About the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) comprises the some 50 departments and programs that provide instruction to the students of Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, including their ladder, instructional, and research faculty members. The FAS spans four broad intellectual areas, represented by the divisions of Humanities, Social Science, and Science, and the School of Engineering & Applied Science.

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Synthesizing natural products with a computational step saver

December 18, 2018
Yale researchers have slashed the number of steps needed to synthesize two natural anticancer products using a novel approach to organic chemistry.
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Geologist David Evans draws new roadmaps for ancient continents

December 17, 2018
Evans, the head of Berkeley College and professor of geology and geophysics, discusses his latest work, Earth’s “middle-aged” period, and more.
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Julie Dorsey is a winner of Microsoft’s Female Founders Competition

December 14, 2018
Dorsey, founder of the digital drawing company Mental Canvas, will receive $2 million in venture capital funding, as well as access to additional resources.
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A People’s Constitution: The Everyday Life of Law in the Indian Republic

December 13, 2018
A brief look into assistant professor of history Rohit De’s new book: “A People’s Constitution.”  
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Donoghue named director of Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies

December 13, 2018
The appointment was announced Dec. 13 by Vice Provost for Research Peter Schiffer. Donoghue’s three-year term will begin on Jan. 1.
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