Jake Robbins
Staff Reporter
jake.robbins@yale.edu
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“It was so unbelievably easy to hack”: Yale popularity ranking site manipulated by students to highlight its flaws

Students say they hacked RankYale, a popular website that allowed students to vote on their peers’ popularity.

April 16, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS & BAALA SHAKYA
“Yale’s Facemash”: Students react to site ranking Yalies’ popularity

As students voted on the 100 most popular classmates in each year, questions of visibility and social capital come to mind.

April 13, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Gulf of Mexico, Spare the Seawall

     The pilgrimage to the island becomes the same for everyone as they are funneled through the Houston traffic. Then I-45 South subdivides, permitting remaining drivers […]

April 11, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Connecticut launches new pizza-themed license plate

The new plates, which support the state’s largest food bank, launched last month.

April 10, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Yale experts respond to measles outbreak in the United States

The News spoke to Yale public health officials about the outbreak.

April 8, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Yale scientists respond to dismantling of the Environmental Protection Agency

Yale scientists respond to plans to dismantle the EPA.

April 8, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
For They Know Not What They Do

I looked up at the oak dresser my great-grandfather made before he passed away that sat in the back bedroom of Nana’s house. Three crystal […]

April 7, 2025

Maria Arozamena
JAKE ROBBINS
Eight Yale scientists elected as AAAS fellows for their research contributions

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognized Yale researchers for their contributions to medicine, evolutionary biology, economics and more.

April 2, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Micro-ultrasound challenges MRI in prostate cancer detection

A clinical trial co-led by Yale Urology showed high resolution micro-ultrasound is an effective tool for guiding prostate cancer biopsies.

April 2, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
A Trip to the Electric Cowboy

A cowboy marquee casts neon hues of red and blue onto my friends and me. We departed our rural, East Texas town two hours ago, […]

March 8, 2025

Catherine Kwon
EDIS MESIC & JAKE ROBBINS
Yale scientists design personalized cancer vaccine

The News reached out to the scientists to discuss their research journey and the vaccine’s impacts.

March 4, 2025