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  1. In a Q&A, Marta Sanvido, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, describes the impact a trip to Japan had on her studies, the “secret documents” of her most recent research, and searching for the perfect cup of coffee in New Haven.

    Marta Sanvido
  2. Yale-led research introduces a new framework to show how protectionist policies ripple through global markets, reducing U.S. deficits but eroding real consumption.

    Image of a container ship
  3. A new study led by Damanveer Singh Grewal, an assistant professor of Earth and planetary science in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, suggests that planetesimals in the early solar system emerged from a succession of high-energy collisions.

    Image of two asteroids colliding in space (Illustration by Michael S. Helfenbein with AI-generated images).
  4. Junliang Shen, Associate Professor of Mathematics, received a 2024–25 Arthur Greer Memorial Prize from the FAS for his innovative use of algebraic geometry to solve questions in topology, geometry, and mathematical physics.

    Junliang Shen. Photo credit: Abiba Biao
  5. Newly announced state funding for quantum-related infrastructure comes as public and private entities coalesce around building a quantum tech economy in Connecticut.

    Image of the New Haven Quantum and Life Sciences Innovation Cluster (Photo by Allie Barton).
  6. Samuel McDougle, Assistant Professor of Psychology, was awarded a 2024–25 Arthur Greer Memorial Prize from the FAS for his groundbreaking work to understand how cognition interacts with the body’s movements.

    Samuel McDougle
  7. A new study led by Candie Paulsen, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, has uncovered the hidden mechanical move that may regulate pain signaling in the human body — and why it sometimes goes awry.

    Candie Thompson, assistant professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, in her Science Hill lab with members of her research team. Photo credit: Allie Barton
  8. The Eastman Professorship was established in 1929 by George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company. Eastman created a chair at Oxford University to be filled on a visiting basis by senior American Scholars of the highest distinction, who remain on the faculty at Oxford for one year.

    Verity Harte
  9. Rubio, Director of the Yale Center for Language Study, was awarded the Wilga Rivers Award by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

    Fernando Rubio
  10. Crowd-sourced fact-checking of potentially misleading information is an effective tool to combat online misinformation, according to a new study led by Johan Ugander, Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science.

    Johan Ugander