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  1. Emma Zang, Associate Professor of Sociology, discussed her research on siblings, particularly how academically successful older siblings can positively affect their younger siblings’ academic performance.

    Emma Zang
  2. Hwansoo Kim, Professor of Religious Studies and of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been appointed the next head of Morse College.

    From right, Hwansoo Kim; outgoing Morse College head Catherine Panter-Brick; and Rev. Sumi Loundon Kim, Buddhist chaplain at Yale and Kim’s wife.  Photo by Allie Barton
  3. Shirley Wang, Assistant Professor of Psychology, is working alongside Christine B. Cha, Associate Professor at Yale's Child Study Center, to use smartphone data to understand the harms and benefits of social and digital media use.

    Shirley Wang
  4. 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.

  5. 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
  6. Larry Gladney, FAS Dean of Science, and other FAS faculty members showcased Wright Lab's quantum research during a recent visit of the UK Science &Technology Network (STN) and the British American Parliamentary Group (BAPG).

    Members of the STN and BAPG visited Wright lab - Photo credit: Alec Scicchitano
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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."

  10. 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.