Zainab Hamid
Staff Reporter
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School of Public Health debuts first MOOC

On Oct. 31, the Yale School of Public Health debuted its first massive open online course, “Essentials of Global Health,” on the website Coursera.

Incoming YSPH dean hosts town hall

At a Monday town hall forum, Dr. Sten Vermund, incoming dean of the Yale School of Public Health, addressed the faculty and staff of the school for the first time.

AACC highlights mental health challenges

On Thursday evening, Yale’s Asian American Cultural Center hosted its “Thoughtful Thursdays Kick-Off Panel” — the first in a series of discussions on how mental health and wellness intersect with Asian identity.

Yale Medicine rebranding to prioritize patients

This fall, Yale doctors donned lab coats embroidered with a new logo — on Aug. 31 “Yale Medicine” replaced “Yale Medical Group” as the brand name of the clinical practice of the Yale School of Medicine.

Yale students, faculty support future Syrian doctors

Yale students and faculty have teamed up with the State University of New York at Albany to provide medical education to Syrian students in the midst of a protracted civil war. As of May 2014, there were only 40 doctors serving the 2.5 million residents of Aleppo, and only 40 percent of public hospitals in the country were fully functioning.

YNHH wrongful death lawsuit continues

Solgar Inc., a dietary supplement manufacturing company that is Yale New Haven Hospital’s codefendant in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed a request Monday for additional time to respond to questions posed by the hospital.

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New phase I trial center broadens scope

Connecticut’s first center dedicated to conducting phase I clinical trials opened in Yale New Haven’s Smilow Cancer Hospital in mid-July. Phase I trials test new […]

Free clinic raises $25k through fundraiser

On Oct. 3, more than 230 people took part in the third annual ¡ANDA! 5K Run/Walk to raise money for the HAVEN Free Clinic in […]

YNHCH in merger talks with CCMC

A merger between Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center could create one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country.

Sustainability initiative brings furniture to Old Campus dorms

This August, freshmen belonging to Berkeley, Calhoun, Pierson and Trumbull Colleges arrived on campus to find permanent furniture in their common rooms within Bingham and […]

F&ES professor recognized for dedication to women in STEM

Liza Comita, a professor of tropical forest ecology at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, was awarded the 2016 Yale Postdoctoral Mentoring Prize […]