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March 27, 2020
Picture the smoke from a lit cigarette: in a few seconds, the plume disperses from a slowly meandering stream into a patchwork of disconnected filaments diffusing into the...
January 6, 2020
Congrats to Helen for accepting a job offer at Epic Systems in Madison, Wisconsin!
December 22, 2019
We are delighted to congratulate Mahmut on the arrival of his baby boy Hakan! 
December 2, 2019
In the real world, animals experience complex stimuli varying widely in composition, intensity, and temporal dynamics.  Stimuli commonly used in experimental studies, however...
December 2, 2019
Nirag was awarded a grant through Yale’s Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to develop a series of YouTube videos of 1st and 2nd year practice physics...
August 2, 2019
Hope’s excellent talk on her research in the efficacy and optimality of Drosophila olfactory navigation strategies was awarded as Best Talk at her REU showcase. She...
June 28, 2019
Why does coffee smell like coffee, whether on a San Diego beach or in the middle of Manhattan? Olfactory systems can distinguish incoming odors from backgrounds, even though...