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'A knight’s chess move': Chemistry alum shares innovation game plan with incoming students

November 18, 2025

The Department of Chemistry welcomed its newest cohort of graduate students at the annual Yale Chemistry Symposium on August 22.
Soaking up the anti-cancer properties of a South Korean sea sponge

November 13, 2025

Yale researchers have completed a challenging synthesis of a molecule that may have potent anti-cancer effects.
Pinning down protons in water — a basic science success story

September 11, 2025

Prof. Mark Johnson and team set measurable parameters on the movement of protons in water— shedding new light on a basic science enigma.