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Fragment of a cuneiform tablet inscribed with a royal grant from 762 B.C.E., issued in the name of a newly discovered Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria.

Watch the Throne: Uncovering three new kings of Assyria

Samuel Moyn

The unforeseen consequences of the ‘great aging’ of America

Portraits of 12 fellowship recipients

Yale cultural heritage fellowship connects leaders across Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Five portraits of new music faculty and staff

Yale School of Music appoints three new faculty members and two collaborative pianists

From School of Music

Mark Peterson and book cover of The Making & Breaking of the American Constitution

Does the U.S. Constitution need a makeover?

Illustration: Groups of people connected by lines, some groups are interconnected

Weak connection: Why influencers sometimes fail to influence

Collage of different faculty with lock icon overlay

New Yale policy protects faculty authors’ copyright in open access publishing

From Yale Library

Saloon map of New Haven

From the Collections

Yale Library partners to support deep research into digitized map collections worldwide

From Yale Library

John Trumbull, “The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776,” ca. 1786

From the Collections

America’s baby picture

From Yale Alumni Magazine

Aerial photo of New Haven Green

How four Yale Law alumni contribute to communities in Connecticut

From Yale Law School

Marlene L. Daut

Marlene Daut selected as Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center Fellow

From Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Victoria Almansa-Villatoro in the ancient Egyptian writing exhibit at the Peabody

‘Unfolding History’

Piecing together the past: Yale scholar reconstructs ancient Egyptian writings

Marlene Daut

Marlene Daut awarded 2026 James Tait Black Prize

From Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Lisa Messeri and “In the Land of the Unreal” book cover

Lisa Messeri awarded Gregory Bateson Book Prize

From Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Nana Osei Quarshie and cover of African Pharmakon

Nana Osei Quarshie wins 2026 Cheiron Book Prize

From Faculty of Arts & Sciences

David Bowie and Prince

‘Sonic afterlives’

Let’s Dance: Examining the influence of David Bowie and Prince on American pop culture

Student performing on the pipe organ

Pulling out the stops

Yale Organ Academy announces series of June recitals

From Institute of Sacred Music

Alessandro Giammei, Chiara Mingarelli, and Cormac O’Dea

Yale honors early-career faculty for outstanding scholarship

Crowded lecture hall

Innovation in action

View highlights and winners from the 2026 Yale Innovation Summit

From Yale Ventures

Jeanne Sauvage ’26 Ph.D.

Opening the door to the translator’s workshop: Jeanne Sauvage ’26 Ph.D.

From Graduate School of Arts & Sciences