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  1. 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
  2. Incoming FAS faculty member Xiang Zhou is developing novel computational and statistical methods to help other scientists understand the genetic drivers of disease.

    Xiang Zhou
  3. On the recent anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787, scholars at the new Yale Center for Civic Thought discussed its place in American democracy today.

    Bryan Garsten (left), Mariah Zeisberg (center), and Jeffrey Tulis lead a discussion on the U.S. Constitution's place in American democracy today.
  4. In a new book, Yale philosopher Robert Gooding-Williams examines W.E.B. Du Bois’ theories on beauty’s power to challenge racism and despair.

    Headshot of Robert Gooding-Williams next to the cover of his book, Democracy and Beauty: The Political Aesthetics of W. E. B. Du Bois. (Photo credit: Mara Lavitt)
  5. Werner Wolf, the Raymond J. Wean Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics in the Department of Physics, died on Sep. 16.

    Werner Wolf
  6. Can ancient rivers teach us to adapt? Yale researchers led by Joseph Manning, William K. and Marilyn Milton Simpson Professor of Classics and History, explore how volcanic eruptions reshaped river societies — and what that means for climate resilience today.

    Scenic view of the Nile River.
  7. The award recognizes social scientists who have made important contributions to the analysis of political and economic reforms.

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
  8. In a new book, Yale constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar examines the period between 1840 and 1920 and four extraordinary individuals who helped shape America’s understanding of equality.

    Akhil Reed Amar
  9. Joanne B. Freeman, who joined the Yale faculty in 1997, is one of the leading historians in the politics and political culture of the revolutionary and early national periods of American history.

    Joanne Freeman
  10. Wendy V. Gilbert, who joined the Yale faculty in 2017, studies the regulatory elements in mRNA that control the cellular expression of the information stored in genetic code.

    Wendy Gilbert