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  1. An obituary for linguist Stephen Anderson, who taught at Yale from 1994 until his retirement in 2017, was published in the New York Times.

    Stephen Anderson in the 1980s. “Every animal has a trick,” he said. “Language is our trick.” Photo credit: Anderson family.
  2. Ned Blackhawk, Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration, joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the cultures and histories of the indigenous peoples of North America.

    Ned Blackhawk
  3. In a Q&A, trailblazing chemist and serial entrepreneur Craig Crews — whose third venture was recently acquired for more than $3 billion — discusses the transformative science emerging from Yale, and how bringing innovative ideas to market is good for the university and New Haven.

    Craig Crews. Photo credit: Marissa Fiorucci
  4. Montgomery was recognized for the 2024 article “The Many Voices of Sissieretta Jones: Opera and the Sonic Necromancy of the Black Phonographic Archive.”

  5. Gaige, Lecturer in English, was recognized for her book 'Heartwood,' a novel about an experienced hiker who goes missing on the Appalachian Trail,

    A headshot of Amity Gaige alongside the cover of her novel 'Heartwood.'
  6. Rabinowitz, who recently retired after 26 years of service to Yale, is credited with the co-discovery of thousands of asteroids, the dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt, hundreds of supernovae, and other galactic transients.

    A room of colleagues celebrates David Rabinowitz (left).
  7. Daut was honored for her book, The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe.

    A headshot of Marlene L. Daut alongside the cover of her book, The First & Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe
  8. In a new undergraduate course co-taught by Julián Posada, Assistant Professor of American Studies, and Ted Kim, Professor of Computer Science, Yale students learn to think deeply and critically about the technology that surrounds them.

    Julián Posada and Theodore Kim, center, with members of the course, “Topics in Critical Computing.” Photo courtesy of Julián Posada.
  9. Bhart-Anjan Bhullar, Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has co-authored a new study with GSAS alumnus Caleb Gordon that offers insights into which animal groups’ evolutionary path brought them from the land and back to water.

    Paleontologist Caleb Gordon takes measurements of ancient turtle bones at the Yale Peabody Museum.  (Photo courtesy of Yale Peabody Museum)
  10. Jacobson, Sterling Professor of American Studies and History and Professor of Black Studies, has been awarded the 2025 Carl Bode-Norman Holmes Pearson Prize.

    Matthew Frye Jacobson