Four Yale faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their distinguished efforts to advance science.This year 702 members were awarded this honor by their peers in the AAAS, the world’s...
YaleNews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the University community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Authors of new books may forward publishers’ book descriptions to us by email.Transforming...
Nerve cells communicate with each other via direct connections called synapses. In a new study, Yale University researchers led by John Carlson showed that neurons in the fruit fly can communicate without direct connections. The results provide...
A new study of ancient feathers adds weight to the theory that primitive birds — close relatives of feathered dinosaurs — were far less versatile fliers than their modern descendants.A new study of ancient feathers adds weight to the theory that primitive...
Jay Ague, recently appointed as the Henry Barnard Davis Memorial Professor of Geology and Geophysics, is interested in fluid flow, chemical reactions, mass transfer, and heat transfer in Earth’s crust and upper mantle.Jay AgueAgue joined the Yale faculty...
Vladimir Rokhlin was recently designated as the Arthur K. Watson Professor of Computer Science.Vladimir RokhlinRokhlin, who joined the Yale faculty in 1985, focuses his research on randomized algorithms of numerical analysis, partial differential...