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  1. In a Q&A, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Aurélie Vialette and a fellow scholar explain the difficult national conversation about the legacy of slavery that is gripping Spain — and why it took so long to happen.

    Painting of a sailing vessel, La Amistad, off Culloden Point, Long Island, New York, 1839. Artist unknown.
  2. The annual awards recognize excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs and enable recipients to dedicate their summer to research.

    Four junior FAS faculty members received awards from the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation. Clockwise from top left, Andrea Aldrich, Amymarie Bartholomew, Naomi Levine and Shiro Kuriwaki.
  3. The new members, seven of whom are part of the FAS, join previously elected fellows in helping to advance the common good.

    Eight Yale faculty members were inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for 2025. Top row, from left: Ned Blackhawk, Gary Brudvig, Jennifer Gandhi, and Valentina Greco. Second row: Marina Halac, Oona Hathaway, Caryl Phillips, and Philipp Strack.
  4. In a Q&A, Christen Smith discusses her research in Black communities in Brazil, the undervaluing of Black women’s scholarly contributions, and her favorite ways to unwind.

    Christen Smith
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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