Science & Society
A publication of the Yale School of Public Health February 2026, Vol. 18
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
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Carolina Uribe, MPH
Interim Communications Manager
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
Jane E. Dee, Michael F. Fitzgerald, Mike Honsberger, Colin Poitras, Jessica Scully, Nora Al-Roub
Cover Design
Kayla Steinberg
Photographers
Ephemia Nicolakis and Kayla Steinberg
On the Cover
YSPH faculty Zack Cooper, Nicola Hawley, Yusuf Ransome, and Kai Chen are working with communities to turn evidence into action.
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