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New Presidential Visiting Fellows
October 17, 2018
The FAS welcomes eight new Presidential Visiting Fellows who will join us during the 2018-19 academic year: Enoch Aboh (Visiting Professor, Linguistics), Natalie Aviles (...
FAS Leadership Break Ground on 320 York Humanities Building
October 15, 2018
Gray skies did not dampen the mood at the groundbreaking of the 320 York Humanities building on Monday, October 8, 2018. Humanities faculty gathered with distinguished guests...
Portrait of Catharine Bond Hill, President Peter Salovey, Margaret Warner, Shelly Kagan, Laurie Santos, and Brian Scassellati. They stand on a stage and behind a collosal sign reads "Explores. Being Human in the Age of Intelligent Machines."
October 15, 2018
Professors Shelly Kagan, Laurie Santos, and Brian Scassellati explored the impact of AI on relationships, emotional well-being, and identity on Oct. 11. 
Graph thatb shows a yellow sphere in the center, surrounded by rings of different shapes.
October 15, 2018
A team of researchers from Yale Engineering and Yale’s Quantum Institute has been awarded a three-year, $3.6 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy.
An RNA synthesizer used to prepare short, fluorescently labeled RNA substrates for the study.
October 15, 2018
Yale researchers have developed a new method for tapping into a vast number of biological mechanisms critical to metabolism and gene expression.
Photo of 50-million-year-old microfossil fish teeth and shark scales from the study site
October 12, 2018
By examining microscopic fish teeth buried on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, Yale researchers have found evidence of rapid evolution 66 million years ago.
Portrait of Thomas A. Steitz
October 10, 2018
Thomas A. Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale and one of three winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, died Oct. 9 at his home...