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Portarit of Michael J. Donoghue. He stands, cross-armed, in front of huge dinosour skeletons from the main exhibition of the Peabody Museum.

Donoghue named director of Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies

December 13, 2018
The appointment was announced Dec. 13 by Vice Provost for Research Peter Schiffer. Donoghue’s three-year term will begin on Jan. 1.
Two men sit on a stage, both elegantly dressed in suits. Behind them, a red curtain and a table with books propped up. The book's frontpage reads "Frederick Douglass" as title and David W. Blight as author.

‘Quite the jewel’ – honoring David Blight and his new Douglass biography

December 12, 2018
Blight spoke with author and essayist Ta-Nahesi Coates about his biography and Douglass’ life and legacy on stage at the Yale University Art Gallery on Dec. 6.
Portrait of Amin Karbasi, holding a dry-erase marker and standing in front of a white blackboard. His demeanor suggests he is teaching a class.

Better living through algorithms

December 12, 2018
From faster rides to better health outcomes, engineering and computer science professor Amin Karbasi is making data work for you. 
A colorful graph, full of circular shapes, all close to each other, on awhite background (which can only be seen from the small gaps between some of the circular elements). They are either dark or light purple. The distribution of color is pretty even.

A better look at how cells move

December 11, 2018
A new computational model clarifies the structure and mechanics of cells, offering scientists insights into tumor growth, healing, and embryonic development.
Front page of the book "Impostors". The page is red, it contains the title on top and the name of the author at the bottom, both texts in white. In the middle, eight identical faces with no eyes make up a square, inside of which reads: "Literary Hoaxes and Cultural Authenticity."

Impostors: Literary Hoaxes and Cultural Authenticity

December 11, 2018
Christopher L. Miller, the Frederick Clifford Ford Professor of French and his new book “Impostors”. 
Graph that represents an enzyme. On it's left side, blue dots are connected by lines, while at the right side the same occurs but in red.

Yale chemists find a new tool for understanding enzymes — Google

December 11, 2018
Professor Victor Batista and his colleagues used the Google algorithm PageRank to identify key amino acids in the regulation of an essential bacterial enzyme.

FAS throws big-boned party

December 10, 2018
On the first Tuesday of December, the FAS community conglomerated at the Peabody Museum of Natural History to celebrate the new holiday season amid towering fossils.