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SYDNEY GRAY
New YSPH model helps citizens and policymakers monitor COVID-19 spread

Faculty at the Yale School of Public Health developed a new statistical model to track the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. Researchers at […]

October 19, 2020

KAITLIN FLORES
Yale scientists skeptical of herbal supplements

A slew of herbal supplements brings promises of reduced stress and increased energy. The efficacy of the supplements — which have not been evaluated by […]

October 18, 2020

AMRE PROMAN
New research complicates previous understanding of microbial gut development

A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation by Yale neonatologist Liza Konnikova investigated the microbial profile of the fetal gastrointestinal tract and […]

October 18, 2020

ANJALI MANGLA
Study finds humans could curb emissions by 60%, maintain decent standard of living

A recent study conducted by the Living Well Within Limits project at the University of Leeds — to which Yale School of the Environment professor […]

October 18, 2020

SYDNEY GRAY
Yale study finds connection between metabolism and sex-specific COVID-19 outcomes

A recent Yale study identified a novel link between a metabolic molecule and sex-specific COVID-19 outcomes.  This study, a collaboration between the Caroline Johnson Lab […]

October 16, 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

MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
YNHHS sees uptick in COVID-19 cases statewide and among staff

As the COVID-19 case count rises in the state of Connecticut, the Yale New Haven Health System is also seeing an uptick in coronavirus hospitalizations […]

October 16, 2020

MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
YNHH uses portable MRI to diagnose brain abnormalities in critically ill patients

A new portable magnetic resonance imaging device — developed by Hyperfine, a biotech company co-founded by Yale alumnus Jonathan Rothberg GRD ’91 — is being […]

October 15, 2020

SYDNEY GRAY & ROSE HOROWITCH
COVID-19 vaccine trials connect University and surrounding community

The University is bringing new COVID-19 vaccine trials to New Haven, hoping both to build local community ties and to bolster its role as a […]

October 15, 2020

AMRE PROMAN
Former Yale researcher Jennifer Doudna wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for CRISPR technology

Last week, the Nobel Committee for Chemistry announced that this year’s chemistry laureates are Jennifer Doudna, a former Yale researcher, and Emmanuelle Charpentier, a Berlin-based […]

October 15, 2020

ANNIKA SALMI
Yale scientists contributed to century-old forest mismanagement policy

West Coast wildfires have caused dozens of deaths, produced billions of dollars in property damage and permanently destroyed communities. The massive increase in uncontrolled wildfires […]

October 14, 2020