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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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In a new study, chemist Mark Johnson and his team set measurable parameters on the movement of protons in water — shedding new light on one of basic science’s most enduring enigmas.
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Composer Jeanine Tesori and singer Dawn Upshaw join Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences as professors in the practice — bringing both boundary-pushing expertise and a commitment to mentoring the next generation.
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This year, Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences welcomed 63 outstanding new faculty across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
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In this edition of Humanitas, a new installation takes over The Dome in Yale Schwarzman Center, a senior lecturer in English will publish a follow-up to her acclaimed first novel, and the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism plans new events and a student working group.
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Incoming FAS faculty member Destin Jenkins is documenting the history of debt in the United States and Black governance after the Civil Rights movement.
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In a Q&A, geochemist Gabby Kitch talks about an innovative Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture project—based in part on science conducted by faculty in the Department for Earth and Planetary Sciences—that will accelerate the oceans’ natural ability to store carbon dioxide.
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Basu, William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Astronomy, speaks with a panel of guests about the role of our sun in human history and what the future holds for our nearest star.
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Faced with a microbial mystery hidden deep in the soil, Nikhil Malvankar—Associate Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry—returned to his roots in physics, with results that could shape the field of quantum computing.
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Incoming FAS faculty member Elizabeth Parker-Magyar studies the day-to-day politics of public sector workers in Jordan.
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The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies has awarded its distinguished International Book Prizes to Lauren Benton, Barton M. Briggs Professor of History, and Priyasha Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Professor of English, recognizing their outstanding writing on the topics of global history and empire.