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A first-of-its-kind study examines the social networks of women from low-income households, including Syrian refugees, in Amman, Jordan.
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Inherent within all humans lies the ability to treat many of the most common diseases. Hidden compounds – or natural products – wait to be discovered, decoded, and restored for this purpose. Chemists like Jason Crawford, associate professor of chemistry and associate professor of microbial pathogenesis, have been studying these natural products for years. Known as specialized metabolites, these small molecules are derived from our metabolism and are widely used as drugs or drug leads to treat a variety of diseases. Evolutionarily crafted into perfect structures over millions of years, they regulate a wide range of biological phenomena. The problem is most of these molecules are not available to us because they remain unknown.
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In his new book, Mark Oppenheimer captures the tragic events of the deadly mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 and the healing afterwards.
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A new study, led by Yale chemists, offers an “extreme” close-up picture of Photosystem II, the enzyme in photosynthesis that uses water as a solar fuel.
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Yale computer science, statistics and data science, and mathematics professor Daniel Spielman helped solve a problem that had vexed mathematicians for decades.
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New Yale research on the saltiness of Earth’s ancient oceans may spice up our understanding of how life, atmosphere, and climate evolved on the planet.
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Up close with an ancient bell krater, Directed Studies students get a new perspective on the Oresteia.
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Jacqueline Goldsby has opened new avenues for African American studies and the study of literature both at Yale and beyond.
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Rong Fan, professor of biomedical engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
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Research from Yale and Stanford reveals that the steep rise in medical debt lawsuits disproportionately affects Black and lower-income patients in rural areas.