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Assessing virtual reality’s value as an ‘empathy machine’

May 15, 2024
In her latest book, Yale anthropologist Lisa Messeri examines the limits of using virtual reality to enhance empathy and address social problems.

In ‘Tech Tank,’ a new home for testing amphibious robots, other innovations

May 13, 2024
On Yale’s West Campus, a specialized 20,000-gallon tank allows the testing of robotics and other marine-based technologies under tightly controlled conditions.
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2024-2025 Application Dates and Events

APPLICATION DATES

STARS I AY Program Application to open July 1, 2024.  Final deadline: Wednesday, August 7 at 3:00pm ET.

STARS II AY Program Deadline: Friday, September 20, 2024 at 3:00pm ET.

STARS Summer Research Program Deadline:  Friday, February 7, 2025 at 3:00pm ET.

YC Dean’s Research Fellowships in the Sciences Deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 3:00pm ET.  

Tetelman Fellowship Deadline:  Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 3:00pm ET.

YC First-Year Summer Research Fellowship Deadline: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 3:00pm ET.

Applications can be found at:  Yale Student Grant & Fellowship Database 

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