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The stories of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: the achievements and activities of our faculty, departments, and programs.

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  1. New research co-led by Navin Kartik, Professor of Economics, finds that the waste from signaling contests, such as college admissions, stays the same regardless of how hard the test is.

    Navin Kartik
  2. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences recognized Alessandro Giammei, Cormac O’Dea, and Chiara Mingarelli for scholarly achievements in their respective fields.

    From left, Alessandro Giammei, Chiara Mingarelli, and Cormac O’Dea. Giammei and O’Dea potraits courtesy of Yale departments. Mingarelli portrait by Allie Barton.
  3. The New Haven Digital Atlas, an interactive map created by Yale’s New Haven Environmental History Project overseen by Paul Sabin (Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor of History), invites users to explore how the city’s historical landscape has changed over time.

    A collage featuring a variety of old maps and satellite map images from the New Haven Digital Atlas.
  4. This edition of Humanitas notes an award for The Yale Review, student achievements — curating an exhibit, pitching a film at Cannes, and winning a reporting trip with The New York Times — and a Yale expert on the history of opera curtains.

    Aerial view of the temples of Hatshepsut and Mentuhotep II in Deir el-Bahari, Luxor West Bank, Egypt. Photograph © Patricia Mora Riudavets.
  5. A new study co-led by Yale scientists including Akiko Iwasaki, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, reveals that antibodies from some long COVID patients attacked brain and nerve tissues, a finding that could point toward treatments.

    Illustration of a Covid spike protein with people standing within it. Credit: Adobe Stock
  6. In a new study, Yale researchers including Steve Chang, Associate Professor of Psychology, found that marmoset monkeys rely on visual clues and evidence accumulation to synchronize their behavior during cooperative tasks.

    Marmoset monkeys. Photo credit: Adobe Stock
  7. Akiko Iwasaki, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, was recently interviewed on the Scientess podcast about her research, career, and experiences as mentee and mentor.

  8. David Blight, Sterling Professor of History and Professor of Black Studies and of American Studies, spoke with the Associated Press about the origins of Memorial Day in the United States.

    David W. Blight
  9. Yale’s Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning welcomed Watertown High School seniors for a panel discussion about an online video collection, "Yale en primera persona: Narrativas hispanas," created by Lourdes Sabé, Senior Lector I of Spanish.

    Students from Watertown High School (Connecticut) visit the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning.
  10. Beverly Gage, John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History, was recently interviewed by the Boston Globe about American history and her new book, "This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History."