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  1. In a new course, composer and FAS Senior Lecturer Matthew Suttor is teaching Yale students to use AI technologies to transform natural phenomena into artistic performances — an endeavor that extends into a symposium April 24-25.

    A student presents on a project called "Listening to Climate Change" at a symposium hosted by Yale's Center for Collaborative Arts and Media. The symposium spawned from a course titled "Nature, AI and Performance" taught by Senior Lector in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Matthew Suttor.
  2. Sam Raskin, James E. English Professor of Mathematics, was awarded a 2025 New Horizons in Mathematics prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Six Yale physicists were also honored for their work on international scientific experiments.

    Sam Raskin
  3. A non-profit organization building on research from Yale’s Noah Planavsky has won the $50 million grand prize from the XPRIZE Carbon Removal international competition.

    Noah Plavansky
  4. Marie-Helene Bertino, Molly Brunson, and Oona Hathaway were selected from a pool of nearly 3,500 applicants to become members of the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows.

    Headshots of five Yale faculty who received 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships. Top row, from left: Katherine Balch, Tommy Kha (photo credit: Elliott Jerome Brown, Jr.), and Molly Brunson. Second row: Oona Hathaway and Marie Helene-Bertino.
  5. The discovery of two new fish species in Alabama points to scientific methods that can help protect the Earth’s biodiversity.

    Illustrations of two darter species — the Gurley Darter and the Birmingham Darter — discovered by Yale researchers in the Mobile River system in central Alabama.
  6. Svolik, Elizabeth S. & A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science, is one of 26 scholars who will receive the $200,000 fellowship to support work on political polarization.

    Milan Svolik
  7. Laura Nasrallah and Leslie Gross-Wyrtzen received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies to recognize their excellence in humanities and social science research.

    Headshots of Laura Nasrallah (left) and Leslie Gross-Wyrtzen.
  8. Quantum technologies are poised to revolutionize fields such as computing, cryptography, and materials science. Taught by professors from FAS and SEAS, Yale College will introduce a new Certificate in Quantum Science and Engineering in Fall 2025.

    A quantum computer.
  9. A method developed by Yale scientists helps reveal how antibacterial agents interact with their host cells — a process that could boost a host of applications that benefit society.

    Depiction of microscopic antibacterial agents interacting with host cells.
  10. Yale economists Rohini Pande, Nicholas Ryan, and coauthors evaluated the world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate matter, finding it significantly reduced emissions and lowered costs.

    Photo of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo credit: Rohit Raj on Unsplash