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Portrait of Jane Tylus. In front of a river or a lake, smiling. This is an old photograph in sepia.
April 5, 2019
Newly named the Andrew Downey Orrick Professor of Italian, Jane Tylus is an expert on medieval and early modern literature — and on the art of taking leave.
Formal portrait of Sarah Bush, smiling and with a black background.
April 5, 2019
In the wake of Russian hacking and trolling, Yale’s Sarah Bush is examining how America’s voter confidence squares up with nations like Georgia and Tunisia.
Colorful representation of a Geobacter sprouting nanowires from its body.
April 4, 2019
Geobacter bacteria “breathe” with unique protein filaments called “nanowires.” New research offers fresh insight on what they are made of and how they work.
Landscape of the moon's surface with a view of Earth in the distant skies.
April 3, 2019
In collaboration with sculptor Antony Gormly and Acute Art, Yale’s Priyamvada Natarajan has created “Lunatick,” a virtual reality simulation of a moon walk.
A graph showing a flexible membrane between two rounded mirrors. A laser departs from one of such mirrors and crosses to the other.
April 3, 2019
Yale researchers have found a way to make sound one-directional, offering new possibilities for enhancing electronic devices that use acoustic resonators.
Portrait of Marvin Chun, sporting a red, Berkley College tie.
April 3, 2019
Cognitive neuroscientist and Yale College Dean Marvin Chun has been awarded the 2019 Ho-Am Prize for Science, which honors individuals of Korean heritage.
Portrait of Rene Almeling, smiling.
April 1, 2019
Yale sociologist Rene Almeling was recently recognized with a fellowship from the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.