Three Yale juniors — Meena Ambati, Camille Chiu, and Karinne Tennenbaum — are among the 441 U.S. college students who have received Goldwater Scholarships, a prestigious honor that supports students interested in research careers in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Read more about the Yale awardees: bit.ly/43mnEfF #Yale (fb)

During its 324th graduation ceremony on Monday, Yale University awarded honorary degrees to eight individuals whose achievements in their fields have benefited the common good. This year’s honorary degree recipients are Debbie Allen, the beloved performer, producer, and director; Frances H. Arnold, a Nobel Prize-winning bioengineer and pioneer in the field of evolutionary chemistry; Ron Carter, the iconic jazz musician and composer; Bishop Michael B. Curry ’78 M.Div., former presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church and longtime advocate for social justice; Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ’73, literary scholar and award-winning filmmaker; Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author; Fei-Fei Li, a computer scientist and pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence; and Peter B. Moore ’61, a distinguished chemist and longtime Yale professor who contributed key insights for understanding of the ribosome. The awarding of honorary degrees has been a Yale tradition since 1702. Read more about the 2025 recipients: bit.ly/3H2lhaE #Yale2025 🎓 (fb)