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  1. Messeri was awarded the honorable mention for this year’s Ludwik Fleck Prize in Science and Technology Studies for her book "In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles."

    A headshot of Lisa Messeri alongside the cover of her book, In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles.
  2. A research team led by Anthony Koleske, Ensign Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, has identified how variations in a gene called TRIO can influence brain functions and result in distinct neurodevelopmental diseases – paving the way for future therapeutic developments.

    Illustration of the structure of the cytoskeleton—a cell’s internal scaffolding.
  3. Adam Meirowitz, and Damon Wells Professor of Political Science, organized the conference with Ian Turner, assistant professor of political science, and Danil Dmitriev, a resident postdoctoral associate, as part of ISPS’s Democratic Innovations program.

    Ian Turner
  4. At a recent pop-up exhibit, Yale College students displayed Martian artifacts they created as part of a world-building exercise for an anthropology class focused on outer space.

    Depiction of the surface of the planet Mars. Credit: Adobe Stock.
  5. Binary star systems may offer a novel view of planet formation across the universe, a Yale research team says.

     Illustration of a binary star system, with a yellow star depicted in the upper left corner of the image, and a blue star depicted in the lower right. Image credit: The European Space Agency,
  6. Ken Scheve will step down from his role as FAS Dean of Social Science at the end of this academic year to become Dean of the College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Alan Gerber will serve as Acting FAS Dean of Social Science through the Fall 2025 semester.

  7. This month, psychologist Laurie Santos debuted a new online course aimed at helping parents promote their own well-being in an age of increasing parental anxiety and stress.

    Illustration of a mother and daughter looking sad and anxious while holding a cell phone together. Image credit: Adobe Stock.
  8. Effective July 1, Ben Glaser—associate professor of English, specializing in the study of poetry and poetics—will assume the joint appointment of director of AI initiatives in the humanities.

    Ben Glaser
  9. A Yale-led study sheds light on how coral reefs became biodiversity hotspots.

    Wrasses and parrotfish, which come in a variety of shapes and colors, are among the most species-rich and ecologically diverse lineages of reef fishes.  Photo by Luiz Rocha © California Academy of Sciences
  10. For centuries people have turned to feathers as the stuff of — and the subject of — various art forms. In a Q&A, two FAS scholars discuss the cultural value of feathers and why it transcends time and space.

    Feather Cape ('ahu 'ula), Hawaiian, before 1821  Photo courtesy of Yale University Art Gallery