Robert J. Schoelkopf, recently appointed as Sterling Professor of Applied Physics and Physics, focuses his research on the development of superconducting devices for quantum information processing, which might eventually lead to revolutionary advances in...
Karl K. Turekian, a pioneering Yale geochemist who examined an uncommonly broad range of topics in planetary science — including the sediments of the deep seas, the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, meteorite strikes, and the composition of moon...
Yale scientist Francis Hugh (Frank) Ruddle, a pioneer in genetic engineering and the study of developmental genetics, died March 10 in New Haven. He was 83 years old.Frank Ruddle (Photo by Michael Marsland)Ruddle’s research, along with that of Dr. Jon W....
Laurie R. Santos, associate professor of psychology, will be one of the featured guests for a live chat on “The Secrets of Your Dog’s Mind,” which will hosted by Science magazine at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28.Laurie R. Santos“When it comes to studying...
Science writer and blogger Carl Zimmer ’87 will be interviewed at Yale for a YouTube video, and Yale Tumblr is inviting members of the public to submit questions about the scientific issues they’d most like to hear him discuss.The video with Zimmer, a...
Jay D. Humphrey, newly appointed as the inaugural John C. Malone Professor of Biomedical Engineering, studies vascular mechanics and mechanobiology.Using both experimental and advanced computational methods, his research seeks to understand mechanisms of...
Barbara Guthrie, recently designated as the Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing, focuses her research on health promotion and risk reduction programs for adolescent girls from diverse ethnic, social, and environmental backgrounds.Guthrie, who...
Leo Hickey, a leading paleobotanist and Renaissance man who led Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History from 1982 to 1987, died on Feb. 9. He was 72. The cause was melanoma, said his wife of 45 years, Judy.Leo HickeyA wake is planned for Thursday, Feb....
