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  1. In Q&A, Yale’s j. Siguru Wahutu, Assistant Professor of Sociology, discusses his research into media coverage of conflict and atrocities in Africa, his latest book project on tech companies, and the therapeutic value of household chores.

    j. Siguru Wahutu
  2. Dudley, Professor of Anthropology and American Studies, received the lifetime achievement award in honor of her outstanding contributions to the anthropological study of work.

    Kathryn Dudley
  3. Priyasha Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Professor of English, was awarded the 2024-25 Samuel '60 and Ronnie '72 Heyman Prize for her outstanding first book which examines writings that exemplify how Britain viewed its subjects—and how those subjects understood, subverted, and experienced the empire.

    A headshot of Priyasha Mukhopadhyay alongside her book, 'Required Reading: The Life of Everyday Texts in the British Empire.'
  4. Xiang, Associate Professor of English, received the grant to support the writing of her forthcoming article, "Asian American Art During the First Intifada."

    Sunny Xiang
  5. Three FAS faculty members—Priyasha Mukhopadhyay, Naomi Levine, and Alex Gil—were recognized by the Modern Language Association for its 2024 awards.

    From left: Priyasha Mukhopadhyay, Naomi Levine, and Alex Gil.
  6. The Times asked a group of experts—including Tsyvinski, who is the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics—to envision the future of supply chains and how changes to them will impact national economies.

  7. Yale researchers, including FAS faculty, study a mass extinction from the distant past, uncover hidden brain networks, and share expertise at an international meeting on enhanced weathering.

    Field team traveling to geologic outcrops of the end-Permian mass extinction in Svalbard.
  8. Michel Devoret, the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics and winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, recently returned to campus for an impromptu gathering with colleagues at the Yale Quantum Institute.

    2025 Nobel physics laureate Michel Devoret talked about his experiences as a researcher.  Photo courtesy of Yale Quantum Institute.
  9. With state-of-the-art research facilities and collaborative spaces, Yale’s Wu Tsai Institute is on a mission to understand human cognition by bridging academic disciplines.

    Wu Tsai Institute’s magnetoencephalography system known as OPM (optically pumped magnetometry)
  10. In a new video, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Professor in the Practice of Theater and Performance Studies, discusses storytelling, embracing imperfection, and what makes Yale a uniquely nurturing environment for dramatic arts.

    Branden Jacobs-Jenkins teaching in a classroom.