Science & Society
A publication of the Yale School of Public Health
December 2025, Vol. 17
Dean
Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH
Dean of the Yale School of Public Health
C.-E. A. Winslow Professor of Public Health
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interim Communications Director
Michael F. Fitzgerald
Managing Editor
Jane E. Dee
Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Initiatives
Mahrokh Irani, DDS, MPH
Editorial Team
Rin Dunleavy, Jazminx Ellis, Jessica Iannone, Ephemia Nicolakis, Colin Poitras, Kayla Steinberg
Writers
Dawn Carroll, Meg Dalton, Jane E. Dee, Michael F. Fitzgerald, Yasmin Hung, Hannah Mark, Colin Poitras, Jessica Scully, Eman Salih, Michelle So
Graphic Design
Ephemia Nicolakis
Cover Design
Ephemia Nicolakis, Kayla Steinberg
Photographers
Emma Bebarta, Ephemia Nicolakis, Bronwen Pailthorpe
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