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  1. Eric Arsenault, whose research focuses on developing and applying ultrafast spectroscopies to understand the dynamics of complex nanoscale systems, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Chemistry.

    Eric Arsenault
  2. This message welcomes more than 60 new ladder and multiyear instructional faculty who join the FAS this academic year and provides links to their biographies.

    FAS 2025-26 new faculty
  3. Yale researchers have created a new method to predict key periods of gene activity in the developing brain — an advance that may open the door to better targeted genetic therapies.

    Illustration of a brain with an open window in the middle of it, revealing a clock inside. AI-generated image.
  4. Crews, John C. Malone Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, was one of nine awardees recognized for outstanding, translationally focused research projects that aim to accelerate novel diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines and technological innovations in autoimmunity.

    Craig Crews
  5. Mares, Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science, has been awarded a Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg) Berlin for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.

    Isabela Mares
  6. Yale researchers led by Ailong Ke, Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, have created a new RNA editing tool that can take some of the risk out of gene therapy.

    Left to right, Ailong Ke and Chengtao Xu working at a lab bench.
  7. Boustan, a new Professor of Economics in the FAS, analyzes US historical data to evaluate contemporary narratives around immigration.

    Leah Boustan
  8. In a new book, historian David Engerman examines six economists, all from South Asia, who helped shape international development — including efforts to reduce poverty and inequality worldwide.

    David Engerman and the cover of his book, “The Apostles of Development: Six Economists and the World They Made” (Oxford University Press, 2025).
  9. Currie, a new Professor of Economics and faculty affiliate of the Tobin Center for Economic Policy, brings decades of research experience that shows how smarter policy—aimed at early childhood education, health coverage, cleaner air, and better mental-health care—can change the life-trajectories of kids and the families who raise them.

    Janet Currie
  10. In a Q&A, Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Professor of Psychology, discusses the mental health challenges faced by many individuals while incarcerated and after their release — and a growing effort in New Haven to offer them support.

    Arielle Baskin-Sommers