Yale neuroscientist Damon Clark explores how animals extract information and make decisions from visual patterns, and what that can teach us about the mind.

Octopus tentacles can move in many directions, but also form stiff joint-like structures for more precise movements. Caterpillars can travel by using inchworm movements, as well as coil up and propel themselves away from predators. Such capabilities allow organisms to thrive in the natural, unstructured world. Creating robots with that kind of fluidity of movement, though, has been a challenge.

In a Q&A, Yale historian Paul Sabin discusses liberal efforts to rein in and challenge the government in the 1960s and their impact on today’s politics.

Pahlavan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, is an expert in the field of fluid dynamics and soft matter physics.

Yale welcomes 35 new faculty members — a group of world-class teachers and researchers who bring a diversity of perspectives and experiences to our community.

Incoming Yale Chemistry graduate students scouted the lay of the land in a full day of activities on Aug. 27, including an orientation game and virtual symposium.

An influential contributor to the field of computational chemistry, Jorgensen has had four publications that have been cited more than 2,000 times.

Yale psychologist Jennifer Richeson joins a distinguished panel of advisors to the White House on issues related to science, technology, and innovation policy.

Ocean health experts Dr. Ellen Thomas and Dr. Catherine V. Davis walk us through a consequence of climate change impacting marine ecosystems and human livelihoods.

An assistant professor of physics at Yale, da Silva Neto investigates the realm of quantum materials and how they relate to the basic laws of physics.