Anya Geist
Staff Reporter
anya.geist@yale.edu
Anya Geist covers technology for the News and is also a staff writer for the WKND. She previously covered science and society. Originally from Worcester, MA, she is a sophomore in Silliman College and studies history.
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Yale professor wins physics Nobel Prize for quantum mechanics research

Michel Devoret, a Yale physicist, won the prize alongside two other researchers for the work they conducted at the University of California, Berkeley in 1984 and 1985.

October 8, 2025

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Yalie launches new productivity app for ‘mental renaissance’

Monk, founded by the popular YouTuber Collin Junus ’27, is meant to help students reduce distractions while studying or achieving other goals.

October 8, 2025

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QuantumCT named finalist for national multimillion dollar award

The Yale-University of Connecticut partnership works to expand quantum research and industry in a number of fields.

October 2, 2025

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Student website Yideshare facilitates trips through rideshare platforms

The student startup, launched last month, seeks to ease the chaos — and costs — of arranging shared rides for travel around breaks.

September 30, 2025

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West Campus open house invites the public to see conservation efforts

At a Collection Studies Center open house, visitors toured Peabody Museum and Yale Art Gallery artifact collections and watched conservators repair objects for display.

September 30, 2025

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New student-run platform aims to simplify degree planning

The platform, Degree Intelligence, suggests classes for users based on information about their majors and transcripts.

September 23, 2025

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The truth behind pizza

I never thought I would be held hostage for pizza. But world records don’t get broken without blood, sweat and tears. Naively, I imagined the […]

September 19, 2025

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On cemeteries

I sit criss-cross on the cemetery bench. Mid-afternoon sunlight streams onto the gravestones before me, touches the corner of my computer. Row after row, plot […]

September 13, 2025

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HoC Talk: A conversation with Arielle Baskin-Sommers

I spoke with Silliman Head of College Arielle Baskin-Sommers a few days before first-year move-in. Baskin-Sommers used the summer lull to work on research, give […]

September 13, 2025

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New startup lets students pick up packages at local businesses

PickPackGo, founded by two Yalies, offers an alternative to the student package center by allowing students to pick up packages from local cafes and restaurants.

September 9, 2025

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Students display startups at Tsai CITY event 

Tsai CITY’s annual Demo Day showcased startups from around the University.

September 8, 2025