Matthew Frye Jacobson, who studies race in America, has been appointed the Sterling Professor of American Studies and History, effective April 17.

Ronald Raphael Coifman, who made fundamental contributions to pure mathematics, has been appointed the Sterling Professor of Mathematics, effective April 17.

Sarbani Basu has been appointed the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Astronomy, effective April 17.

Wilhelm Schlag has been appointed the Phillips Professor of Mathematics, effective April 17.

Tso-Ping (T.P.) Ma, the Raymond J. Wean Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics and pillar of the SEAS community for nearly 50 years, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2021, at the age of 75, after a brief illness.

By creating 3D models of dinosaur inner-ear bones, Yale paleontologists were able to shed light on how they behaved, and when they began to fly.

A new species of ant will be named after Jeremy Ayers, a mutual friend of Yale researcher Douglas B. Booher and R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, as well as Warhol.

A Yale-led study provides the earliest evidence to date of ancient humans significantly altering entire ecosystems with fire.

A team of Wright Lab researchers from the Yale High Energy Neutrino Physics group, including associate research scientist Domenico Franco and graduate students Lee Hagaman and Giacomo Scanavini, have recently joined the research and development (R&D) effort for a new detector technology that is being developed for use by the international ArgonCube collaboration.

New study shows presidents intentionally leave positions vacant or fill them with interim appointees, who help wield authority without Senate confirmation.