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YSPH Steps into the Future

Fall/Winter 2024

Science & Society: Fall/Winter 2024
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We know that the discipline of public health—the ways in which we think about how we ask questions, how we gather data, how we develop interventions and prove that they work or don’t work, and then most of all, how we disseminate out—is foundational to a healthy community.

Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH

Science & Society Yale School of Public Health

A publication of the Yale School of Public Health
Fall/Winter 2024, Vol. 16

Dean
Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH
Dean of the Yale School of Public Health
C.-E. A. Winslow Professor of Public Health

Editor
Jane E. Dee

Assistant Dean of Communications
Kira Howell

Senior Communications Officer
Colin Poitras

Editorial Team
Rin Dunleavy, Jazminx Ellis, Jessica Iannone, Ephemia Nicolakis, and Kayla Steinberg

Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Initiatives
Mahrokh Irani, DDS, MPH

Editorial Advisory Committee
Jason Hockenberry, PhD; Melinda Irwin, PhD, MPH; Linda Niccolai, PhD; Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD; and YSPH Chief Development Officer Benjamin Zoll

Writers
Zoe Beketova, Jenny Blair, Jane E. Dee, Fran Fried, Megan Kernis, Matt Kristoffersen, and Colin Poitras

Sharing Perspectives

PhD student Joy Lindsay makes a point in a class given by Dr. Ijeoma Opara. Ashley Nurse, a PhD student and teaching fellow, is seated next to her.

Contributors
Dawn Carroll and Kathe Fox

Photographer
Ephemia Nicolakis

Proofreader
LuAnn Bishop

Design
AHdesign, Angie Hurlbut
NYM Design, Nilou Moochhala

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Features
YSPH Steps into the Future
YSPH Celebrates Its Independence at First-Ever State of the School Address
Shared Humanity Podcast Addresses Gun Violence
Leaders in Public Health Dean’s Speaker Series
New Program Helps Students Listen with Compassion
Humanitarian Research Lab
Elm City Health
Leaning into Data Science & Data Equity
Health & Veritas Podcast
Dean’s Message
Linking Science & Society Makes Public Health Foundational to Every Community
Advances
Cities are Unprepared for Climate Change
Noninvasive Malaria Test Could Be a Global Game Changer
PFAS Toxicity: Study Suggests Cancer Cell Migration
Chemical Additives Shown To Be in 'Non-Menthol' Cigarettes
Maternal Vaccination During Pregnancy
Voices
School Community Members Respond to the State of the School
Students
Students Discuss the Future of Public Health
Alumni
Welcome from Alumni Association President Kathe Fox
A Gift From Indra Nooyi and Raj Nooyi Will Help Train Tomorrow's Public Health Leaders
YSPH Receives Major Gift to Support Emerging Health Challenges
Ted Witek is YSPH's Distinguished Alumnus for 2024
Alumnifire
Alumni News - Fall 2024
In Memoriam
In Memoriam - Fall 2024
School Notes
Breaking Boundaries: Remembering Dr. Gregory Tignor
Data Equity Conference
Follow Our Historic Timeline
Awards & Honors
Awards & Honors Fall 2024

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