YSPH Dean’s Office Events
From groundbreaking research to innovative solutions, these YSPH events offer an in-depth look at topics vital to advancing public health. Explore our curated collection of lectures and discussions featuring esteemed speakers, each bringing their unique expertise and perspective to the forefront.
Upcoming Events
Past Event Recordings
Poynter Fellowship in Journalism Lecture: “Scholarship, Media, and the Modern Academic Career"
Dr. Jeremy Faust, Editor-in-Chief of MedPage Today; author of the Inside Medicine newsletter; and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Dr. Faust’s professional portfolio checks off a lot of boxes. He’s an emergency physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today (a trusted online source for clinical news across medical specialties), COVID-19 researcher, public health policy wonk, author, and leading science communicator.
It’s the latter role that separates Faust from many of his peers. He spent a good deal of time talking about the importance of health and science communication during a recent visit to Yale as an invited guest of the university’s Poynter Fellowship in Journalism program. The March 26 event was sponsored by the Yale School of Public Health and included a lecture by Faust titled “Scholarship, Media, and the Modern Academic Career."
Read our in-depth news article here.
Lecture date: March 26, 2026
YSPH Dean's Lecture: "Positioning Dementia Care Science Towards Effective Implementation"
This seminar is co-sponsored by the Yale Program on Aging.
Yale School of Public Health's Dean’s Lecture by Dr. Joseph E. Gaugler, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Dr. Gaugler is the Director for the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, Director of the national BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving, and Editor-in-Chief of The Gerontologist. His research focuses on dementia care innovation.
Lecture Date: October 2, 2024
Fatally Flawed: Stories from the Frontlines of the Growing Disparity in Global Access to Medicines
Dean's Lecture featuring Stephanie Nolen, New York Times Global Health Reporter. In partnership with Yale Institute for Global Health, the Poynter Fellowship, and the Yale Journalism Initiative.
Stephanie Nolen is the global health reporter for The Times. A veteran foreign correspondent, she has reported from more than 80 countries. For The Times, she covers pandemics, neglected diseases, and the social, economic and political forces that determine health care access around the world.
Read our in-depth news article here.
Lecture date: September 24, 2024
Planning Future Directions for Environmental Health Sciences by Dr. Rick Woychik
With Dr. Rick Woychik as Director, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) research is reshaping our understanding of how the environment impacts human health in order to promote healthier lives, and providing global leadership for innovative research that improves public health by preventing disease and disability.
Read our in-depth news article here.
March 6, 2024
YSPH Dean's Lecture: "Storytelling for Social Justice and Health" by Linda Villarosa
The YSPH Dean's Lecture & Poynter Fellowship in Journalism Present: "Storytelling for Social Justice and Health"
Linda Villarosa is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, where she covers race, inequality and public health.
Lecture date: February 12, 2024.
YSPH Dean's Lecture & Program on Aging: "Creating a Third Demographic Dividend" by Linda Fried
This event is co-sponsored by the Yale School of Public Health and the Yale School of Medicine's Program on Aging.
Speaker: Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH Dean, Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health
Lecture date: December 6, 2023.
Yale School of Public Health Dean's Lecture: “Getting on the Balcony” by Elizabeth Bradley
Please join us for the YSPH Dean’s Lecture by Elizabeth Bradley, PhD ’96, the 2023 Wilbur Cross Medal recipient.
Lecture date: October 2, 2023.