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A suntan dispenser on the YSPH campus is a convenient reminder to apply sunscreen to reduce the risk of developing skin cancer, and that sun protection is an indispensable part of public health.
- November 12, 2025
YSPH alumna Anumita Bajpai, MPH ’20, (Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases), is applying the laboratory and leadership skills she learned at YSPH to improve global health.
- November 05, 2025
Yale School of Public Health alums, inspired by two new documentary films, gathered for a night of storytelling and reflection on October 9.
- November 05, 2025Source: Yale News
Yale School of Public Health alum Jackson Higginbottom now works full-time at YSPH — while also running a free medical clinic in his home state of Oklahoma.
- November 03, 2025Source: Yale Alumni Association
In this episode of Yale Afternoons with Alison, Yale Alumni Association Executive Director Alison Cole, '99, chats with Dean Megan L. Ranney about how the School of Public Health is evolving and how the alumni community can get involved.
- October 27, 2025
Yale School of Public Health alum Alexander Urry, MPH '19, says his YSPH education helped prepare him for his future work on Capitol Hill. Urry has worked in the office of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and he currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
- October 08, 2025
Dr. Nabarun L. Dasgupta, PhD, MPH ’03, is a 2025 MacArthur Fellow and "genius grant" recipient. The MacArthur Foundation noted Dasgupta, an epidemiologist and harm reduction advocate, combines science with community engagement in a way that lowers deaths and other afflictions from drug use.
- August 20, 2025Source: National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine has launched a new series of monthly discussions to help members of the public navigate many of the complex health topics in the news. Health in the Headlines will be co-chaired by YSPH Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, '91 JD.
- June 25, 2025
Dr. Tassos Kyriakides, PhD ‘99, assistant professor of biostatistics, received the Award for Excellence from the Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health (AYAPH).
- June 25, 2025
Dr. Melinda Pettigrew spent more than 20 years at Yale School of Public Health as interim dean and Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Epidemiology before leaving in 2023 to become dean of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.