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  1. Mares, Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science, has been awarded a Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg) Berlin for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.

    Isabela Mares
  2. Yale researchers led by Ailong Ke, Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, have created a new RNA editing tool that can take some of the risk out of gene therapy.

    Left to right, Ailong Ke and Chengtao Xu working at a lab bench.
  3. Boustan, a new Professor of Economics in the FAS, analyzes US historical data to evaluate contemporary narratives around immigration.

    Leah Boustan
  4. In a new book, historian David Engerman examines six economists, all from South Asia, who helped shape international development — including efforts to reduce poverty and inequality worldwide.

    David Engerman and the cover of his book, “The Apostles of Development: Six Economists and the World They Made” (Oxford University Press, 2025).
  5. Currie, a new Professor of Economics and faculty affiliate of the Tobin Center for Economic Policy, brings decades of research experience that shows how smarter policy—aimed at early childhood education, health coverage, cleaner air, and better mental-health care—can change the life-trajectories of kids and the families who raise them.

    Janet Currie
  6. In a Q&A, Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Professor of Psychology, discusses the mental health challenges faced by many individuals while incarcerated and after their release — and a growing effort in New Haven to offer them support.

    Arielle Baskin-Sommers
  7. Lidya Tarhan, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, speaks to Yale News about her new study that tracks the evolution of marine sediment layers across hundreds of millions of years.

    Lidya Tarhan examines a rock specimen under a bright light.
  8. Skinner, a prominent figure in the field of medical geology, was also among the first women to lead a residential college at Yale.

    H. Catherine Skinner
  9. Assistant Professor of Political Science Christina Kinane is leading a team of undergraduate students in an effort to identify and track acting federal officials dating back to 1981.

    Christina Kinane
  10. Newell and Koujianou Goldberg were elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship this July in recognition of their “outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.”

    Headshots of Stephanie Newell (left) and Pinelopi (Penny) Koujianou Goldberg (right).