In the Dwight H. Terry lectures to be delivered at Yale Oct. 9–18, distinguished historian of science and former dean of Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Keith S. Thomson will explore how two of the most acclaimed thinkers of the 18th and 19th...
Gary Brudvig, the Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry and professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, has been named acting director of the new Energy Sciences Institute, which opened its doors at Yale’s West Campus earlier this month.Gary...
Yale computer scientist Daniel Spielman has been named to the inaugural class of Simons Investigators, providing him and Yale’s Department of Computer Science with $660,000 over five years for curiosity-driven research.A potential five-year renewal could...
Yale astronomer Debra Fischer will discuss the search for new planets in a live Web video interview on Tuesday, July 24.A leader in the hunt for exoplanets — planets outside Earth’s solar system — Fischer helped establish Planet Hunters, a program that...