Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy, received the Skytte Prize in Political Science in honor of her work “examining how justice is possible in a world of constant human mobility, with deep respect for the rights of both individuals and states.”

The neural networks that power popular AI chatbots process data much differently than humans but capably perform tasks involving language, logic, and math. A new study led by Tom McCoy, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, sheds light on how those systems “think.”

In a new video, scholars from across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences explain how the recent explosion of data in our world presents both challenges and opportunities in their quest to better understand human behavior.

In a new book, Assistant Professor of American Studies Julián Posada explores the experiences of the low-paid workers who generate the massive amounts of data needed for artificial intelligence.

Since 2011, health insurance premiums in the United States have increased at twice the rate of inflation. A new study co-authored by Zack Cooper, Associate Professor of Economics, shows that rising health care spending is to blame.

For our new faculty spotlight series, we asked incoming FAS faculty member Gloria Mellesmoen, Lecturer in Linguistics, about their teaching, field of research, and thoughts on joining Yale!

A Yale-led study, co-authored by Sterling Professor of Sociology and Natural Science and Director of the Human Nature Lab Nicholas Christakis, shows that machine learning can accurately predict how people perceive complex mixtures of odors, laying the groundwork to create a digital framework for understanding the sense of smell.

Jessica Lamont, Associate Professor of Classics, and David Knight, Assistant Professor of Black Studies and Sociology, were recently awarded fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in the for the 2026-27 academic year.

In a new book, Steven Smith, Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science and Professor of Philosophy, seeks to revive an appreciation for statesmanlike conduct.

Yale is part of a new, multi-institution research center focused on understanding and controlling turbulence — one of the oldest unsolved problems in physics. TEMPEST, which will be based at Michigan State University, brings together physicists, mathematicians, engineers, and AI researchers — including Yale’s Anna Gilbert, the John C. Malone Professor of Statistics and Data Science.