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Connecticut arts organizations seeking to keep their venues open and their patrons safe during the latest COVID-19 variant surge were offered two words of advice Tuesday from Yale School of Public Health Dean Sten H. Vermund – vaccinate and test.
- April 05, 2021
An award-winning 2020 documentary, Welcome to Chechnya, is discussed by an online panel of experts from the Yale School of Public Health experts as well as immigration activists. The violence portrayed in the film received special attention alongside a spirited discussion about what can be done to stop it.
- March 04, 2021
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra has recognized the Yale School of Public Health with its Excellence in Innovation award for helping arts venues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- January 31, 2021
Film screening and discussion features Sour Rep Theater's play "Do No Harm".
- November 04, 2020
Neal Baer knows how to tell a good story. A Harvard lecturer and pediatrician, Baer has been weaving public health research into compelling narratives as an executive producer for top shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and ER for years.
- May 04, 2020Source: Yale News
In episode #3 of the Schwarzman Center web series, One, Taiga Christie interviews Tanya Yajnik and Yuwen Qiu about their recent collaboration, Agora Good Life, an energy-focused wellness app that is set to launch this summer. Yajnik and Qiu explain how their intersecting interests in arts and public health research inspired the app’s development. Yajnik, a skilled musician, concludes the segment with an aria from her spring recital that was postponed due to physical distancing.
- April 15, 2019
Pediatrician and television writer Dr. Neal Baer explained how creative storytelling can be used to convey important public health information during a recent discussion at the Yale School of Public Health.
- April 01, 2019
Dr. Baer is a practicing pediatrician turned television writer and producer. He has served as executive producer and/or showrunner on several series, including ABC’s China Beach, CBS’s Under the Dome, and NBC’s Law & Order: SVU and ER.