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  1. Andrew Miranker, Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, spoke to the journal Science the “molecular archive” found in the oil paintings of Ralph Albert Blakelock. By extracting DNA and proteins from microscopic samples of paint, he and other scientists are using arteomics to uncover hidden biological clues.

  2. This is the fourth prize for Zadeh's 2023 book, which the Haskins Medal prize committee said “pairs the most rigorous scholarship, incisive inquisitiveness, and entertaining narratives to conjure up lives, feelings, and ideas from other worlds.”

    Travis Zadeh and the cover of his 2023 book, Wonders and Rarities: The Marvelous Book that Traveled the World and Mapped the Cosmos
  3. Susan Baserga, William H. Fleming Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and F. Kenneth Nelson, Research Scientist and Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, were elected to the latest class of fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

    Headshots of five new Yale affiliates elected to the 2026 class of fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  4. Heng, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, discusses his excavation of Angkor, the onetime seat of the great Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia and once the biggest city in the world.

    Piphal Heng
  5. Lakhous, Professor in the Practice of Italian Studies, first published the 2019 novel in Arabic as “Ta’ir al’lail.” For the past two years, he has collaborated with three translators “to exchange ideas, confront each other, and confirm that languages are like mirrors."

  6. The Investigative Reporting Lab at Yale, founded and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Yale professor in the practice Sarah Stillman, supports young journalists in deep reporting for both local and national audiences.

    Illustrations of six people, with black text overlain that describes their stories. Illustrations by Janelle Retka.
  7. In a new video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Professor in the Practice Sarah Stillman discusses the challenges and joys of teaching investigative journalism.

    Sarah Stillman
  8. Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, has been awarded the 39th Joan B. Cendrós International Prize for his lifetime contributions to the study of Catalonia's medieval history and the international impact of his work.

    Paul Freedman
  9. Fischel, Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, was shortlisted for his most recent book, "Sodomy's Solicitations A Right to Queerness."

    Joseph Fischel
  10. What would happen if AI becomes capable of performing essentially all economically valuable work? In a wide-ranging Q&A, Pascual Restrepo, Associate Professor of Economics, dives into how economists view the future of labor markets.

    Pascual Restrepo