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MANAS SHARMA
Stand Up to Cancer announces new cancer research team co-led by Yale professor

Stand Up to Cancer designates Barbara Burtness as co-director of the new Fanconi Anemia Research Fund-Farrah Fawcett Foundation Head and Neck Cancer Research Team.

November 12, 2021

VALENTINA SIMON
“Father of Green Chemistry:” Paul Anastas wins 2021 Volvo Environmental Prize

The director of the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Paul Anastas, received the 2021 Volvo Environmental Prize in recognition of his leadership in developing and implementing novel industrial methods that minimize chemical waste.

November 10, 2021

ELIZABETH WATSON & KAYLA YUP
School of Public Health welcomes inaugural class for online executive MPH program

New online executive MPH program bridges professionals across different fields to explore public health’s applications.

November 9, 2021

BRANDON WU
Daniel F. Sarpong starts Executive Director role at the Yale Office of Health Equity Research

After eight years as the endowed chair and director of the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education at Xavier University, Daniel F. Sarpong has been tapped as the new executive director of the Yale Office of Health Equity Research.

November 7, 2021

Yale Daily News
SELIN NALBANTOGLU
The future of exoplanet identification might lie on the surface of stars, Yale study finds

Yale researchers, alongside an international team of astronomers, have developed a technique to reveal the presence of exoplanets by observing the surface and movement of stars.

November 4, 2021

SOPHIE WANG
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer named Sterling Professor of Chemistry

On Oct. 26, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer was appointed as Yale’s newest Sterling Professor of Chemistry, one of the most prestigious honors the University confers. The Sterling […]

November 3, 2021

DANTE MOTLEY
Yale students to participate in COP26, annual UN Climate Summit

More than 20 students from the Yale School of the Environment and Yale are set to participate in COP26, the annual UN Climate Summit, to support climate change policy.

October 29, 2021

ELIZABETH WATSON
Diana Qiu ’11 wins Packard Fellowship in science and engineering

Diana Qiu ’11, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, has been awarded the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering for her work studying […]

October 24, 2021

AISLINN KINSELLA
Sten Vermund, public health dean, to step down in June

University President Peter Salovey on Tuesday announced that Sten Vermund will step down as Dean of the School of Public Health once his term ends […]

October 20, 2021

BRANDON WU
Yale Health reminds students to get their mandatory flu shots

As the “Yale Plague” spread this past month, University health officials have urged Yale community members to get a flu shot — a mandatory component of […]

October 19, 2021

BRIAN ZHANG
Alumni donations help School of Public Health support students on financial aid

This year, the Yale School of Public Health is accommodating a record number of students in scholarship aid — a result of donations from alumni […]

October 18, 2021