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  1. In a new study, Yale researchers including Steve Chang, Associate Professor of Psychology, found that marmoset monkeys rely on visual clues and evidence accumulation to synchronize their behavior during cooperative tasks.

    Marmoset monkeys. Photo credit: Adobe Stock
  2. Akiko Iwasaki, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, was recently interviewed on the Scientess podcast about her research, career, and experiences as mentee and mentor.

  3. David Blight, Sterling Professor of History and Professor of Black Studies and of American Studies, spoke with the Associated Press about the origins of Memorial Day in the United States.

    David W. Blight
  4. Yale’s Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning welcomed Watertown High School seniors for a panel discussion about an online video collection, "Yale en primera persona: Narrativas hispanas," created by Lourdes Sabé, Senior Lector I of Spanish.

    Students from Watertown High School (Connecticut) visit the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning.
  5. Beverly Gage, John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History, was recently interviewed by the Boston Globe about American history and her new book, "This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History."

  6. A Yale-led study in the lab of Thomas Near, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, describing a new Southern cavefish species provides strong evidence that new species can arise in organisms adapted to live only underground.

    CT scanning revealed that the skull of the new species, Typhlichthys styx, features the remnant of an orbital bone, pictured above in red, that is distinct from other Southern cavefish species.  Image courtesy of the researchers.
  7. A Yale-led analysis of millions of animal movements reveals how the mere presence of people, not just landscape change, can reshape how species use space and environment, with implications for conservation efforts.

    A white-tailed deer outfitted with a GPS tracking device peers into an automated camera trap in Staten Island, New York. Photo credit: Dave Kenny
  8. Craig Crews, John C. Malone Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacology, will be honored as a recipient of the Yale Founders Award at the 2026 Yale Innovation Summit. Crews will be recognized for inventing an entirely new class of medicine now helping cancer patients worldwide, for building companies that translate discovery into treatment, and for his sustained commitment to the city and people of New Haven.

    Craig Crews. Photo credit: Marissa Fiorucci
  9. Joshua Kalla, Associate Professor of Political Science, will lead the new working group alongside two faculty members from Yale Law School. The group will work together to study how institutions can be designed and reformed to work more effectively for citizens.

    Josh Kalla
  10. A Yale-led study co-published by Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Professor of Anthropology, finds that Azara’s owl monkeys have gotten heavier as temperatures rise — a result that defies long-standing expectations about how animals adapt to warm climates.

    Two Tangeine Ouragans sit in a tree. Photo © Tangerine-Ouragan productions.