One of the biggest challenges facing scientists, public health experts, and society itself during the COVID-19 crisis is the need to develop an effective vaccine for the virus that causes the disease.
Researchers around the world are racing to develop...
From early prenatal development through childhood, the prefrontal cortex of the human brain undergoes an avalanche of developmental activity. In some cases, it also contains seeds of neuropsychiatric illnesses and conditions such as autism spectrum...
In a challenging season for science and for humanity, Yale’s recently published research continues to expand our knowledge of the natural world in diverse fields of inquiry.
This month, Insights & Outcomes shines a light on energy conversion, a...
Colorectal cancer kills more than 50,000 people a year in the United States alone, but scientists have struggled to find the exact mechanisms that trigger the growth of tumors in the intestine.
Cancer researchers have zeroed in on a tightly sequestered...
Amid the whirlwind of changes to campus life wrought by the onset and spread of coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19), the Yale Center for Genome Analysis is performing a vital role in the fight against the virus.
The center, located on Yale’s West Campus, is one...
A four-generation Yale family has created a permanent endowment for Yale University Library’s Center for Science and Social Science Information — a gift that will support key university initiatives in the sciences and social sciences. The center, which...