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  1. In a new course, composer and FAS Senior Lecturer Matthew Suttor is teaching Yale students to use AI technologies to transform natural phenomena into artistic performances — an endeavor that extends into a symposium April 24-25.

    A student presents on a project called "Listening to Climate Change" at a symposium hosted by Yale's Center for Collaborative Arts and Media. The symposium spawned from a course titled "Nature, AI and Performance" taught by Senior Lector in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Matthew Suttor.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Marie-Helene Bertino, Molly Brunson, and Oona Hathaway were selected from a pool of nearly 3,500 applicants to become members of the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows.

    Headshots of five Yale faculty who received 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships. Top row, from left: Katherine Balch, Tommy Kha (photo credit: Elliott Jerome Brown, Jr.), and Molly Brunson. Second row: Oona Hathaway and Marie Helene-Bertino.
  6. 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.
  7. Svolik, Elizabeth S. & A. Varick Stout Professor of Political Science, is one of 26 scholars who will receive the $200,000 fellowship to support work on political polarization.

    Milan Svolik
  8. Laura Nasrallah and Leslie Gross-Wyrtzen received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies to recognize their excellence in humanities and social science research.

    Headshots of Laura Nasrallah (left) and Leslie Gross-Wyrtzen.
  9. Quantum technologies are poised to revolutionize fields such as computing, cryptography, and materials science. Taught by professors from FAS and SEAS, Yale College will introduce a new Certificate in Quantum Science and Engineering in Fall 2025.

    A quantum computer.
  10. A method developed by Yale scientists helps reveal how antibacterial agents interact with their host cells — a process that could boost a host of applications that benefit society.

    Depiction of microscopic antibacterial agents interacting with host cells.