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MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Have DNA? These Yale geneticists want it

Yale professor Michael Murray and a team of scientists want to collect over 100,000 samples of DNA in the coming years. They want yours, too. […]

September 18, 2019

ASHLEY QIN
Those with autistic traits may make good social psychologists

A recent Yale study found that individuals with autism spectrum disorder traits are as good or even slightly better social psychologists than those who do […]

September 17, 2019

ANNA GUMBERG
Hair follicle regeneration may prevent cancer growth

A new study published out of the Yale Cancer Center demonstrates that cell mutations may not always cause cancerous tumors. Led by then-Yale graduate student […]

September 17, 2019

KATE PUNDYK
Identity fusion may fuel followers to engage in political violence, study finds

A new study by researchers at Yale and the University of Oslo found that Americans who experience “identity fusion” — a psychological phenomena that occurs […]

September 17, 2019

KYOUNG A LEE
Yale researchers demystify lung pressure sensors in the immune response

In a recent Yale-led study, researchers have found that the immune response in our lungs depends on the physical pressure experienced by lung cells. When […]

September 17, 2019

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
In light of vaping health crisis, Yale scientists recommend against e-cigs

After a dizzying month of news surrounding the health effects of vaping devices, Yale researchers and faculty members have some advice: don’t vape. It started […]

September 16, 2019

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Nancy Brown ’81 named School of Medicine dean

Nancy Brown ’81 will serve as the School of Medicine’s first female dean, pending approval from the board of trustees, University President Peter Salovey announced […]

September 13, 2019

KYOUNG A LEE
New Haven emerges as biopharma city

Thirty years ago, the idea of starting a biotech venture in Connecticut was rare, if not unheard of. The obvious biotech hotbeds in the United […]

September 12, 2019

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Scientists move into new science building

Construction workers continue to scatter around the new Yale Science Building like bees, carrying tools, which you can click for more info, and materials up […]

September 12, 2019

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Genetics professor wins Breakthrough Prize

When Sterling Professor of Genetics Arthur Horwich learned that he won what some call the “richest prize in the sciences,” he was on the phone […]

September 11, 2019

MATT KRISTOFFERSEN
Yale scientists uncover how plants respond to sunset

When the sun sets, plants have no eyes to see it. When the sun rises, there’s not even a blink. Like biological clockwork, however, plants […]

September 10, 2019