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  1. Gaige, Lecturer in English, was recognized for her book 'Heartwood,' a novel about an experienced hiker who goes missing on the Appalachian Trail,

    A headshot of Amity Gaige alongside the cover of her novel 'Heartwood.'
  2. Rabinowitz, who recently retired after 26 years of service to Yale, is credited with the co-discovery of thousands of asteroids, the dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt, hundreds of supernovae, and other galactic transients.

    A room of colleagues celebrates David Rabinowitz (left).
  3. Daut was honored for her book, The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe.

    A headshot of Marlene L. Daut alongside the cover of her book, The First & Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe
  4. In a new undergraduate course co-taught by Julián Posada, Assistant Professor of American Studies, and Ted Kim, Professor of Computer Science, Yale students learn to think deeply and critically about the technology that surrounds them.

    Julián Posada and Theodore Kim, center, with members of the course, “Topics in Critical Computing.” Photo courtesy of Julián Posada.
  5. Bhart-Anjan Bhullar, Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has co-authored a new study with GSAS alumnus Caleb Gordon that offers insights into which animal groups’ evolutionary path brought them from the land and back to water.

    Paleontologist Caleb Gordon takes measurements of ancient turtle bones at the Yale Peabody Museum.  (Photo courtesy of Yale Peabody Museum)
  6. Jacobson, Sterling Professor of American Studies and History and Professor of Black Studies, has been awarded the 2025 Carl Bode-Norman Holmes Pearson Prize.

    Matthew Frye Jacobson
  7. In a new study, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Professor of Management and of Economics, and co-author Sultan Mehmood analyze newly uncovered satellite imagery of the 1970 Bhola cyclone, and show that the storm affected voting patterns and induced more citizens to take up arms in a guerrilla war that led to the founding of Bangladesh.

    Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, leader of the Awami League, in Dhaka during Pakistan’s 1970 general elections.
  8. A look back at one of the most cited science studies of all time — Sterling Professor of Chemistry William Jorgensen’s landmark 1983 simulations of water.

    William Jorgensen helped redefine drug design with his 1983 water models.  Photo by Dan Renzetti
  9. Using machine learning, postdoctoral researcher Ran Meng and Yale researchers in the lab of Mark Gerstein, Albert L. Williams Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, have developed a new imaging technique that can unlock signs of aging and disease in human cells.

    Ran Meng and Mark Gerstein
  10. In this edition of Humanitas: FAS music lecturer directs gamelan performances; a new book from Jonathan Howard, Assistant Professor of English and Black studies; Ned Blackhawk contributes to a new PBS documentary; and FAS faculty win numerous prizes.

    Yale gamelan ensemble rehearsal (Photo by Allie Barton)