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Faculty affiliated with the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) gathered on December 5th for the Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award Event. Hecht Awards winners from 2023 and 2024 presented findings from research studies funded by the awards and highlighted the impact this source of funding has had on several global communities.

This Spotlight on Teaching shines on Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, professor of public health (social and behavioral sciences), and his focus on a “flipped” classroom model.

The Yale GIS Accelerator program — which aims to teach University affiliates how to utilize geographic information systems, or GIS, in projects — began on Jan. 6, 2025. It is a five-day intensive GIS instruction program led by Jill Kelly, a lecturer at the School of Public Health.

As wildfires continue to spread across southern California, experts are warning they could impact the mental health of residents and first responders. YSPH Professor Sarah Lowe says wildfires can lead to increased rates of anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

One in four older U.S. veterans report being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease in their lifetime, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in PLOS Mental Health. Cailin G. Arechiga, MPH, from the Yale School of Public Health, and colleagues characterized the current prevalence.

A new study finds people with disabilities struggle to access mental health services. YSPH alumna Sarah Fodero (MPH '23, SBS) and Associate Professor Katie Wang, PhD, co-author this article.

Yale researchers deliver insights into a pair of spiky sea creatures, the use of AI triage, and brain connections in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.

The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) welcomes the U.S. Department of State’s announcement of its genocide determination against members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias, as well as the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s announcement of sanctions against Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa (Hemedti), for his leadership of RSF. Yale HRL has been documenting alleged crimes by RSF and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) since the start of a brutal civil war in April 2023.

Three professors in the Yale School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics have been chosen to lead major national and international biostatistics organizations—a rare distinction that underscores the department’s standing as a global leader in pioneering research and statistical science.