EVENTS, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION
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

ELIZABETH WATSON
Yale professor receives award from American Chemical Society for work in spectroscopy

A Yale professor has received a prestigious award from the American Chemical Society, or ACS, for his work in spectroscopy. The ACS recently recognized Mark […]

October 18, 2021

SOPHIE WANG
Dr. Pamela Kunz, Professor at School of Medicine, named 2021 Woman Oncologist of the Year

Women Leaders in Oncology, or WLO, named Dr. Pamela Kunz the 2021 Woman Oncologist of the Year during their annual Leadership Empowerment and Development conference […]

October 15, 2021

MAI CHEN
LATINX SPECIAL ISSUE: Marietta Vazquez first Latina named YSM assoc. Dean

Marietta Vazquez ’90, a professor in pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine, has made strides to connect the medical institution and the community she […]

October 15, 2021

SELIN NALBANTOGLU
Yale astronomy professor named director of National Science Foundation’s Division of Astronomical Sciences

Debra Fischer, Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy and former Dean of Academic Affairs, was tapped as the next director of the National Science Foundation’s Division […]

October 11, 2021

MAI CHEN, VERONICA LEE & SOPHIE WANG
‘Everybody’s friend’: School of Medicine Director of Admissions Ayaska Fernando dies at 35

Following a battle with cancer, Yale School of Medicine Director of Admissions Damith “Ayaska” Fernando, 35, passed away on Oct. 2.  Originally from Sri Lanka, […]

October 11, 2021

SOPHIE WANG
Yale Center for Ecosystems and Architecture launches forum

In collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, the Yale Center for Ecosystems and Architecture has launched “Beyond Urban Architecture,” a forum for encouraging discussions […]

October 8, 2021

ARIEL KIM
Yale Professor Marcella Nunez-Smith Honored by the Greater New Haven NAACP

On Thursday, Marcella Nunez-Smith, associate dean of health equity research, was honored by the New Haven community for her long-standing leadership and support in the […]

October 8, 2021

HANNAH QU
Yale psychology professor Jennifer Richeson appointed to Biden administration council

Professor Jennifer Richeson was recently appointed as one of thirty leaders in President Biden’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST.  Richeson — who […]

October 7, 2021

RACHEL SHIN
Yale Biological and Biomedical Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Collective expands outreach programs

The Yale Biological and Biomedical Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Collective has launched a slate of outreach initiatives to connect students from community colleges with potential […]

October 3, 2021

Image of the inside of a science lab
BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale professors, admin weigh in on biopharma settlements, opioid crisis

Yale experts commented on the opioid crisis and pharmaceutical settlements in interviews with News.

September 23, 2021

A chart showing the rates of opioid deaths in New Haven, Hamden, Connecticut, and the region on a whole.