Joanne Freeman, Alan Boles Class of '29 Professor of History, spoke to WTNH about the importance of Revolutionary War history in the United States on the eve of the country's 250th birthday.

In a new book, Hélène Landemore, Damon Wells '58 Professor of Political Science, argues that electoral politics is irredeemably broken but that democracy can be repaired by empowering ordinary people to govern.

Three Yale faculty, including Assistant Professor of Economics John Eric Humphries, have received 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships, which recognize outstanding early-career scientists and scholars.

Yale researchers find a new way to convert methane into methanol, discern patterns in the placement of mitochondria in the brain, and offer new guidelines for managing functional seizures. Meanwhile, a Yale astrophysicist is part of the Impact 100 list of influential Indian Americans.

A new study co-authored by Emma Zang, Associate Professor of Sociology, shows that across racial groups and the sexes, older Americans have sharply different patterns of marriage and living circumstances later in life.

It takes a team to prepare Yale’s budget. Learn about some of the faculty—including two from the FAS—serving in the Budget Advisory Group and how they help Yale advance its mission.

Smith, who joined the Yale faculty in 2005, is an authority on the culture of discipline in the United States.

Edwards, who joined the Yale faculty in 2022, has done field-leading work at the intersections of African American literature, politics, and gender critique.

Janet Currie, a renowned economist and pioneer in the economic analysis of child development, joined the Yale faculty in 2025

Wendy Berry Mendes, whose research has transformed how we understand the effects of stress on cognition, social processes, and physiology, joined the Yale faculty in 2023.