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  1. Physicists at Yale’s Wright Lab have pioneered a new method for detecting dark matter, neutrinos, and other elusive particles using a table-top device.

    Schematic plot of a silica sphere
  2. FAS faculty member Julián Posada talks about receiving the Just Tech fellowship and writing his upcoming book on the labor practices behind AI.

    Julian Posada
  3. Special software designed, built, and tested at Yale is crucial to the success of the new Simons Observatory in Chile.

     Small Aperture Telescope
  4. In a new book, Yale historian Lauren Benton explores the rampant — and seemingly incessant — small wars that shaped imperial power between 1400 and 1900.

    Lauren Benton
  5. In a new study, Yale researcher Alison Sweeney found that giant clams in the Western Pacific may be the most efficient solar energy system on the planet.

    Giant Clam
  6. Yale’s Jacob McNulty — a scholar of Hegel, Marcuse, and other European philosophers — explores subjects such as the nature of reality and rational thought, what drives history and politics, and the metaphysical underpinnings of human interaction.

    Jacob McNulty
  7. Yale climate scientist Alexey Fedorov explains the reasons why experts are predicting a more active Atlantic hurricane season.

    Hurricane
  8. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a professor in the practice at Yale, was honored for the best revival of a play during the annual Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday.

    Jacobs-Jenkins
  9. In a new book, Yale’s Michael E. Veal draws on the language of architecture and photography to show how John Coltrane and Miles Davis transformed modern jazz.

    Michael E. Veal
  10. This message announces the winners of the 2023-2024 Heyman and Greer prizes for scholarship and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Inclusion and Belonging.