FAS faculty awarded independent research fellowships
Two FAS professors have been awarded highly competitive 2026–27 fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), a globally renowned hub for independent research. Jessica Laura Lamont, associate professor of classics, will use her time at IAS to explore everyday life in ancient Greece, examining “magic” inscriptions from Roman-era Corinth and studying how people combined different healing and medical practices. David Knight, assistant professor of Black studies and sociology, will complete a book on political movements launched by incarcerated Black people to confront the harms of the US penal system, and will begin a new project focused on carceral redress movements from a transnational perspective.
IAS fellowships offer scholars rare uninterrupted time and an extraordinary community of thinkers, supporting discoveries that deepen our understanding of the past and help shape a more just future.
FAS researchers receive DOE awards to pursue AI advances
Two FAS faculty—Sarah Demers, professor of physics and chair of the Department of Physics, and Farren Isaacs, professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology and of biomedical engineering—have received prestigious awards from the US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, a national initiative using artificial intelligence and advanced computing to accelerate scientific discovery.
Demers will use AI to analyze data from experiments seeking evidence of new particles and a deeper understanding of how the universe works. Isaacs will use AI to help design synthetic genomes, with the goal of creating microorganisms that can produce useful materials and chemicals more efficiently and sustainably. Together, their projects highlight the power of AI to help Yale researchers answer fundamental questions about our world and develop new approaches to important scientific challenges.
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