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  1. In a Q&A, Victoria Almansa-Villatoro, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, discusses her research into ancient Egyptian language, excavating clay seal impressions near the pyramids of Giza, and her love of horror.

    Victoria Almansa-Villatoro (Photo by Allie Barton)
  2. Yale recognized eleven faculty innovators with the 2025 Yale Faculty Innovation Awards for translating breakthrough research into ventures that address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

    2025 Yale Faculty Innovation Awards
  3. Kai T. Erikson, a beloved teacher and prominent figure on Yale’s campus for 45 years, died on Nov. 10.

    Kai Erikson (Photo by Michael Marsland)
  4. Yale's community, including FAS faculty Marla Geha and Michael Fotos and members of the university’s military community, gathered on November 11th for the annual Veterans Day ceremony.

    Veterans Day Ceremony 2025 (Photo by Dan Renzetti)
  5. Chinchilla, Associate Professor of Anthropology, spoke to Scientific American about a recent discovery made by archaeologist Takeshi Inomata.

    A cross-shaped pit found at the Aguada Fénix site in Mexico after excavation. Photo credit: Takeshi Inomata
  6. Inhorn, William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs, has been awarded the 2025 AFA Career Award for her many contributions to the field of feminist anthropology.

    Marcia Inhorn
  7. The New York Review of Books reviews Inhorn's 2023 book as part of an exploration into why more women are freezing their eggs.

    Headshot of Marcia Inhorn alongside the cover of her book, "Motherhood on Ice: The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their Eggs." (NYU Press, 2023)
  8. “Textured Stories,” an exhibit at the Beinecke Library, co-curated by Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, explores the history and influence of Japanese chirimen books that sought to familiarize Western audiences with Japan’s literature and culture.

    Detail from “Chin Chin Kobakama” (The Toothpick Samurai).  (Image courtesy of Yale Library)
  9. In a Q&A, Melissa Ferguson, Professor of Psychology, explains how “mouse-tracking” gives researchers a better glimpse into how people really summon self-control in the face of temptation — or fail to.

    Image of a computer cursor shaped like a hand. Image credit: Adobe Stock
  10. Binyam Mogessie, Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Yale researchers have created a new method for simulating “aging-like” chromosome errors in mouse eggs to better understand female reproductive lifespan.

     Image of a human egg cell