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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.
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Newly announced state funding for quantum-related infrastructure comes as public and private entities coalesce around building a quantum tech economy in Connecticut.
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Samuel McDougle, Assistant Professor of Psychology, was awarded a 2024–25 Arthur Greer Memorial Prize from the FAS for his groundbreaking work to understand how cognition interacts with the body’s movements.
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A new study led by Candie Paulsen, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, has uncovered the hidden mechanical move that may regulate pain signaling in the human body — and why it sometimes goes awry.
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The Eastman Professorship was established in 1929 by George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company. Eastman created a chair at Oxford University to be filled on a visiting basis by senior American Scholars of the highest distinction, who remain on the faculty at Oxford for one year.
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Rubio, Director of the Yale Center for Language Study, was awarded the Wilga Rivers Award by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
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Crowd-sourced fact-checking of potentially misleading information is an effective tool to combat online misinformation, according to a new study led by Johan Ugander, Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science.
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Incoming FAS faculty member Xiang Zhou is developing novel computational and statistical methods to help other scientists understand the genetic drivers of disease.
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On the recent anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787, scholars at the new Yale Center for Civic Thought discussed its place in American democracy today.
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In a new book, Yale philosopher Robert Gooding-Williams examines W.E.B. Du Bois’ theories on beauty’s power to challenge racism and despair.