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  1. The annual awards recognize excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs and enable recipients to dedicate their summer to research.

    Four junior FAS faculty members received awards from the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation. Clockwise from top left, Andrea Aldrich, Amymarie Bartholomew, Naomi Levine and Shiro Kuriwaki.
  2. The new members, seven of whom are part of the FAS, join previously elected fellows in helping to advance the common good.

    Eight Yale faculty members were inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for 2025. Top row, from left: Ned Blackhawk, Gary Brudvig, Jennifer Gandhi, and Valentina Greco. Second row: Marina Halac, Oona Hathaway, Caryl Phillips, and Philipp Strack.
  3. Stavroula Hatzios, associate professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and of Chemistry, has received a major award from the Bodossaki Foundation, which recognizes distinguished early-career scientists of Greek heritage.

    Stavroula Hatzios
  4. Sam Raskin, James E. English Professor of Mathematics, was awarded a 2025 New Horizons in Mathematics prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Six Yale physicists were also honored for their work on international scientific experiments.

    Sam Raskin
  5. A non-profit organization building on research from Yale’s Noah Planavsky has won the $50 million grand prize from the XPRIZE Carbon Removal international competition.

    Noah Plavansky
  6. The discovery of two new fish species in Alabama points to scientific methods that can help protect the Earth’s biodiversity.

    Illustrations of two darter species — the Gurley Darter and the Birmingham Darter — discovered by Yale researchers in the Mobile River system in central Alabama.
  7. Quantum technologies are poised to revolutionize fields such as computing, cryptography, and materials science. Taught by professors from FAS and SEAS, Yale College will introduce a new Certificate in Quantum Science and Engineering in Fall 2025.

    A quantum computer.
  8. A method developed by Yale scientists helps reveal how antibacterial agents interact with their host cells — a process that could boost a host of applications that benefit society.

    Depiction of microscopic antibacterial agents interacting with host cells.
  9. The fall 2025 semester will feature two courses that bring faculty together from FAS, SEAS, and the Yale School of Medicine.

    Headshots of four faculty members, clockwise from top left: Alka Menon, Xenophon Papademetris, Ted Kim, and Julian Posada.
  10. In two inauguration weekend symposia, 10 Yale professors discussed the work at the heart of the university’s mission.

    Yale faculty sitting on a stage. From left: Marcus Gardley, Hélène Landemore, Anjelica Gonzalez, Akiko Iwasaki, and Jim Levinsohn. Photo credit: Robert DeSanto.