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Portrait of Debra Fischer, smiling.
March 7, 2019
Fischer, newly named as the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy, is a leading exoplanet researcher.
Two microscopic pictures, side by side. In both of them, some structures have been colored in blue and some in pink.
March 5, 2019
Mutations of the TRIO gene cause some of the same structural and behavioral abnormalities found with autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and epilepsy. 
Painting depicting a weding, presided by a white friar holding a book, and surrounded by several black Africans, of which two are richly dressed and holding hands, which suggests marriage.
March 5, 2019
Drawing on 17th and 18th century art, Fromont’s work adds new layers to common understandings of the historical relationship between Europe and Africa.
Graph showing a flashlight shining blue light through a substance represented as a vertical bar.
March 4, 2019
The discovery from scientists at Yale and the Missouri University of Science & Technology has potential applications for deep-tissue imaging and optogenetics.
Graph that shows the sun and a series of tops orviting around it, in representation of tilfing planets.
March 4, 2019
A new Yale study could have a big impact on how researchers estimate the structure, climate, and habitability of so called “Super-Earths” in the galaxy.
Portrait of Holly Rushmeier, smiling.
March 4, 2019
Rushmeier focuses her research on shape and appearance capture, applications of perception in computer graphics, and modeling material appearance.
Headshot of Hui Cao, standing in front of pink flowers and smiling.
March 4, 2019
Cao, newly named as the John C. Malone Professor of Applied Physics and of Physics, focuses her research on mesoscopic physics and nanophotonics.