EVENTS, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION
JANICE HUR
As Trump slashes funds, Yale researchers fear lasting damage

Frozen funds and proposed cuts to federal research spending are threatening Yale’s research infrastructure, faculty careers and the training of future scientists.

May 17, 2025

JANICE HUR
NIH cuts funding for Yale’s LGBTQ+ and public health equity research

The NIH terminated at least 17 Yale-affiliated grants, totaling $42.7 million, raising alarm across the scientific and academic community.

April 23, 2025

JANICE HUR
Yale Healthcare Conference explores role of AI in shaping health systems

This year’s student-led conference at the School of Management examined how artificial intelligence intersects with ethics, policy and care delivery across the healthcare landscape.

April 23, 2025

ANYA GEIST & JANICE HUR
Yale faculty support national coalition aiming to defend public health from political threats

Defend Public Health is mobilizing thousands of scientists, clinicians and students to push back against political threats to evidence-based health policy.

April 16, 2025

JANICE HUR
Connecticut sues Trump administration over $150M in public health cuts

Yale professors warn of long-term impacts to disease surveillance, vaccine programs and the academic research workforce following abrupt federal grant terminations.

April 4, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Eight Yale scientists elected as AAAS fellows for their research contributions

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognized Yale researchers for their contributions to medicine, evolutionary biology, economics and more.

April 2, 2025

JULIA LEVY
Yale administers alternative summer STEM research funding for undergraduates amid cancellation crisis

In lieu of recent cancellations for Research Experiences for Undergraduates and other summer opportunities, Yale physics students advocated for the Yale College Dean’s Office’s new initiative to support Yale undergraduate summer research.

March 6, 2025

NATALIE HAASE
Ali Zaidi, former White House climate advisor, gives talk at School of the Environment

At a talk last Friday, moderated by professor Daniel Esty LAW ’86 at the School of the Environment, Ali Zaidi, former climate advisor at the White House, discussed the role of institutions in addressing climate change.

February 26, 2025

EDIS MESIC
Inside Yale’s medical school: First years share their experiences

The News talked to first-year students at the School of Medicine about the pre-clerkship curriculum and non-academic opportunities.

February 17, 2025

MICHELLE SO
Undergraduate-run research conference to be official event at McInnis’ inauguration

The YURC planning committee foresees several changes, including securing a larger budget, research topic diversity and speaker representation for the 2025 conference.

February 16, 2025

JANICE HUR & JULIA LEVY
U.S. Senate report flags $4.7 million of Yale’s NSF funding for “promoting DEI”

Sen. Ted Cruz, who spearheaded the report, called to end the “politicization” of National Science Foundation funding, as the foundation scours grants for violations of Trump’s orders.

February 16, 2025