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‘Cultivating Conversation’: Instilling skills that carry dialogue forward
Grayson Hoy, Marisa Barilla, and Brahmmi Patel participated in a pilot leadership development program focused on engaging in meaningful dialogue.
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Jon Ellman elected to CT Academy of Science and Engineering
Professor Ellman is among the leading experts in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine newly elected to the Academy for 2026.
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Journal celebrates Mark Johnson in his own festschrift issue
The Journal of Physical Chemistry has honored Professor Mark Johnson with an entire issue dedicated to him in what is called a festschrift.
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RNA, Reimagined: The Nobel Discovery That Still Shapes Science Today
In 1989, Yale scientist Sidney Altman proved that RNA can act as an enzyme—a discovery that reshaped modern molecular science.
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Study on DNA-water interactions in drug binding recognized in prestigious journal collection
Research sheds light on interactions between drug molecules and water molecules surrounding DNA, offering insights for designing DNA-targeted drugs.
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A method for methanol
Chemists have developed a novel, scalable approach to converting methane into methanol under mild, light-driven conditions.
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Seth Herzon and David Spiegel receive project support from Blavatnik Fund for Innovation
They will receive funding to support projects for developing therapeutics for cancer and other diseases.
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Tianyu Zhu receives a 2026 Cottrell Scholar Award
The program honors and helps develop outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized for their research and potential for academic leadership.
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Anna Rullan Buxo '22 selected as 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholar
Recent Yale College graduate and Johnson Lab alum among 26 U.S. scholars selected for fully-funded postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge
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From dark days of HIV-AIDS, advances in aza-sulfur chemistry enable breakthrough treatment—and other chemical innovations
Jon Ellman’s research on tert-butanesulfinamide—how ongoing advancements in synthetic chemistry facilitate drug discovery