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  1. In a Q&A, Yuejie Chi, Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Statistics and Data Science, discusses her ongoing research into making AI more efficient.

    Yuejie Chi. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti
  2. Berro, Associate Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, joins the Biohub’s Immune Cell Reprogramming program, where his research will focus on developing programmable mechano-transducers for precision diagnostics and therapeutics. This prestigious recognition supports innovative, high-impact research through unrestricted funding and access to a cutting-edge collaborative community in New York.

    Julien Berro
  3. In a Q&A, violinist Maiani da Silva explains how including anthropological themes in her debut solo album helped her “dig deeper” into questions of the human condition.

    Maiani da Silva. Photo credit: Anja Schutz
  4. David Vasseur, a Yale professor who addresses foundational questions in ecology and evolutionary biology, has been appointed the next head of Saybrook College.

    David and Chaundra Vasseur. Photo credit: Yale News
  5. Emma Zang, Associate Professor of Sociology, discussed her research on siblings, particularly how academically successful older siblings can positively affect their younger siblings’ academic performance.

    Emma Zang
  6. Karla Neugebauer, R. Selden Rose Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Professor of Cell Biology, was recently featured in a Nature Methods profile about a nascent community of researchers working to bridge molecular and planetary scales — bringing the tools and perspectives of cell biology to bear on questions of urgent global importance

    Leonard Schärfen and Karla Neugebauer. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti.
  7. Hwansoo Kim, Professor of Religious Studies and of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been appointed the next head of Morse College.

    From right, Hwansoo Kim; outgoing Morse College head Catherine Panter-Brick; and Rev. Sumi Loundon Kim, Buddhist chaplain at Yale and Kim’s wife.  Photo by Allie Barton
  8. Shirley Wang, Assistant Professor of Psychology, is working alongside Christine B. Cha, Associate Professor at Yale's Child Study Center, to use smartphone data to understand the harms and benefits of social and digital media use.

    Shirley Wang
  9. Andrew Miranker, Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, spoke to the journal Science the “molecular archive” found in the oil paintings of Ralph Albert Blakelock. By extracting DNA and proteins from microscopic samples of paint, he and other scientists are using arteomics to uncover hidden biological clues.

  10. This is the fourth prize for Zadeh's 2023 book, which the Haskins Medal prize committee said “pairs the most rigorous scholarship, incisive inquisitiveness, and entertaining narratives to conjure up lives, feelings, and ideas from other worlds.”

    Travis Zadeh and the cover of his 2023 book, Wonders and Rarities: The Marvelous Book that Traveled the World and Mapped the Cosmos