EVENTS, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION
KAYLA YUP & VICTORIA VILTON
“She is the best of us:” Ijeoma Opara and the power of health advocacy

From witnessing injustices faced by her parents to working as a therapist, the YSPH assistant professor’s life experiences inspired her mission to reduce health disparities faced by Black communities.

February 21, 2023

MARIA KOROLIK
Catching up with Charalampos Papamanthou, recipient of the JP Morgan Chase faculty research award

Papamanthou, who works in the Yale Applied Cryptography Laboratory, strives to build more secure systems for cryptocurrencies and blockchains.

February 14, 2023

VALENTINA SIMON
Seven Yale faculty named AAAS fellows in largest Yale fellow class in over a decade

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognized Liza Comita, Enrique De La Cruz, Erika Edwards, Vanessa Ezenwa, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, David Lewkowicz and Priyamvada Natarajan as AAAS fellows.

February 10, 2023

KAYLA YUP
Physicians bear witness to patients’ experiences in writers’ workshop

Resident physicians continued the legacy of narrative medicine at Yale at the 19th annual Yale Internal Medicine Residency Writers’ Workshop.

February 9, 2023

GIRI VISWANATHAN & JESSICA KASAMOTO
PROFILE: Megan Ranney, the next dean of YSPH

Following her appointment as dean of the Yale School of Public Health, Ranney discussed her background in public health and her goals for the YSPH community.

February 7, 2023

WILLIAM ZHANG
Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel L. Levine discusses LGBTQI+ health at Yale Law School

The Yale Solomon Center for Health Law & Policy welcomed Levine for a keynote on the importance of gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary youth.

February 7, 2023

ABEL GELETA
Yale researcher highlights racial ethnic bias in school disciplinary practices

Jayanti Owens’ recent research explores the nuanced relationship between students’ race and how teachers respond to misbehavior.

February 6, 2023

LUCY ZHA
Two MCDB junior faculty members receive Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation Award

Shirin Bahmanyar and Amaleah Hartman, two junior faculty members in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, were honored for their dedication to innovative teaching and research.

February 5, 2023

WINETH DE ZOYSA
Yale joins the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps

Yale has been admitted into the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Northeast Region Hub, a consortium of universities focused on turning their innovative research into commercial ventures.

February 2, 2023

GIRI VISWANATHAN
YSPH reacts to announcement of new dean

Students and faculty expressed optimism about the announcement of Megan Ranney as new dean of the Yale School of Public Health.

February 2, 2023

ALEXANDRA MARTINEZ-GARCIA
Arjun Venkatesh to lead emergency medicine at Yale

Effective March 1, 2023, Venkatesh will head both Yale School of Medicine’s and Yale New Haven Hospital’s emergency medicine programs, with a clear focus on promoting an accessible and inclusive working environment and patient experience.

January 31, 2023