Derek Briggs, G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has helped identify ancient “gold” bug fossils as a new species of arthropod.

Modifi Biosciences, a Yale University spinout company formed in 2021, has developed a novel class of small molecules that target cancer cells lacking expression of a key DNA repair protein.

Yale researchers have uncovered how taste guides mosquitoes’ biting behavior, which may inform efforts to deter biting and halt disease spread.

Astrophysicist Marla Geha’s new Yale Online course about rocket science is, ahem, skyrocketing in popularity.

The awards support unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.

De La Cruz was selected for his pioneering research on the mechanisms of the actin cytoskeleton and molecular motor proteins.

Charles Brown, Ian Moult, and Eduardo Higino da Silva Neto received recognition for their cutting-edge research.

Muñoz, whose work has shed light on evolutionary processes, has been named a 2024 MacArthur “genius” fellow.

Matthew Eisaman, Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, researches climate change and ocean carbon dioxide removal.

Thomas Allen Harris, Professor in the Practice of Film & Media Studies and African American Studies, has been awarded $3.2 million from the National Science Foundation.