As we near the end of 2025, I have to say: this has been some year. We have, collectively, faced challenges, chaos, and uncertainty. Yet I’m buoyed by the resilience and creativity I’m seeing, particularly here at the Yale School of Public Health, but also across the globe.
As dean, my commitment is to facilitate this linking of science and society, both within and outside of YSPH. We are not doubling down on outdated defenses. Instead, we are actively building better structures to measure, evaluate, preserve, and protect the health of our communities. So I’m pleased to share a few of the ways YSPH is creating paths forward in this December 2025 issue of Science & Society.
This year, in addition to celebrating philanthropic and financial growth, we’ve launched novel public-facing programs like PopHIVE (democratizing population health data for all); stood up new communication initiatives (including a course on navigating the media ecosystem); and supported the translation of a marvelously varied body of faculty scholarship (as described in our Advances section).
Equally important is how, consistent with our strategic plan, we are equipping folks in the field to do great work. My own discussions with students and alums often converge on stories about hope and agency; the pages of this magazine highlight just a few of those tremendous efforts to empower communities with high-quality evidence.