Division of Science
Driven by curiosity
The FAS Science division spans the biological and physical sciences. FAS scientists engage in observation of our world and the universe beyond it, laboratory-based experimentation, computational analysis, and the pursuit of questions driven by curiosity about how the world works. Their expertise covers the microscopic and the gargantuan: from the smallest cells, atoms, and particles of matter, to the physical and biological systems that shape life on earth, to the stars and planets.
The divisional dean of Science is Larry Gladney.
Science departments and programs
The FAS is home to three departments in the biological sciences--Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology--and five in the physical sciences--Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics.
News
Dark ages: Genomic analysis shows how cavefish lost their eyes
In a new study, Yale researchers in the lab of Thomas Near, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, used genomic analysis to show when cavefishes lost their eyes, which provides a method for dating cave systems.
Gilbert named the Singer Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Wendy V. Gilbert, who joined the Yale faculty in 2017, studies the regulatory elements in mRNA that control the cellular expression of the information stored in genetic code.
Yale to engage global partners at Climate Week in New York
Yale community members will engage in a series of events during Climate Week in New York, including a two-day event at the Yale Club, underscoring the many ways the university is advancing solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, and other planetary challenges.
Pinning down protons in water — a basic science success story
In a new study, chemist Mark Johnson and his team set measurable parameters on the movement of protons in water — shedding new light on one of basic science’s most enduring enigmas.
Expanding understanding
Curiosity-driven research expands our understanding of the world and underpins virtually all applied research, innovation, and technological development. When researchers in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences follow their curiosity, it takes them down unexplored pathways, for the benefit of future generations.
FAS Science contacts
- FAS Dean of Science; Professor of Physics
- FAS Dean's Office
- Physics
- Senior Associate Dean
- FAS Dean's Office
- Assistant Dean
- FAS Dean's Office
- Senior Administrative Assistant
- FAS Dean's Office