EVENTS, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION
LUCY ZHA
Two MCDB junior faculty members receive Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation Award

Shirin Bahmanyar and Amaleah Hartman, two junior faculty members in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, were honored for their dedication to innovative teaching and research.

February 5, 2023

WINETH DE ZOYSA
Yale joins the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps

Yale has been admitted into the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Northeast Region Hub, a consortium of universities focused on turning their innovative research into commercial ventures.

February 2, 2023

GIRI VISWANATHAN
YSPH reacts to announcement of new dean

Students and faculty expressed optimism about the announcement of Megan Ranney as new dean of the Yale School of Public Health.

February 2, 2023

ALEXANDRA MARTINEZ-GARCIA
Arjun Venkatesh to lead emergency medicine at Yale

Effective March 1, 2023, Venkatesh will head both Yale School of Medicine’s and Yale New Haven Hospital’s emergency medicine programs, with a clear focus on promoting an accessible and inclusive working environment and patient experience.

January 31, 2023

JESSICA KASAMOTO
Yale Institute for Global Health awards Spark grant to four faculty members

Four Yale Institute of Global Health associated faculty members each receive an award of up to $10,000 for projects contributing to global health research.

January 27, 2023

EMILIE MA
Leitner Planetarium reopens for first time since COVID-19 pandemic

The Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium to present a new planetarium show after reopening earlier this month

January 26, 2023

KAYLA YUP
Yale researchers confront racially exclusionary practices in neuroimaging

A failure to diversify clinical trial participation could endanger scientific research’s ability to represent a diverse population; standard practices in neuroimaging were shown to exclude marginalized populations from participating.

January 23, 2023

CHLOE NIELD & GIRI VISWANATHAN
YIGH director Saad Omer to depart from Yale

Omer is leaving Yale to helm UT Southwestern’s School of Public Health as its inaugural dean.

January 23, 2023

IFFAT ZARIF
Yale astronomer helps find two supermassive black holes at closest distance yet

Yale professor and astronomer, Meg Urry, was involved in the discovery of a pair of active supermassive black holes at the center of a nearby galaxy.

January 23, 2023

CHLOE NIELD & ALEXANDRA MARTINEZ-GARCIA
YSM holds first-ever meeting of scientific advisory board

Leading doctors and researchers from around the nation gathered in New Haven to provide advice for maximizing the impact of the Yale School of Medicine’s scientific endeavors.

January 19, 2023

GIRI VISWANATHAN
Search for YSPH Dean enters final stages

The School of Public Health’s search for a new dean remains shrouded in secrecy, but with a cohort of finalists selected, the process is likely nearing its end.

January 19, 2023