October 2021 News

October 25, 2021
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, a leader in the field of theoretical chemistry who is recognized for her groundbreaking work on chemical and biological reactions, has been appointed...
October 20, 2021
Derek Briggs, from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and other researchers have discovered the oldest known modern crab — trapped in amber since the time of the dinosaurs.
October 20, 2021
A multi-institutional research team led by Yale and the University of St. Andrews has confirmed a major finding of climate models regarding changes that may occur to Pacific...
October 18, 2021
Trusted religious authorities can persuade people to reintegrate former Boko Haram fighters into Nigerian communities, according to a new study co-authored by FAS political...
October 14, 2021
FAS researchers took a novel approach to understanding a plant’s secrets. They asked one. And the answer they received — in the form of changes in the gene expression of a...
October 14, 2021
For her work in studying how matter absorbs light, Diana Qiu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering & materials science at Yale School of Engineering &...
October 13, 2021
Until recently, traditional economic models have struggled to incorporate spatial complexity. For Costas Arkolakis, an economics professor in the FAS, this tension has been a...