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March 12, 2024

In the nation’s M.D.-Ph.D. programs, the socioeconomic gap widens

Fewer low-income students are applying to M.D.-Ph.D. programs while affluent students account for a greater proportion of acceptances, a Yale new study finds.

March 8, 2024

New partnership strengthens pipeline for promising students

In a new partnership, Yale College will host summer institute for talented rising seniors from underserved communities.

March 7, 2024

Doing more, but learning less: The risks of AI in research

In a new paper, Yale anthropologist Lisa Messeri warns of the risks involved in envisioned AI applications for scientific research.

March 6, 2024

The sweet stuff: How insects tell sugars apart

Sugar is an essential nutrient throughout the animal world. New Yale research uncovers how insects can tell different sugars apart.

March 4, 2024

Study of slowly evolving ‘living fossils’ reveals key genetic insights

Yale researchers have discovered evidence of why a fish group, considered “living fossils,” has existed largely unchanged for tens of millions of years.

March 1, 2024

Discovery of ‘molecular machine’ brings new immune therapies a step closer

Yale scientists have discovered a family of immune proteins that could affect the way our bodies fight infection.

February 28, 2024

Data ‘leaks’ can sink machine learning models

Machine learning models should be trained and tested on separate data. A new study assesses the effect on model performance when this boundary is blurred.

February 28, 2024

In fight against brain pathogens, the eyes have it

The eyes serve as an immunological barrier that protects the organ from pathogens and even tumors, Yale researchers have found.

February 28, 2024

Risk of hospital readmission after surgery is high for older Americans

A new Yale study is the first to describe the short- and longer-term risk of hospital readmission for older persons who have had major surgery.

February 22, 2024

A new beginning: The search for more temperate Tatooines

A Yale-led study has found a plethora of planets in binary star systems that offer more temperate climates thanks to their orderly alignment.