Edward H. Kaplan, the William N. and Marie A. Beach Professor of Management Sciences at the Yale School of Management, and professor of Public Health at Yale School of Medicine, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one...
Yale researcher Heping Zhang has received two grants totaling $1.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to develop statistical methods for identifying genes in nicotine dependence and related conditions. One of the grants is an...
Low education level can significantly impair functional recovery in older adults after a hospital stay, Yale researchers report in the November 1 issue of the American Journal of Medicine. The level of education completed, a marker of socioeconomic...
Illnesses and injuries leading to hospitalization or restricted activity are key sources of disability for independent older persons, regardless of physical frailty, Yale researchers report in the November 3 issue of JAMA. “The risk of developing...
Yale faculty members Ronald R. Breaker, Andrew D. Hamilton and Karl Ulrich Mayer are among the 308 new Fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Elevation of AAAS members to the rank of fellow honors their...
Yale University has received a $1.2 million three-year grant from the United States Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research for the ERICCA Project (Electronic Records to Improve Care for Children with Asthma). Funding will help Yale and a group of...
The third annual Regatta for Research: Racing for Women’s Health will be held in Essex October 30-31 to benefit Women’s Health Research at Yale. A kick off reception will be held in Fairfield on Thursday, October 28 from 5:30-8:00 P.M. at Lenox...
Designing physical activity programs and interventions geared to breast cancer survivors will increase well-being and may improve prognosis, Yale researchers report in a recent issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. “Despite the evidence...
Yale will present the C-E.A. Winslow Medal to William H. Foege, M.D., Emeritus Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health at the Emory School of Public Health, on October 28 at 4 p.m. in Harkness Auditorium, 333 Cedar St. Foege will...
The Committee on International Health (CIH) Annual Fall Symposium will highlight international research from the Student Travel Program, and honor former members and Yale professors, the late Robert Shope and Jordi Casals. The symposium, poster session...