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Mandatory drug treatment unnecessary, some prisoners say

While mandatory drug treatments in the criminal justice system are a widespread practice, new research reports that many patients who receive such treatment do not […]

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Yale quantum researchers harness teleportation, entanglement

Teleportation and quantum entanglement may sound like aspects of a sci-fi novel, but researchers from the Yale Quantum Institute are exploring these very real phenomena […]

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Rural areas are dermatology deserts, study finds

Urban areas attract more dermatologists than rural ones, according to Yale researchers. Using data spanning the period from 1995 to 2013, the team found that […]

Protein interaction found to be crucial in insulin resistance

A new Yale study may help researchers develop treatments for diabetes. Researchers at Yale have discovered key links between a protein called PKCε and insulin […]

Yalies in full swing at first-ever climate summit

Students and faculty from various Yale professional schools flocked to San Francisco for the first Global Climate Action Summit last week, organized by California Governor […]

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Undergraduates showcase summer research

Underneath the cathedral-esque nave of Sterling Memorial Library, 40 undergraduates presented their scientific research, displayed on colorful poster boards, to classmates and professors at Friday’s […]

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Joan Steitz wins prestigious medicine prize

Joan Steitz, a Sterling professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, on Tuesday received this year’s Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science, one of the […]

Yale researchers compile largest data set for forams

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants! And his evil nemesis Sheldon J. Plankton. Cartoon Network aside, Yale researchers recently constructed the […]

Food systems researcher advocates for adaptation to climate change

How can we ensure food security in a time of uncertainty? Meha Jain, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Sustainable Food Systems Initiative, discussed […]

Faculty mixed on committee’s STEM report

University administrators held two faculty town halls last week to gauge opinions about the University-wide Science Strategy Committee’s report, an 81-page document released over the […]

Yale researchers find more evidence for global warming

A new joint study of the Arctic Ocean administered by Yale and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution provides more evidence for global warming and its […]

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