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Yale researchers led by John Carlson, Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, discovered a naturally occurring compound in garlic that halts mating and egg-laying in insects.
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The biotech company Arvinas was originally founded based on pioneering research from Yale chemist Craig Crews into PROTAC protein degraders.
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Each spring, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences recognizes professors from each of four divisions for their advising and mentoring of Yale students.
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Earth.com covered a recent study led by Bhart-Anjan Bhullar, Associate Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, in which Bhullar and his team identified a previously unknown species.
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A recent study led by Derek Briggs, G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, was covered by the New York Times.
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Yale’s Daniel Martinez HoSang, Professor of American Studies, has received a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to support his research into political polarization and to identify potential solutions.
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Breaker, a field-leading biochemist and Yale leader, will serve as the FAS dean of science for a five-year term.
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Gandhi, a political scientist, will serve as the FAS dean of faculty development for a five-year term.
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In their introduction to the day’s proceedings, Peabody curators Thomas Near, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Martha Muñoz, associate professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, made the argument that understanding biodiversity is imperative to the continued well-being of our planet.
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Gage, John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History, joined Connecticut Public Radio to reflect on what she learned about the country while writing her latest book, "This Land is Your Land."