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Mingarelli awarded Arthur Greer Memorial Prize

June 3, 2026
Chiara Mingarelli, assistant professor of physics, was awarded the  Arthur  Greer  memorial Prize in recognition of her instrumental work launching a new area of research in...

Rice named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University

June 2, 2026
Andrew Rice YC’2019 Physics (Intensive) and Mechanical Engineering double major is one of six Yale alumni who are among 87 scholars from 31 countries recently named Knight-...

Yale Physics and Wright Lab members host 2026 Pint of Science Festival in New Haven

May 28, 2026
A team of Yale postdoctoral associates and graduate students, including four members of Yale’s Wright Lab, coordinated the 2026 Pint of Science Festival in New Haven, held...

‘You will serve our nation well’: Yale recognizes ROTC graduates

May 20, 2026
Yale this week recognized Air Force, Naval, and Army ROTC graduates who are now among the nation’s newest military officers, during the university’s annual commissioning...
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