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  1. The new method offers a glimpse into the critical formative stages of RNA molecules — and may help lead to early therapeutic treatments when cellular production goes awry.

    Leonard Schärfen and Karla Neugebauer. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti.
  2. Steven Berry, Gary Brudvig, Jonathan Ellman, Leonid Glazman, and Mark Hochstrasser were elected to the academy, one of the highest honors bestowed on a U.S. scientist or engineer.

    Five Yale professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2025. Top row, from left: Steven Berry, Gary Brudvig, and Jonathan Ellman. Second row: Leonid Glazman and Mark Hochstrasser.
  3. Yale College recognized six recipients of the college’s annual teaching prizes during a reception at the Schwarzman Center on April 28.

    Six Yale faculty members were honored for their commitment to teaching in a ceremony held on April 28, 2025. Top row: Joe Cleary, Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Cormac O’Dea; Bottom row: Christine DiMeglio, John Hall, Michael Della Rocca.
  4. Two members of the Yale faculty — Sarah Demers, a professor of physics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Christine Hayes, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies — were awarded the William Clyde DeVane Award for outstanding scholarship and undergraduate teaching by Yale’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa last week during its annual reception for Yale seniors.

    From left, George Levesque, dean of academic affairs in Yale College and secretary for Yale’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; award winners Sarah Demers, Christine Hayes, and Pam Schirmeister; and Pericles Lewis, dean of Yale College.
  5. The annual awards recognize excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs and enable recipients to dedicate their summer to research.

    Four junior FAS faculty members received awards from the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation. Clockwise from top left, Andrea Aldrich, Amymarie Bartholomew, Naomi Levine and Shiro Kuriwaki.
  6. The new members, seven of whom are part of the FAS, join previously elected fellows in helping to advance the common good.

    Eight Yale faculty members were inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for 2025. Top row, from left: Ned Blackhawk, Gary Brudvig, Jennifer Gandhi, and Valentina Greco. Second row: Marina Halac, Oona Hathaway, Caryl Phillips, and Philipp Strack.
  7. Stavroula Hatzios, associate professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and of Chemistry, has received a major award from the Bodossaki Foundation, which recognizes distinguished early-career scientists of Greek heritage.

    Stavroula Hatzios
  8. Sam Raskin, James E. English Professor of Mathematics, was awarded a 2025 New Horizons in Mathematics prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Six Yale physicists were also honored for their work on international scientific experiments.

    Sam Raskin
  9. A non-profit organization building on research from Yale’s Noah Planavsky has won the $50 million grand prize from the XPRIZE Carbon Removal international competition.

    Noah Plavansky
  10. The discovery of two new fish species in Alabama points to scientific methods that can help protect the Earth’s biodiversity.

    Illustrations of two darter species — the Gurley Darter and the Birmingham Darter — discovered by Yale researchers in the Mobile River system in central Alabama.