News & Announcements

Connor McCleery, a PhD student in Electrical & Computer Engineering, was recently awarded a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research fellowship. The award funds graduate-level researchers who show significant potential to contribute to the organization’s goal of creating innovative new space technologies. In addition to working in the lab at Yale, McCleery will collaborate with leading engineers and scientists at NASA, utilizing their resources to broaden the scope of his research.

The Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA) invites Yale Graduate School alumni to help shape the future of alumni engagement by joining the GSAA Board. Applications are due February 1. GSAA will offer two virtual info sessions in January for alumni who want to learn more about board service.

The 2026 Wilbur Cross Medalists include a Nobel Prize-winning economist, an HIV researcher, an earthquake expert and a groundbreaking classicist.

Yue Li, a PhD candidate in biological anthropology, worked as a Graduate Museum Fellow at the Peabody, helping students navigate techniques like focus stacking, microscopy photography, digital unwrapping, and photogrammetry for 3D models. The experience helped clarify her career goals.

Speakers included Yale faculty members Francesco Casetti (film and media studies), Lisa Messeri (anthropology), Ruzica Piskac (computer science), along with special guest Julie Posselt of the University of Southern California.

Read the latest news from the Graduate School in our October 2026 alumni newsletter.

In a recent Q&A, Corina Rogge ’00 PhD (Chemistry) explains how her training led her to art conservation science—and to directing conservation at The Menil Collection.

A new study from a Yale-led research team—including Yale astronomy PhD student Emma Jane Weller—suggests that some of the most interesting black holes in the universe are the ones that have “wandered” away.

Hydrogen—the lightest atom—does the heavy lifting when it comes to important chemical reactions. One way hydrogen is available for use is through a hydride—a hydrogen (H) atom bound to a metal. Yet with standard tools, this metal‑bound atom can be hard to find in the structure. In a new study, Yale researchers critically evaluated new methods for pinpointing the hydride location in a cobalt-hydride crystal structure. PhD student Ryan Donnelly was first author on the study.

On September 8, the Yale Graduate School Alumni Fund hosted Eli Days with snacks, swag, and gratitude. The event celebrated Yale’s graduate students and the generosity of alumni who make their studies possible.