Scientists are unsure why proteins form improperly and cluster together in bunches, a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s and Mad Cow Disease. In the Nov. 1 issue of the journal Molecular Cell,...
Rolena Adorno, recently designated as the Sterling Professor of Spanish, studies Colonial Spanish American literature and history and the 19th-century origins of Hispanism in the United States.The Sterling Professorship is the highest honor bestowed on...
Nicholas Read, the newly appointed Henry Ford II Professor of Physics, is a theoretical physicist who studies quantum many-particle systems. His field is part of condensed matter physics, the study of large assemblies of matter, especially in solid or...
Gary Tomlinson, recently designated as the John Hay Whitney Professor of Music and the Humanities, is a musicologist and cultural theorist.Tomlinson’s teaching and scholarship range across a diverse set of interests, including the history of opera, early-...
A group of leading religion journalists from around the world will meet at Yale Divinity School (YDS) on Thursday, Nov. 15, to discuss the future of faith reporting in the news media.(Illustration by Michael Helfenbein)The free and public panel discussion...