A look back at one of the most cited science studies of all time — Sterling Professor of Chemistry William Jorgensen’s landmark 1983 simulations of water.

Using machine learning, postdoctoral researcher Ran Meng and Yale researchers in the lab of Mark Gerstein, Albert L. Williams Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, have developed a new imaging technique that can unlock signs of aging and disease in human cells.

In this edition of Humanitas: FAS music lecturer directs gamelan performances; a new book from Jonathan Howard, Assistant Professor of English and Black studies; Ned Blackhawk contributes to a new PBS documentary; and FAS faculty win numerous prizes.

A company utilizing an approach to capturing disease-causing proteins developed by the lab of Craig Crews, John C. Malone Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Professor of Chemistry, was recently acquired by Johnson & Johnson.

In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Mark Gerstein (Albert L Williams Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and of Computer Science and of Statistics & Data Science) writes that because powerful technologies can become destructive, artificial intelligence companies must be responsible stewards of their creations.

Elsa Yan, Professor of Chemistry, was recently awarded a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study this phenomenon.

David Bromwich, Sterling Professor of English and Bryan Garsten, Professor of Political Science and Humanities were among three faculty invested as members of the American Academy of Sciences & Letters during a ceremony this week.

Administered by the Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS) and led by faculty director, Christina Kinane, Assistant Professor of Political Science, the fellowship provides a gateway to meaningful careers in public service.

Heeger, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics and director of Yale’s Wright Lab, will serve a two-year term will beginning in March 2026.

A new study led by Seth Herzon, Milton Harris ’29 Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Pharmacology, completed a challenging synthesis of a molecule that may have potent anti-cancer effects.