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  1. Pieter van Dokkum, Sol Goldman Family Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Physics, led the analysis and coordinated the follow up program.

    Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted an object, named the Infinity Galaxy, that turns a basic rule of galaxy evolution on its head – a likely direct collapse black hole. Photo credit: Earth.com
  2. An international team including David Evans, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, may have solved a magnetic field mystery contained in 565-million-year-old rocks.

    David Evans, left, and James Pierce in the Yale Paleomagnetic Laboratory.  (Photo by Allie Barton)
  3. AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) is an organization dedicated to advancing Indigenous representation in STEM fields. Pyle has stepped up as Yale’s chapter advisor, supporting the students through funding guidance, networking, and constant encouragement.

    Anna Pyle
  4. A research partnership between Yale and the University of São Paulo (USP), led by Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences David Evans, is advancing new understanding of Earth’s early geological history.

    Photo from the Namibia expedition, courtesy of David Evans
  5. In a Q&A, Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies Neta Alexander discusses her new book, an examination of the frictions between digital interface features and the human body, both abled and disabled.

    Neta Alexander
  6. This edition of Humanitas covers performances inspired by the scholarship of Elise Morrison; Emily Coates' upcoming world premiere at Guggenheim New York; and a short story collection by English lecturer Derek Green.

    Derek Lucci, Emily Coates, and Charles Burnham (left to right) performing in "Tell Me Where It Comes From." (Photo by Chris Randall)
  7. From the lecture hall to the FTC’s courtrooms, from tech giants to housing markets, Sterling Professor of Economics Steve Berry’s work has left a deep imprint on the field of economics.

    Steve Berry
  8. A 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Yale Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics Michel Devoret – who holds a secondary appointment in Physics in the FAS – “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit.”

    Michel Devoret
  9. Amrith's book of environmental history, The Burning Earth, continues to garner accolades including the 2025 Toynbee Prize, a longlisting for the 2025 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and a nomination for the 2025 British Academy Book Prize.

    Sunil Amrith
  10. Fellows from this year’s Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute participated in two seminars led by Yale’s FAS faculty. This week, they gathered to share and celebrate their work to strengthen teaching and learning in New Haven.

    Fellows in the 2025 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute presented their work at a September 30 showcase.  (Photo by David Liebowitz)