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ASPPH President and CEO, Dr. Laura Magaña, and Chief of External Relations and Advocacy, Tim Leshan represented ASPPH at the Yale Global Health Symposium on April 11 organized by the Yale Institute for Global Health. The event brought together leaders in public health, academia, and policy to discuss the future of global health amid emerging global challenges.

Olivia Francis, MPH '25, is a second-year student interested in maternal and child health promotion. While pursuing her degree, Olivia became a birthing doula through Mama Glow, a leading maternal health and education platform.

Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) took center stage at a Yale symposium on April 5, 2025, when Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, led a discussion with four distinguished Yale faculty members on the challenges and opportunities in higher education.

A new study led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants— small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night—could increase the risk of pediatric thyroid cancer.

Assessing satellite images, a team of specialists with the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health in the U.S. said "this attack conservatively represents the most significant ground-based attack on Zamzam... since fighting erupted in the el-Fasher area in spring of 2024".

In a personal and insightful essay, Yale School of Public Health Research Scientist Dr. Jasmine Abrams, PhD, discusses the urgent need for better maternal health care for Black women in the United States and suggests solutions for improving care that go beyond addressing structural racism.

Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP, recently sat down with CBS News' Dr. Jon LaPook to discuss the impact of proposed reductions in federal funding for public health.

Health scholars increasingly recognize gun violence as a public health crisis, advocating for strategies rooted in public health principles. This approach involves defining and monitoring the problem, identifying risk and protective factors, developing prevention strategies, and ensuring large-scale policy implementation.

At the Yale School of Public Health, students in Joanne McGovern’s "Public Health Emergencies: Disaster Planning and Response" course aren’t just learning about crises—they’re actively responding to them.