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January 13, 2021
American opposition to increased government spending crosses partisan lines. A new Yale-led study shows that it also crosses racial lines.
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January 8, 2021
Yale political scientist Elizabeth Nugent discusses “After Repression,” her new book on the outcome of 2011’s Arab Spring in Tunisia and Egypt.
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January 5, 2021
School closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic are widening the learning gap between students in low-income and wealthier communities, a Yale study finds.
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January 4, 2021
Islands jutting up from the world’s oceans provided conditions necessary for early life to flourish, a new study co-authored by a Yale scientist suggests.
December 22, 2020
Dear Colleagues,  As we begin the winter break, I write in gratitude and admiration. This year has presented enormous personal and professional challenges for so many of us....
December 22, 2020
With phone surveys and data science, an innovative Yale-led project provides local officials with tools to support those hit hardest by the economic crisis.
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December 21, 2020
Dear Friends and Colleagues,  As the fall semester draws to a close, I write again with my gratitude and good wishes. While we were unable to gather in person to celebrate...