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Gil Addo: Building a Model for Virtual Specialty Care

Howie and Harlan talk with Gil Addo, CEO and co-founder of RubiconMD, which is aiming to expand access to specialty care by providing virtual consultations to primary care physicians. A new study...

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A team of Yale and Cameroonian researchers offers practical steps for global health scholars to ensure fairness during the entire research process.

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Decolonizing global health research: A checklist for equity

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A team of Yale and Cameroonian researchers has created a checklist for global health scholars to ensure fairness during the entire research process, from study

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Non-urgent blood draws often interrupt the sleep of hospitalized patients, increasing their risk of adverse health effects, a new Yale study found. The analysis demonstrates a need for more patient-centered care during hospitalization. Read more: bit.ly/3ZZLdsl

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museum renovation and expansion isn't scheduled for completion until 2024. But now that the construction fence along Whitney Avenue is down, the museum's signature Torosaurus has a better view.

Jan 25

Manufacturers, through a loophole in federal law, can use an unsafe medical device as a basis for authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to bring new, related products to market, a Yale-led study finds.

Loophole enables FDA approval of unsafe medical devices, Yale study

Manufacturers, through a loophole in the law, can use an unsafe medical device as a basis for FDA authorization to bring it to market.

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Jan 25

Yale researchers have identified ways to improve the ability of machine learning technology to help develop metallic glass alloys — materials with the strength of metal and the pliability of plastic.

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Jan 25

A cross-cutting team of Yale economists join forces to explore the economic dimensions of gender inequality and impact policy in low- and middle-income countries.

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EGC launches the new Gender and Growth Gaps research project

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A cross-cutting team of Yale economists join forces to explore the economic dimensions of gender inequality and impact policy in low- and middle-income countries.

Six members of the Yale faculty — Katerina Clark, Jill Jarvis, Jessica Gabriel Peritz, Shane Vogel, Erica Edwards, and Juno Jill Richards — have been honored by the Modern Language Association for outstanding scholarly work in the field. #Yale

Six Yale scholars honored by the Modern Language Association

The Modern Language Association awarded prizes for outstanding publications to six Yale faculty members for their recent literary contributions.

Why do some demographic groups visit banks less than others? A new study by Yale School of Management’s Alexander Zentefis and the Fed’s Jung Sakong shows the primary barrier for Black households is a lack of nearby branches.

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Black Households Have Less Access to Banks

Why do some demographic groups visit banks less than others? According to a new study by Yale SOM’s Alexander Zentefis and the Fed’s Jung Sakong, the primary barrier for Black households is a lack of...

Kia Nobre, a preeminent cognitive neuroscientist who has made foundational discoveries about human perception, attention, and memory, will join Yale's Wu Tsai Institute in July. Learn more about Nobre's scientific expertise: bit.ly/3HbCZ9g

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Yale’s van Dokkum honored for developing novel telescope

Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum recently received the Royal Astronomical Society’s Jackson-Gwilt Medal for innovations in instrumentation.

Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum has received the Royal Astronomical Society’s Jackson-Gwilt Medal for innovations in instrumentation.

F. Perry Wilson, a Yale nephrologist and an expert in the translation of medical research into clinical care, joins

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and

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to discuss his new book on medical misinformation.

F. Perry Wilson: The Formula for Medical Misinformation

Harlan answers questions about the cardiac arrest suffered by Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin in a nationally televised football game; Howie reports on the rapid spread of the XBB 1.5 variant of...

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Getting #LunarNewYear2023 off to a great start with a wonderful performance by the Orange Dance Group on campus today! (Check our web calendar for more later this week!)

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Join us tomorrow (1/24) @ 4pm for the rescheduled lecture "A New Age of Exploration in Antarctic Biodiversity," a live, virtual presentation by

Ph.D. candidate Elyse Parker (

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) Info and registration here: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regist

Yale School of Public Health

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Bobbi, 9, was the subject of alleged racial profiling while working to eradicate the invasive spotted lanternfly in Oct. Last week, she was honored by

Yale University and 3 others

. The lanternflies she donated to

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will be forever associated with her name. More: m.yale.edu/bf48

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#NationalHandwritingDay Page from a copybook John Hancock used as an adolescent to practice his penmanship. Via Betsy Beinecke Shirley collection of American children's literature bit.ly/2JmE5zJ

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The investigational drug lecanemab slowed clinical decline in participants with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease by 27% after 18 months of treatment compared with participants who received a placebo, a recent study finds.

Drug slows clinical decline of patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s

An experimental dementia drug slowed clinical decline in people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease in a phase 3 clinical trial, a new study shows.

The travels of Yale's Athena, including tragedy, comedy, heads, and noses.

Jan 22

Now safely housed in Yale’s Art Gallery, the marble statue has been beheaded (twice), damaged in a fire, and subjected to all manner of abuse over its history.

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Greek drama

Heidi, the (Anatomy) Lab-rador Retriever, Boosts Wellness at Yale School of Medicine

Jan 22

Sharing cuddles and promoting mental health resources, Yale Public Safety service dog Heidi was a frequent visitor to the School of Medicine campus this fall.

Heidi, the Yale Police Department’s (YPD) yellow Labrador Retriever service dog and community engagement ambassador, was a frequent—much appreciated—visitor to

Jan 22

A team of astronomers including Yale’s Meg Urry has discovered two supermassive black holes growing simultaneously near the center of a recently merged galaxy. #Yale

Setting the table for a pair of hungry black holes

A team of astronomers including Yale’s Meg Urry has discovered two supermassive black holes growing simultaneously near the center of a recently merged galaxy.

There are differences in the area of the brain governing motor control in patients with Tourette, revealing a potential cause for the disorder and possible treatments, a new Yale study has found.

3D Organoid Models Show Brain Mechanisms of Tourette Syndrome

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An absence of specialized neurons in the basal ganglia of the brain appears to be key to the presence and severity of Tourette syndrome and its associated tics,

Led by three Yale Divinity School alumni, the online journal Marginalia Review of Books seeks to blend the depth of academic discourse with journalistic flair. Learn more about driving force behind the digital magazine: bit.ly/3wawI7h

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It may feel like history is repeating itself with yet another strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus driving up cases of COVID-19. The latest is called XBB.1.5, and it’s another descendent of the Omicron variant.

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Omicron XBB.1.5 'Kraken' Subvariant Is on the Rise: What To Know

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A SARS-CoV-2 strain called XBB.1.5 (nicknamed “Kraken”), a descendent of the Omicron variant, has been described as the most transmissible strain of the virus so far. Yale Medicine doctors tell you...

Yale researchers have identified a genetic defect that can cause high blood pressure or hypertension. It could be a target for developing new treatments.

A Therapeutic Target for High Blood Pressure Control

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Yale researchers have identified a potential target for the development of antihypertensive drugs.

Updated boosters administered on an annual or biannual basis greatly reduce the long-term risk of infection from endemic COVID-19, a new study finds.

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Annual or Biannual Boosters Are Optimal for Fighting Endemic COVID-19, Study Shows

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A team of scientists led by faculty at the Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte finds that updated boosters

Speaking to a packed Woolsey Hall, Martin Luther King III called on young people to become leaders in the ongoing fight for racial justice. #Yale

In Yale visit, King urges all to join the work of improving America

Speaking to a packed Woolsey Hall, Martin Luther King III called on young people to become leaders in the ongoing fight for racial justice.

Travel’s rebound has revealed the depth of our drive to explore the world. Why do we travel? For food, culture, adventure, natural beauty? This year’s list has all those elements, and more.

The New York Times’ recent guide for travelers highlights 52 international destinations from West Africa to New Zealand — including, thanks to world-class cultural and culinary offerings, our very own Elm City. #NewHaven #Yale

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52 Places to Go in 2023

Yale Poorvu Center

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Yale instructors! Find resources on #ChatGPT & teaching: - Creative ideas for assignments integrating this tool - Academic integrity & syllabus statements - Designing for authentic assessments - Recommended readings - RSVP: Panel discussion, Feb 14 at 4pm poorvucenter.yale.edu/AIguidance

A New Course Brings Together Cross-Yale Student Teams to Jumpstart New Haven Housing Initiatives

Yale School of Management students joined counterparts from the Law School and School of Architecture in a course aimed at increasing the affordable housing stock in New Haven.

Yale SOM students joined their counterparts from Yale Law School and the Yale School of Architecture in a course aimed at increasing the affordable housing stock in New Haven.

Speaking to a packed Woolsey Hall, Martin Luther King III called on young people to become leaders in the ongoing fight for racial justice. Watch a snippet of King's Yale address below and find full coverage here: bit.ly/3GRZcHR #Yale

Scott Strobel reflects in a Q&A on the ways the Yale community has come together during the COVID-19 pandemic, and on some of what he’s learned in his first years as Yale’s provost: bit.ly/3XoqJYE #Yale

Image with quote from Yale Provost Scott Strobel: "Faculty and students are foundational to our mission at Yale. But the last three years have highlighted for me just how critical our staff colleagues are to carrying out all aspects of university operations. As a faculty member at Yale for almost 25 years, I had some sense of this. But as provost, I have seen firsthand the critical role staff play every day, particularly during the pandemic. … It’s been a profound thing to witness."

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PHOTOS: Martin Luther King III, a global human rights activist and the elder son of the iconic civil rights leader, delivered the keynote address in Woolsey Hall on Wednesday evening during Yale’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration. #Yale

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Photo of audience members wearing masks and listening to Martin Luther King III deliver a keynote address in Woolsey Hall during Yale's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration.

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Photo of Yale Law School professor James Forman, Jr. and Martin Luther King III sitting on stage in Woolsey Hall during Yale's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration.

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Yale School of the Environment researchers explore the need for conservationists to address negative human histories and place-based bias in their research.

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Does ‘Fear’ Drive Bias in Environmental Scholarship?

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Scientists understand that fear of predation affects animal behavior within landscapes. Now, YSE researchers are using a similar hypothesis — which they are calling “social-ecological landscapes of...

A significant number of coastal facilities may be inadequately prepared for hurricane-related inundation, a Yale-led study finds.

Many At-risk Coastal Nursing Homes Are Underprepared for Hurricanes, Yale Study Finds

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Many nursing homes in coastal zones are ill-prepared to withstand environmental disasters, according to a Yale study.

Q&A: Yale School of Management’s Nicholas Barberis discusses the importance of psychological factors in markets, his path to Yale, and the values that drive him.

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Taking a Disciplined Look at Irrational Investors

Prof. Nicholas Barberis applies a scientific eye to the irrational ways we form beliefs and how those beliefs collectively drive financial markets.

Jan 18

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Jan 18

I'm in New Haven tonight to speak with students and faculty

about dad's work, legacy, and how we can bring it into the 21st Century. Honored to deliver the keynote address at their annual MLK celebration.

Martin Luther King III to headline Yale’s MLK Day celebration

King, an activist and son of the iconic civil rights leader, will deliver the keynote address during Yale’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 18.

2023 Yale University MLK Commemoration feat. Martin Luther King III

Jan 18

WATCH LIVE: Martin Luther King III, an activist and son of the iconic civil rights leader, will deliver the keynote address at 5:30 p.m. today, January 18, during Yale’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. #Yale

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Join the Yale and Greater New Haven communities to attend the annual commemoration that honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sanctuary in...

Yale researchers have a new theory to explain some of the geochemistry of “hotspots” — magma plumes from deep in the Earth that erupt at the surface. #Yale