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At the 6th International Yale Symposium on Olive Oil and Health, YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasiliou updated the audience on recent research on olive oil’s health benefits.

Worried your olive oil isn’t real? A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds the top brands on U.S. shelves are pure—so you can enjoy the health benefits without second-guessing your bottle.

A study of 190 olive oils sold under national brands and retail private labels found no instances of adulteration when tested against International Olive Council (IOC) standards, according to the North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA). YSPH Assistant Professor Tassos C. Kyriakides, PhD, conducted the study.

Students came away from Big Data Summer Immersion at Yale (BDSY) with more confidence in their data science skills, but they learned something more – how to think and talk about science and the science of data.

The Yale School of Public Health recently launched its inaugural Transformational Pilot Funding grants, providing internal seed money to empower faculty to pursue ambitious, cross-disciplinary studies that have the potential to transform health outcomes locally and globally.

Dr. Tassos Kyriakides, PhD ‘99, assistant professor of biostatistics, received the Award for Excellence from the Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health (AYAPH).

March 11, 2025, marks five years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. We asked Yale School of Public Health faculty, staff, students, and alumni to reflect on the lessons they have learned since March 11, 2020, and how to apply those lessons if we are confronted with another health crisis. Their responses highlight the importance of community, collaboration, communication, and innovation.

New research conducted by scientists with the Yale Data Coordinating Center, Yale Center for Statistical Analysis, and Yale Program on Aging, in collaboration with colleagues from UCLA, compared different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The results were mixed.

Dr. Yize Zhao, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health, has received the IMS Thelma and Marvin Zelen Emerging Women Leaders in Data Science Award for her fundamental contributions to analytical methods and applications in medical imaging, neuroscience, psychiatry, and mental health.