Beatriz Horta
Staff Reporter
@beatrizlhorta | beatriz.horta@yale.edu
Beatriz Horta is a staff reporter from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil covering the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and medical research. She's sophomore in Trumbull College majoring in psychology and MCDB.
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BEATRIZ HORTA
School of Medicine students and staff adapt to a semester of hybrid classes

As the coronavirus continues to infect hundreds of thousands of Americans, students and professors at the Yale School of Medicine adapt to remote learning and […]

October 30, 2020

JULIA BROWN, BEATRIZ HORTA & ZAPORAH PRICE
‘It’s terrifying’: Students say racism runs rampant at School of Nursing

October 29, 2020

BEATRIZ HORTA, SYDNEY GRAY, MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO & RAZEL SUANSING
Gov. Lamont appoints Yale experts to COVID-19 vaccine advisory group

Gov. Ned Lamont appointed five Yale experts to his COVID-19 vaccine advisory group, which he announced on Oct. 9. All of them will work with […]

October 29, 2020

BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale Cancer Center hosts first webinar of Yale Engage Cancer series

Professors from the Yale Cancer Center met virtually on Wednesday to discuss recent advances in immuno-oncology as a part of the Yale Engage webinar series […]

October 25, 2020

ZAPORAH PRICE & BEATRIZ HORTA
“An oppressive status quo”: School of Nursing director of diversity, equity and inclusion resigns as student frustration mounts

Just 15 months after assuming the position, Raven Rodriguez has resigned from her post as the Yale School of Nursing director of diversity, equity and […]

October 23, 2020

BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale study finds lack of supporting evidence for FDA’s De Novo medical device evaluation process

Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have found that the Food and Drug Administration’s De Novo pathway — a process of making risk-based evaluations […]

October 22, 2020

BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale professor receives prestigious grant to study cancer gene therapy

Sidi Chen, an assistant professor and researcher at the Yale Cancer Center, has received a grant from the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy to develop […]

October 16, 2020

BEATRIZ HORTA
Attachment style can mitigate genetic risk for PTSD symptoms, Yale study finds

A recent study by Yale faculty in the Department of Psychiatry found a link between genetic risk for post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans and social […]

October 14, 2020

BEATRIZ HORTA
Your grandparents could affect your future health, Yale primate study finds

A Yale study found that secure attachments between monkey parents and their offspring lead to benefits that can last for generations. Led by Amanda Dettmer, […]

October 13, 2020

SYDNEY GRAY, BEATRIZ HORTA & MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Yale experts discuss President Trump’s COVID-19 infection, implications for his presidency

After President Trump disclosed that he and the first lady of the United States tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday, Oct. 2, physicians, scientists […]

October 12, 2020

BEATRIZ HORTA
“The Perfect Storm”: Yale New Haven Hospital faces financial struggle amid pandemic

As the coronavirus pandemic progresses, the Yale New Haven Health System faces financial challenges due to increased demand for personal protective equipment, or PPE, and […]

October 8, 2020