https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ysph/news-rss/?keywordId=1445&orgId=109082&title=Recent+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Yale School of Public Health en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Fri, 15 May 2026 10:48:20 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-school-of-public-healths-pophive-project-will-expand-health-data-access-thanks-to-major-grant/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-school-of-public-healths-pophive-project-will-expand-health-data-access-thanks-to-major-grant/ The support will advance PopHIVE’s efforts to integrate public and private health data sources for a variety of health conditions. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/linking-data-science-and-society/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/linking-data-science-and-society/ Students came away from Big Data Summer Immersion at Yale (BDSY) with more confidence in their data science skills, but they learned something more – how to think and talk about science and the science of data. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/data-scientists-discuss-digital-health-equity-at-yale-conference/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/data-scientists-discuss-digital-health-equity-at-yale-conference/ Experts shared insights on the transformative role of data science in public health at a two-day conference hosted by Yale School of Public Health in March. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/ysph-researchers-launch-major-initiative-to-improve-hiv-outbreak-detection-among-people-who-use-drugs/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/ysph-researchers-launch-major-initiative-to-improve-hiv-outbreak-detection-among-people-who-use-drugs/ A YSPH-led research team is investigating innovative new ways to identify and mitigate outbreaks of HIV among people who use drugs. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/josh-warren-from-clear-organized-messaging-comes-a-diversity-of-statistical-usage/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/josh-warren-from-clear-organized-messaging-comes-a-diversity-of-statistical-usage/ This Spotlight on Teaching focuses on Josh Warren, associate professor of biostatistics, who teaches Bayesian Statistics and its widespread applicability. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/new-rsv-vaccines-would-dramatically-reduce-illness-and-death-in-us-if-implemented-at-influenza-vaccination-levels/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/new-rsv-vaccines-would-dramatically-reduce-illness-and-death-in-us-if-implemented-at-influenza-vaccination-levels/ Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines recently approved for people 60 and older would dramatically reduce the disease’s significant burden of illness and death in the United States if they were widely adopted like annual influenza vaccines, a new study has found. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/alumni-day-highlights-data-driven-leadership/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/alumni-day-highlights-data-driven-leadership/ More than 100 Yale School of Public Health alumni turned out for the first in-person Alumni Day in five years on Oct. 6, attending an event-filled day at the New Haven Lawn Club that included lively discussions about the importance of data-driven leadership in public health, a poster contest, and the distribution of the annual alumni awards. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/court-ruling-on-prep-could-lead-to-more-than-2000-hiv-infections-in-the-next-year/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/court-ruling-on-prep-could-lead-to-more-than-2000-hiv-infections-in-the-next-year/ A recent U.S. federal court ruling that removes a requirement for employers to provide insurance coverage for the HIV prevention medications known as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, or PrEP, could result in more than 2,000 entirely preventable HIV infections in the coming year, according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/a-masters-degree-students-story-learning-to-analyze-complex-data-and-hitting-the-gym/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/a-masters-degree-students-story-learning-to-analyze-complex-data-and-hitting-the-gym/ First-year master’s degree student Zichun Xu chose the Yale School of Public Health to pursue his studies in biostatistics because of its world-class faculty and engaging academic environment. He particularly enjoys the school’s academic freedom to take classes in related disciplines across Yale. But student life is not all lectures and studying. In his downtime, Xu can often be found playing basketball at the Payne Whitney Gym or biting into a slice of New Haven’s world-famous pizza. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/biomedical-data-science-program-accepts-four-new-fellows/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/biomedical-data-science-program-accepts-four-new-fellows/ Four new post-doctoral researchers enter Yale's Biomedical Data Science Fellowship program. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2022/10/25/new-data-science-institute-debuts-interdisciplinary-vision https://news.yale.edu/2022/10/25/new-data-science-institute-debuts-interdisciplinary-vision The future of data science at Yale will reside on one of the top floors of a re-imagined Kline Tower on Science Hill, starting in 2023 — but the university, its researchers, and the new Institute for Foundations of Data Science (FDS) aren’t waiting for next year. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-offers-multiple-strategies-for-containing-monkeypox/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-offers-multiple-strategies-for-containing-monkeypox/ A new study from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) sets specific targets for containment and offers multiple strategies for limiting the spread of monkeypox using basic public-health tools of community detection, contact tracing, and vaccination. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/10/coronavirus-vaccine-price-mrna/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/10/coronavirus-vaccine-price-mrna/ A new model aims to find the cost of vaccinating the world. It could also reveal the huge cost of not vaccinating the world: At least 1 million lives. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/delta-variant-waning-immunity-reduced-pfizer-vaccines-effectiveness-against-household-transmission/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/delta-variant-waning-immunity-reduced-pfizer-vaccines-effectiveness-against-household-transmission/ A new study by Yale School of Public Health researchers suggests that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was more than 91% effective at reducing transmission of coronavirus in Israeli households before the emergence of the delta variant. However, the combined effect of the new variant and waning vaccine-induced immunity considerably reduced the vaccine’s effectiveness against transmission over time. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/virtual-public-health-modeling-course-offered-at-yale/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/virtual-public-health-modeling-course-offered-at-yale/ The Yale School of Public Health is offering a week-long virtual summer course in Public Health Modeling June 21-25. The course will cover the latest analytical and computational techniques in this growing public health field. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/health-map-details-greatest-health-needs-across-us/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/health-map-details-greatest-health-needs-across-us/ An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Yale and Columbia universities today unveiled an interactive map that guides policy makers and the public in deploying health care workers to communities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 04:00:00 Z https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/covidestim-the-latest-coronavirus-data-state-by-state-county-by-county/ https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/covidestim-the-latest-coronavirus-data-state-by-state-county-by-county/ A team of epidemiologists at the Yale School of Public Health and the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health have created a series of models that show in real-time the latest COVID-19 levels county by county throughout the United States. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:00:00 Z https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/opinions/college-campus-reopen-safely-opinion-palteil-walensky/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/opinions/college-campus-reopen-safely-opinion-palteil-walensky/index.html A new study says all students should undergo a rapid, inexpensive Covid test every two or three days and follow safety precautions like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing for colleges to safely reopen. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2020/07/31/students-need-be-tested-every-2-3-days-colleges-safely-reopen https://news.yale.edu/2020/07/31/students-need-be-tested-every-2-3-days-colleges-safely-reopen To safely reopen college campuses this fall, students need to be screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection every two or three days, finds a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health. Fri, 31 Jul 2020 04:00:00 Z