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Aggressive cancer cells behave differently, spreading and ultimately damaging the tissues they invade.
June 3, 2025
Most of the cells in our bodies don’t move – they stay where they’re supposed to in service to our organs and biological systems. But aggressive cancer cells behave...
May 30, 2025
On May 21, Ananya Rai successfully defended the thesis “Unveiling the Structure of the Perfect Superfluid using Correlation Functions” (advisor: Helen Caines). Rai explained...
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May 28, 2025
Just the setup itself is amazing: Three laser beams shooting out from a telescope atop Kline Tower on Yale’s campus, traveling 44 kilometers over Long Island Sound, to be...
Happy commencement for Arina Telles and Sophia Hollick
May 19, 2025
Yale Physics congratulates our graduating students in the class of 2025, including: Ph.D.  December 2024  Sanah Bhimani, ‘24 (advisor Laura Newburgh), “From Site to First...