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  1. Using cutting-edge statistical modeling, Yale researchers examined mating success rates among one prairie bird — and found that females are more attracted to dance moves than aggressive fighting.

    Close-up of a male greater sage-grouse ‘strut’ display.
  2. While birds are better able than most species to relocate in response to climate change, the environment is changing faster than they can fly, a new Yale study finds.

    A small, spotted brown bird - a cactus wren - sitting atop a cactus. Photo credit: Jeremy Cohen.
  3. Each of us must make the case for what universities contribute and for what is at stake if we fall behind as a nation in education, research, and scholarship.

  4. Yale research makes America stronger, safer, and healthier.

    Nick Turk-Browne (left) preparing a child participant and parent for an infant MRI study in the Brain Imaging Center (now BrainWorks) at Yale University circa 2021. Photo credit: 160/90
  5. Binary star systems may offer a novel view of planet formation across the universe, a Yale research team says.

     Illustration of a binary star system, with a yellow star depicted in the upper left corner of the image, and a blue star depicted in the lower right. Image credit: The European Space Agency,
  6. Each spring the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences recognizes professors from each of four divisions who provide “superb teaching, advising, and mentoring” to Yale students.

    Four Yale professors honored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for providing superb teaching, advising, and mentoring to students. Clockwise from top left, Moira Fradinger, Rourke O’Brien, Andrew Wang, and David Moore. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti.
  7. The new method offers a glimpse into the critical formative stages of RNA molecules — and may help lead to early therapeutic treatments when cellular production goes awry.

    Leonard Schärfen and Karla Neugebauer. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti.
  8. Steven Berry, Gary Brudvig, Jonathan Ellman, Leonid Glazman, and Mark Hochstrasser were elected to the academy, one of the highest honors bestowed on a U.S. scientist or engineer.

    Five Yale professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025. Top row, from left: Steven Berry, Gary Brudvig, and Jonathan Ellman. Second row: Leonid Glazman and Mark Hochstrasser.
  9. Yale College recognized six recipients of the college’s annual teaching prizes during a reception at the Schwarzman Center on April 28.

    Six Yale faculty members were honored for their commitment to teaching in a ceremony held on April 28, 2025. Top row: Joe Cleary, Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Cormac O’Dea; Bottom row: Christine DiMeglio, John Hall, Michael Della Rocca.
  10. Two members of the Yale faculty — Sarah Demers, a professor of physics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Christine Hayes, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies — were awarded the William Clyde DeVane Award for outstanding scholarship and undergraduate teaching by Yale’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa last week during its annual reception for Yale seniors.

    From left, George Levesque, dean of academic affairs in Yale College and secretary for Yale’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; award winners Sarah Demers, Christine Hayes, and Pam Schirmeister; and Pericles Lewis, dean of Yale College.