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Understanding the mind in motion

Yale’s Shreya Saxena and her lab use AI and computational modeling to study everything from monkey forelimb movements to ballet dancers, all aimed at “reverse-engineering the brain” to unlock how it achieves complex motor control.

Jun 3, 2025

From Yale Engineering

Marta L. Tellado and Carter Brooks Simonds

Leadership

Yale announces new senior trustee and successor trustee

Jun 16, 2025

4 min read

Space Vision

Study: Roman Telescope may be transformative in better defining dark matter

Jun 12, 2025

4 min read

Sustainability

Yale experts explain PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

Yale School of Public Health faculty member Vasilis Vasiliou and environmental attorney (and YSPH lecturer) Robert Bilott discuss the challenges of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ and ways to limit exposure.

Healing in a Conflict Zone

Suresh Mohan took his surgical skills to Ukraine — and left with newfound appreciation

See statements from Yale University about the Hamas-Israel war and an overview of the university’s policy on freedom of expression.

Illustration of pink microglia hanging on to peach-hued neurons

Discoveries

Alcohol use disorder harms the brain’s immune system earlier in women

Jun 16, 2025

From School of Medicine

American Innovation

Yale, other universities file brief in case aiming to preserve research funding that benefits America

Jun 10, 2025

4 min read

Ledger of plant specimens from early 1800s

‘a sense of discovery’

New Connecticut botany collection arrives at the Peabody

Jun 12, 2025

From Yale Peabody Museum

A Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4858.

New View

This ‘jellyfish’ has bunny ears — and swims in a galaxy cluster

Jun 11, 2025

3 min read

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Protecting what matters

Federal research funding fuels American innovation and resilience, powering student education, supporting local jobs, saving lives, and bringing hope to patients and families. Watch to see the ripple effects in action.

Making a difference

What dinosaur would be the most aggressive towards humans?

Yale paleontologist Bhart-Anjan Bhullar shares his thoughts — just in time for the next “Jurassic World” movie.

Understanding the mind in motion

Yale announces new senior trustee and successor trustee

Study: Roman Telescope may be transformative in better defining dark matter

Yale experts explain PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

Suresh Mohan took his surgical skills to Ukraine — and left with newfound appreciation

Alcohol use disorder harms the brain’s immune system earlier in women

Yale, other universities file brief in case aiming to preserve research funding that benefits America

New Connecticut botany collection arrives at the Peabody

This ‘jellyfish’ has bunny ears — and swims in a galaxy cluster

Protecting what matters

At stake for America

Yale’s impact on America

Research for the greater good

‘Help defend Yale’s teaching, research, and scholarship’

Why NIH support matters: A Yale M.D. explains

Yale declaration supports lawsuit challenging NSF reimbursement rate cap

Yale child psychiatrist Yann Poncin on how smartphones rewire adolescent brains

Yale theater artist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins reflects on playwriting, success, and building a home in the theater

Yale Cancer Center’s Roy Herbst on how new technology is revolutionizing personalized cancer treatment

Should you take a fiber supplement? Colorectal surgeon Anne Mongiu offers advice

What dinosaur would be the most aggressive towards humans?

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Yale study reveals mating tip for bird species: You should be dancing

Can AI make the emergency department safer for patients and providers?

Understanding how a rare brain wasting disease hides in neurons for decades

Removing this amino acid from your diet may induce weight loss

Documenting the U.S. struggle for ‘something better,’ from postwar to present

Trip to ancient sites offers students ‘ethical and intimate encounter with the past’

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Understanding the mind in motion

Yale announces new senior trustee and successor trustee

Study: Roman Telescope may be transformative in better defining dark matter

Yale experts explain PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

Suresh Mohan took his surgical skills to Ukraine — and left with newfound appreciation

Alcohol use disorder harms the brain’s immune system earlier in women

Yale, other universities file brief in case aiming to preserve research funding that benefits America

New Connecticut botany collection arrives at the Peabody

This ‘jellyfish’ has bunny ears — and swims in a galaxy cluster

Protecting what matters

At stake for America

Yale’s impact on America

Research for the greater good

‘Help defend Yale’s teaching, research, and scholarship’

Why NIH support matters: A Yale M.D. explains

Yale declaration supports lawsuit challenging NSF reimbursement rate cap

Yale child psychiatrist Yann Poncin on how smartphones rewire adolescent brains

Yale theater artist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins reflects on playwriting, success, and building a home in the theater

Yale Cancer Center’s Roy Herbst on how new technology is revolutionizing personalized cancer treatment

Should you take a fiber supplement? Colorectal surgeon Anne Mongiu offers advice

What dinosaur would be the most aggressive towards humans?

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From the top of Bass Tower

Yale study reveals mating tip for bird species: You should be dancing

Can AI make the emergency department safer for patients and providers?

Understanding how a rare brain wasting disease hides in neurons for decades

Removing this amino acid from your diet may induce weight loss

Documenting the U.S. struggle for ‘something better,’ from postwar to present

Trip to ancient sites offers students ‘ethical and intimate encounter with the past’