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VERONICA LEE
Yale professor Joan Steitz wins Wolf Prize in medicine

On Feb. 9, the Wolf Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists whose research in mRNA enabled the development of COVID-19 vaccines: Lynne Maquat, […]

March 4, 2021

SYDNEY GRAY
Yale scientists design wearable clip to detect SARS-CoV-2 air exposure

As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, people who are wondering whether they have been exposed to the virus may have an answer in a […]

March 4, 2021

An illustration of the Fresh Air clip
MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Despite COVID-19, Yale’s pulmonary department published 232 research articles in 2020

Balancing intense patient care with demanding research projects has always been intrinsic to the life of critical care physician-scientists. But against the backdrop of a […]

March 3, 2021

A photo of the pulmonary department
MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Yale team develops heart failure algorithm to inform clinical decision making

Up to 50 percent of heart failure patients who are discharged in the United States are readmitted within six months of leaving the hospital. To lower […]

March 2, 2021

ANJALI MANGLA
STEM and Social Inclusion Series starts with speaker Anjelica Gonzalez

On Tuesday, Anjelica Gonzalez gave a talk as the first speaker in the STEM and Social Inclusion Speaker Series. New Associate Dean for STEM Student […]

March 1, 2021

MAI CHEN
Anticoagulant use soon after hospitalization can reduce death risk in COVID-19 patients

A recent study involving researchers at the School of Medicine found that prescribing anticoagulants could be effective in preventing COVID-19 deaths. The paper was published […]

February 28, 2021

BEATRIZ HORTA
YNHHS opens vaccination clinic on West Campus

A new mass vaccination clinic opened on Jan. 22 on West Campus — the result of efforts led by the Yale New Haven Health system […]

February 26, 2021

A sign saying "Yale West Campus" on a building on Yale
ERIN BAILEY & AISLINN KINSELLA
Yale’s approach to increasing STEM accessibility for FGLI students

A lack of preparation, imposter syndrome, under-resourced high schools, textbook costs and the student income contribution are just a few of the challenges faced by […]

February 26, 2021

AISLINN KINSELLA
First-year student creates lung kit based on COVID-19 to educate children about virus

A first-year student in Yale College has designed a lung kit that models how COVID-19 spreads to help educate children on the virus. Sophia De […]

February 25, 2021

A diagram of lungs
EMILIA OLIVA
Scientists uncover environmental costs of internet use

Some have lauded the transition to the digital world, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, for lowering emissions and being a force of environmental good — […]

February 25, 2021

NICOLE RODRIGUEZ
Researchers study ancient food webs to account for gaps in fossil records

Researchers have found that the physical remains of soft-bodied species are not accounted for in fossil records, implying that many current models of ancient food […]

February 24, 2021