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  1. At an event earlier this semester celebrating his career, Steven Girvin, Sterling Professor of Physics, talked about some of the people who made his science journey possible.

    Steven Girvin
  2. Cooper—Associate Professor of Public Health, Associate Professor of Economics, and Associate Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies—runs the Health Care Affordability Lab.

    Zack Cooper
  3. A Yale study led by Daniel Karel, Assistant Professor of Sociology, finds that AI chatbots can subtly influence users’ social and political opinions through unintended latent biases.

     image illustrates research concerning the subtle influence AI chatbots can have on users' opinions
  4. A faculty committee will establish principles that guide faculty academic freedom at Yale.

    An ink illustration of Yale's motto. "Lux Et Veritas," adorning Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall (SSS).
  5. Ronald Breaker, Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology and Professor of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, reflects on his career and his discovery of riboswitches—ancient RNA devices that sense molecules and control genes.

    Ronald Breaker
  6. Barringer, Paul Mellon Professor in the History of Art, spoke to BBC News about the 19th century painting, "The Meeting on the Turret Stairs."

    The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, by Irish watercolorist Frederic William Burton. Photo credit: National Gallery of Ireland
  7. In an undergraduate seminar taught by David Engerman, Leitner International Interdisciplinary Professor of History and of Global Affairs, global affairs majors use the Yale Library’s archival collections to bring a historical perspective to contemporary questions about diplomacy and national security.

    David Engerman  Photos by Dan Renzetti
  8. In a Q&A, Joe Glynias, Assistant Professor of History, discusses a Baghdadi physician who connected the Islamic and Byzantine worlds in the 11th century, critical engagement in the classroom, and practicing pizza patience.

    Joe Glynias  Photo by Ian Christmann
  9. The Yale Review, led by Professor in the Practice of English Meghan O'Rourke, has been named a finalist for two 2026 National Magazine Awards: General Excellence in Literature, Science and Politics, and the ASME Award for Fiction.

    A headshot of Meghan O'Rourke alongside the cover of the Winter 2025 issue of The Yale Review.
  10. In her latest essay collection, Anne Fadiman, Professor in the Practice of English, draws on nostalgia, loss, and personal passions — including teaching nonfiction writing at Yale.

    Anne Fadiman - Portrait by Gabriel Amadeus Cooney