Musicologist Gary Tomlinson has been appointed the Sterling Professor of Music and of Humanities, effective immediately.

Wright Lab assistant professor David Moore, along with three colleagues from other institutions, recently proposed a novel idea of using trapped electrons and ions—technologies that are being developed as qubits for quantum computation—as ultra-sensitive particle detectors that may be able to enhance the search for the nature of dark matter, neutrinos, new forces, and more.

Michael Della Rocca has been appointed the Sterling Professor of Philosophy, effective immediately.

Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, a leader in the field of theoretical chemistry, has been appointed the Sterling Professor of Chemistry.

Researchers have discovered a 100-million-year-old fossil, the oldest known modern crab — trapped in amber since the time of the dinosaurs.

The new findings from a multi-institutional research team reflect the increased potential of climate models for predicting complex environmental dynamics.

A new study suggests messages from trusted religious leaders can persuade people to welcome former members of the terrorist group back into their communities.

Yale’s Diana Qiu has won the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering for her work in studying how matter absorbs light.

Plants know winter is coming, but exactly how they detect the seasonal change has never been clear. A new Yale study finds clues in a weed’s “genetic calendar.”

Yale physicists Baker and Gozar were cited, respectively, for leadership in constructing particle tracking instrumentation and seminal work on complex oxides.