Yale has been awarded a $1.2 million education grant by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to improve math and science experiences for freshmen and sophomores.During the first two years of college, students pursuing a degree or career in science,...
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, June 7 for Donald M. Crothers, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and professor emeritus in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, who died on March 16 at age 77.Donald CrothersThe...
Joan Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and investigator for Howard Hughes Medical Institute, was one of 60 scientists elected to the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of science.Joan SteitzSteitz was...
Carbon-rich planets may be more common than previously thought, according to new research by Yale University astronomers.
Diamond planets may be more common than astronomers thought. (Illustration by Haven Giguere)
Some of these planets, all located far...
Yale University researchers have determined how a scarce molecule produced by marine bacteria can kill cancer cells, paving the way for the development of new, low-dose chemotherapies.The molecule, lomaiviticin A, was previously shown to be lethal to...