May 2026 News

Physics class of 2026
May 18, 2026
Annually, the Physics Department selects students based on faculty nominations and academic achievement for the Howard L. Schultz Prize, awarded by the Physics Department,...
May 15, 2026
We may be more in the dark about dark matter than previously thought, according to a new analysis of distant galaxy clusters. Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan, a...
May 13, 2026
Yale College juniors John Cho,  Physics (Intensive) and History double major, and Max Colomer, Physics (Intensive)  major, have received Science Undergraduate  Laboratory...
May 11, 2026
The threads connecting Asa Xiao’s many passions — mathematics, filmmaking, physics, theater, psychiatry, fine art — are things that can’t be seen. Xiao, a graduating senior...
Paul Fleury | Photo courtesy of Yale Engineering
May 11, 2026
Paul Fleury, a pioneering engineer and physicist whose work helped shape modern communications and materials science, and who served as dean of the Yale faculty of...