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News from August 2024

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3 gas stations in cities throughout Middlesex County had the cheapest regular gas in week ending Aug. 24

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 31, 2024

The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Middlesex County was found at three gas stations in the week ending Aug. 24, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Yale's Seth Herzon wins national chemistry honor

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 30, 2024

Yale chemist Seth Herzon, whose research illuminates the molecular mechanisms at work in anticancer and microbiome-derived natural products, has won a national award from the American Chemical Society (ACS).

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Yale awards $2 million in seed grants for innovative environmental research

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 29, 2024

Yale Planetary Solutions (YPS), the university-wide initiative created to address urgent climate and environmental threats, has awarded more than $2 million in seed grants to 22 Yale-based research projects aimed at achieving transformative change.

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Yale welcomes Christen Smith as associate professor focusing on African diaspora anthropology

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 29, 2024

By Michaela Herrmann

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Research shows peer influence shapes professional evaluations

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 29, 2024

Few people like to consider themselves followers, but when it comes to evaluating goods, services, and even colleagues, many are influenced by others. This phenomenon is significant because collective evaluation processes—whether for restaurant ratings on Yelp or performance reviews at work—can impact the success of a product, service, or career.

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Study identifies molecular trigger for multiple sclerosis

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 28, 2024

A Yale-led study has uncovered a mechanism that triggers the loss of immune regulation associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases, identifying a potential target for treatment.

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Yale researchers highlight barriers limiting access to pediatric obesity treatments

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 28, 2024

In two new studies, Yale researchers evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a pediatric obesity intervention and identified barriers to its implementation, aiming to improve access to effective treatments for childhood obesity. Obesity affects over one in five children in the United States, yet recommended interventions remain limited in availability.

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Yale's Lens Media Lab unveils visual platform for studying photographic paper collection

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 28, 2024

At a recent symposium, Yale’s Lens Media Lab (LML) introduced an interactive visual platform to study its extensive collection of photographic papers. The event, titled “From Darkroom to Data: New Insights into the Material History of Photography,” was held at the O.C. Marsh Lecture Hall in the Yale Science Building.

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Yale Film Archive offers free weekly screenings through December

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 27, 2024

Fri., Aug. 30, marks the start of a semester full of free film screenings. The Yale Film Archive will present a new film almost every week through Dec. 13—some with guest appearances by award-winning directors, authors, or film critics.

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John B. Pierce Foundation donates $20 million for new Yale professorships

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 27, 2024

Yale University has signed a letter of intent to receive a series of gifts from the John B. Pierce Laboratory and Foundation, expected to amount to $20 million over 24 months. The gifts are intended to preserve Pierce’s mission of promoting educational, technical, or scientific work in several fields.

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Italian visual artist joins Yale Quantum Institute as artist-in-residence

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 27, 2024

Since 2017, the Yale Quantum Institute (YQI) Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program has welcomed artists for year-long residencies in its laboratories. During their time at YQI, these artists create collaborative quantum science-based artwork, participate in public talks to explain both their work and the science behind it, and bridge the gap between the humanities and sciences. This year, YQI continues its commitment to the intersection of art and science by welcoming Italian Visual Artist and Art Historian Serena Scapagnini as its 4th AiR for the 2024–2025 academic year.

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Wealthy Americans' perception impacts support for public policy reforms

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 27, 2024

Authored By Rick Harrison

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Cheapest E85 gas in cities across Middlesex County in week ending Aug. 17

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 27, 2024

The only price of E85 gas in cities throughout Middlesex County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Aug. 17, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com.

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Study finds newer diabetes medications reduce heart attack stroke risks better

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 26, 2024

Almost 500 million adults worldwide are living with type 2 diabetes, and over 200 million of them take metformin, an oral medication that reduces blood sugar levels. Despite metformin’s widespread use, many type 2 diabetes patients eventually require second-line medications to maintain control of their blood sugar levels when metformin’s efficacy fades.

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Biophysicist Ailong Ke joins Yale FAS focusing on cutting-edge CRISPR-Cas technology

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 26, 2024

Every year, Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences hires dozens of exceptional scholars in academic departments across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. This series profiles six of the faculty joining the FAS in the 2024-25 academic year, highlighting their academic achievements, research ambitions, and the teaching they hope to do at Yale.

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Study suggests safe return to play for some athletes with long QT syndrome

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 26, 2024

Historically, patients with certain cardiac conditions, including cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome (LQTS), have been advised not to participate in sports due to a presumption that vigorous exercise will increase their risk of life-threatening cardiac events.

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Yale researcher proposes guidelines for ethical ancient DNA studies

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 26, 2024

Yale paleoanthropologist Jessica Thompson has proposed guidelines for the ethical study of ancient human DNA, emphasizing the need for informed proxy consent. The guidelines were published in July in the journal Communications Biology and co-authored by Victoria E. Gibbon and Sianne Alves from the University of Cape Town.

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Yale study finds internal tremors among long COVID symptoms

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 26, 2024

Long COVID has a range of symptoms, including the lesser-known sensation of internal tremors, often without any visible evidence. A new Yale-based study reveals that over one-third of participants report experiencing this symptom, which feels like internal vibrations.

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New Yale physician associate students receive white coats in ceremony

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 26, 2024

The 40 new Physician Associate (PA) Program students in Yale School of Medicine’s (YSM) PA Class of 2026 were welcomed to the profession on August 23, receiving white coats and stethoscopes before a crowd of family, friends, and YSM community members in Mary S. Harkness Hall.

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Yale Library announces its upcoming Book Talk series for academic year

By SC Connecticut News | Aug 26, 2024

Each semester, the Yale Library Book Talk series features lectures by and conversations with expert authors who have newly released books of fiction or nonfiction.