This edition of Humanitas covers performances inspired by the scholarship of Elise Morrison; Emily Coates' upcoming world premiere at Guggenheim New York; and a short story collection by English lecturer Derek Green.

From the lecture hall to the FTC’s courtrooms, from tech giants to housing markets, Sterling Professor of Economics Steve Berry’s work has left a deep imprint on the field of economics.

A 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Yale Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics Michel Devoret – who holds a secondary appointment in Physics in the FAS – “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit.”

Amrith's book of environmental history, The Burning Earth, continues to garner accolades including the 2025 Toynbee Prize, a longlisting for the 2025 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and a nomination for the 2025 British Academy Book Prize.

Fellows from this year’s Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute participated in two seminars led by Yale’s FAS faculty. This week, they gathered to share and celebrate their work to strengthen teaching and learning in New Haven.

In a Q&A, Marta Sanvido, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, describes the impact a trip to Japan had on her studies, the “secret documents” of her most recent research, and searching for the perfect cup of coffee in New Haven.

Yale-led research introduces a new framework to show how protectionist policies ripple through global markets, reducing U.S. deficits but eroding real consumption.

A new study led by Damanveer Singh Grewal, an assistant professor of Earth and planetary science in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, suggests that planetesimals in the early solar system emerged from a succession of high-energy collisions.

Junliang Shen, Associate Professor of Mathematics, received a 2024–25 Arthur Greer Memorial Prize from the FAS for his innovative use of algebraic geometry to solve questions in topology, geometry, and mathematical physics.

Newly announced state funding for quantum-related infrastructure comes as public and private entities coalesce around building a quantum tech economy in Connecticut.