0123
Security and Escorts (escorts to parking lots after 6 pm)   785-5555
Building Maintenance/Plant Operations    785-4620
Custodial Services    785-4756
Environmental Health & Safety
       Safety Emergencies: 785-3555 (business hours) / 432-4400 (off-hours)
       Non-Emergencies: 785-3550
       Immediate Emergency Assistant  (Police)  111 (any Yale phone) / 432-4400 (any phone)
Poison Control Center 1-800-222-1222 / TTY/TDD 1-866-218-5372
Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling)   1-800-232-6092