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Researchers listen to “music” made by stars, consider the heart risks of hot, smoggy days, and earn kudos in geoscience, public health, and systems biology.

At a recent Nobel symposium, Yale’s Paul Anastas and an international array of scientific leaders called for structural shifts across science, policy, and education to advance sustainability goals that promote economic development while safeguarding health and the environment.

YSPH educators like Associate Professor Krystal Pollitt, PhD, PEng, are using experiential learning to prepare students for real-world challenges in public health.

Whether developing a new test for malaria, exposing health risks associated with climate change, or highlighting the impact of stigma on LGBTQ+ population well-being, Yale School of Public Health faculty advanced science in a variety of impactful ways over the past year.

Springfield, Massachusetts, was once known as the asthma capital of the United States. Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Krystal Pollitt is helping residents identify pollution sources so they can take steps to improve community health.

The Yale Institute for Global Health hosted its Second Annual Global Health Symposium on April 11, 2025, at the Yale School of Public Health. Topics included the important role academic institutions play in advocating for global health amidst the current policy environment, and how multidisciplinary academic and research partnerships at Yale support global health.

While disinfecting your space is always important, is there such thing as doing it too much? Dr. Nicole Deziel, an environmental health specialist at Yale University, offers insights and advice.

While pediatric thyroid cancer is still rare, affecting approximately five children per million in the United States, the rates are increasing about 3 to 5 percent per year both in the United States and globally, Nicole Deziel, associate professor at the Yale School of Public Health, Yale Cancer Center researcher, and study author, told The Epoch Times.

A new study led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants— small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night—could increase the risk of pediatric thyroid cancer.