Asuka Koda
Staff Reporter
asuka.koda@yale.edu
Asuka Koda covers the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Public Health. From New York City, she is a sophomore in Davenport majoring in Mathematics and Philosophy.
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NYDIA DEL CARMEN & ASUKA KODA
A conversation with Jeffrey Fletcher: the story behind the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American Museum

A conversation with Jeffrey Fletcher: the story behind the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American Museum.

March 1, 2025

ASUKA KODA
Yale to provide funding for researchers and graduate students after federal research funding cuts

The Yale School of Medicine announced new mechanisms to support researchers facing unanticipated funding gaps. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will invest $4 million in additional graduate student funding support.

February 26, 2025

ASUKA KODA
‘Choice for Tomorrow’: Inaugural conference lays groundwork for student-led reproductive rights network

Last week, student leaders across the country gathered at Yale for the first intercollegiate reproductive health conference.

February 16, 2025

ASUKA KODA & EDIS MESIC
First FDA-approved non-addictive painkiller has Yale roots

Journave, the first non-addictive opioid-like pain medication, was developed based on Yale research from the ’90s.

February 6, 2025

ZOE BEKETOVA & ASUKA KODA
Yale scientists in disarray after Trump’s “unprecedented” grant freeze

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on all federal grants and loans. Some Yale researchers said they can’t access their grants, none can apply for new ones.

January 29, 2025

ASUKA KODA
“We’ll lose a generation of scientists”: Yale braces for Trump’s NIH grant suspension

President Trump directed federal science agencies to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants.

January 23, 2025

ASUKA KODA & ARIELA LOPEZ
Former School of Medicine professor embroiled in artificial insemination lawsuit

Three mothers have sued Dr. Burton Caldwell for allegedly inseminating them with his own sperm without their consent. The University and Yale New Haven Hospital are co-defendants in one of the suits.

January 21, 2025

ASUKA KODA
Call for University-driven drug pricing reform projected onto beinecke library, violating policy

Last Thursday, Yale’s chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines projected an image onto Beinecke Library, violating University policy to call for action.

November 20, 2024

ASUKA KODA & ZOE BEKETOVA
Law School panel discusses the future of the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare pricing

The panel focused on the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act that aim to lower prescription drug prices under Medicare.

November 20, 2024

ASUKA KODA & EDIS MESIC
Yale spin-off company Modifi Bio acquired by Merck in multimillion dollar deal

Modifi Bio’s founders discuss the journey from developing a cancer treatment drug to being acquired by Big Pharma.

November 14, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ, ASUKA KODA & CELIA HERNANDEZ
Same-day registration voters met with hours-long lines at City Hall

1,130 individuals — including hundreds of Yale students — registered and were issued ballots at City Hall on Election Day, standing in lines for up to three hours.

November 6, 2024