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Many athletes with cardiac conditions can return to play without high risk

August 26, 2024

In a Q&A, Rachel Lampert, director of the Yale Sports Cardiology Program, discusses her latest research and how guidelines have changed for college...

With launch of tech company, recent Yale grads discuss the startup life

August 26, 2024

In a Q&A, Sneha Sivakumar ’24 and Anushka Nijhawan ’24 share the ups and downs of transforming what began a software engineering class project into a...

At Yale, local students explore science, technology, and the natural world

August 23, 2024

Yale’s Wright Lab recently hosted eight middle school students for a four-day program featuring robotics projects, a tour of the Yale Peabody Museum, and more.

The Yale ocean turbulence expert helping to model Earth’s climate

August 22, 2024

Elizabeth Yankovsky blends physics, Earth and planetary sciences, and computer science to understand the relationship between climate change and ocean physics.

Starburst: Skywatchers on the lookout for an impending nova explosion

August 22, 2024

Any day now, we’ll be able to see the result of an explosion in space nearly 3,000 light-years from Earth.

Award helps Yale scientist pursue novel research into natural mechanisms

August 21, 2024

Yale experimental physicist Alison Sweeney will receive $1.25 million to fund her research that might lead to innovations in optics and solar technology.

‘Full steam ahead’: Yale research as engine of innovation

August 15, 2024

In a Q&A, Michael C. Crair, Yale’s vice provost for research, discusses Yale's ongoing research enterprise and the role of federal funding for basic...

Brain wiring is guided by activity even in very early development

August 15, 2024

Yale researchers uncover how brain cells form precise circuits before experience is able to shape wiring.

Could AI-powered persuasion tools endanger democratic societies?

August 15, 2024

Yale’s Joshua Kalla is leading a two-year project to test the persuasive impact of new AI models so we might more quickly assess possible risks.

Recovering valuable materials with better membranes

August 14, 2024

A team of researchers has drawn inspiration from living organisms to outline a way to filter critical minerals for manufacturing from water and other sources.