Digestive issues are something many of us experience, but for women, they can feel different.
Yale Medicine experts explain why gastrointestinal symptoms may be more frequent or more intense, often changing with hormonal shifts during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause.
Finding your voice can start with a single debate.
Through the New Haven Urban Debate League, Yale undergraduates work with local middle and high school students to teach debate skills that build confidence, critical thinking, and empathy.
Allergy season has arrived, and many of us are feeling it.
Yale allergist and immunologist Florence Ida Hsu shares guidance on how to reduce symptoms and manage allergies more comfortably.
See tips to help you get through the season: bit.ly/41Khe9O
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New Haven is Yale’s home, but our work touches lives across America.
From classrooms and hospitals to research hubs, Yale partners with local communities nationwide to expand opportunity and strengthen care.
See Yale at work in your backyard: bit.ly/4ceHvC9
From Alaska to Connecticut, access to timely data can shape how communities respond to disease.
PopHIVE, developed at Yale School of Public Health, puts near real-time health data into the hands of public health practitioners and the public, helping communities make more informed decisions.
At Yale West Campus, mentorship is helping students see themselves in science.
Mentors are working with both Yale undergraduates and local students to demystify research and open pathways that extend beyond the lab and into the New Haven community.
Care professions like teaching and nursing are still more likely to attract women than men.
Surprisingly, the gender gap in these roles is often wider in countries with greater overall gender equality. A new study co-authored by Yale SOM's Adriana L. Germano explores the reasons behind the pattern.
Music may play a bigger role in how we connect than we realize.
A Yale study finds that listening to simple chord progressions during personal interactions increases brain activity linked to social connection, suggesting music may help us better understand and bond with one another.
Sometimes children seem to get “stuck” in cycles of irritability or outbursts.
Yale scientists have identified patterns in brain activity that may help explain why. The findings could lead to more targeted ways to support kids and families.
Training the next generation of journalists takes both skill and purpose.
At Yale’s Investigative Reporting Lab, students work alongside experienced reporters to produce public-interest journalism. In a new video, Sarah Stillman reflects on the work.
Photo of Evan Yionoulis taken by Beowulf Sheehan, courtesy of the Juilliard School.
Yale University has named Evan Yionoulis the next dean of David Geffen School of Drama at Yale and artistic director of Yale Repertory Theatre. She assumes the Yale role July 1, succeeding James Bundy, who has been dean for nearly 25 years.
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/4tvYOFA
Jaehong Kim will serve as the next head of Berkeley College.
The Henry P. Becton Sr. Professor of Engineering in the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, Kim will begin a five-year term on July 1, succeeding David Evans, who has led Berkeley since 2016.
What began as a student effort at Yale is now expanding access to medications across multiple states.
While earning his M.P.H., Leslie Asanga ’20 began coordinating prescription deliveries during the pandemic. Today, that work has grown into a startup helping people receive essential medications.
The years leading up to menopause often come with changes people don’t expect.
In a Q&A, Yale gynecologist Mary Jane Minkin — “Madame Ovary” to many of her patients — discusses perimenopause, common misconceptions, and ways to navigate symptoms.
Understanding how HIV reproduces in the body remains key to developing better treatments.
A Yale research team has identified a type of RNA that strengthens the virus’s ability to replicate, offering new insight into HIV biology.
A telescope with 1,140 eyes is searching for the universe’s hidden structure.
The instrument is designed to capture the first images of the “cosmic web,” the network of matter thought to connect galaxies. Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and collaborators are now building the project in Chile.
Photo of David Vasseur (right), the next Head of Saybrook College, with his wife Chaundra Vasseur,
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David Vasseur will serve as the next head of Saybrook College.
A professor and chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale, he will begin a five-year term on July 1, succeeding Thomas Near.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ck9BNv
In a recent visit to campus as part of Yale’s Presidential Lecture Series, renowned health policy researcher Harvey Fineberg discussed how the United States can keep pace in the global science “race” — and why it will benefit all of humankind.
Rapid sequencing is opening new ways to track and control tuberculosis.
A Yale-led team of international researchers is applying techniques refined during the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand and respond to one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.
Fifteen emerging climate leaders from the Global South recently gathered at Yale for a weeklong Jackson School fellowship. In a Q&A, four fellows reflect on the experience and the importance of their work addressing the climate crisis.
Five Yale faculty members and affiliates have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the world’s largest scientific societies.
The new @aaas.org fellows are Susan Baserga, Kenneth Nelson, Jacqueline Tanaka, Qin Yan, and Julie Zimmerman.
Our understanding of autism continues to evolve.
In the first of a three-part Q&A, Yale psychologist James McPartland discusses the history of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, why diagnoses have increased in recent years, and what the future of care may look like.
Growing older does not always mean decline.
Analyzing more than a decade of data on older Americans, Yale researcher Becca Levy found that nearly half of adults aged 65 and older showed measurable improvement in cognitive function, physical function, or both over time.
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A large group of people is gathered in a dining hall with long wooden tables. Above them are red and black banners displaying the word "MORSE." The room is bustling with people sitting and applauding, and others standing. The setting is lively and social.
A group of people stand in a room with stone walls. One person is holding a large decorative axe. All appear to be smiling or laughing. A stand with the Morse College logo is visible.
Hwansoo Kim will serve as the next head of Morse College.
A professor of religious studies at Yale, he will begin a five-year term on July 1, succeeding Catherine Panter-Brick. Kim will help guide the social, cultural, and educational life of the college.
Learn more: bit.ly/3NAeUz1
Min Jin Lee ’90 will return to Yale as the 2026 Class Day speaker.
Lee, a celebrated novelist, essayist, editor and critic who earned her B.A. in history at Yale, will join the Yale College graduating class for the annual celebration held the day before the university’s commencement exercises.
Reducing stress for parents may also help protect children’s health.
When we think about preventing childhood obesity, nutrition and exercise often come first. But a study led by Yale psychologist Rajita Sinha finds that helping parents better manage stress may also play an important role.
Where we live can shape how much we pay for care.
New Yale research finds that physical therapy rates paid by commercial insurers vary widely from state to state, contributing to higher out-of-pocket costs for some patients and leading some people to delay or skip treatment.
A small desert rodent is helping scientists rethink how aging works.
The golden spiny mouse can live up to seven times longer than other wild mice while resisting many typical signs of decline. Yale researchers are investigating the biological mechanisms behind its longevity.
Some days our bodies feel perfectly in sync. Other days, everything feels a little off.
The body’s circadian rhythm acts as a daily guide for sleep and other essential functions. Yale's Melissa Knauert explains how this natural cycle works and why keeping it aligned can support better health.
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On Saturday, March 28, the Yale Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 60th anniversary with Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.”
The performance brings together musicians from Yale and the New Haven community.
7:30 p.m., Woolsey Hall.
Learn more and find ticket information: bit.ly/48aJLJf
