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This summer, we saw a first-of-its-kind cross-sector collaboration – a leader in academic research and a national women’s health nonprofit joined forces to amplify the power of women’s health research and investment. The collaborative symposium “From Discovery to Impact: Accelerating Women's Health Research Through Science, Policy, and Investment” hosted by Women’s Health Research at Yale and the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) on June 15 in New Haven, Conn., welcomed more than 50 speakers, researchers from 28 departments across Yale, and gathered 350+ attendees for a day-long event that covered the power of women’s health research through an arc of discovery to practical impact.

U.S. News and World Report ranked Yale University among the best in the world for several research areas housed at Yale School of Medicine.

Emilia Favuzzi, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience, has been selected to join the 2026 class of Beckman Young Investigator Awardees.

On March 29, 2026, 60 Yale scientists came together to orchestrate activities around the brain for about 90 middle school students from the greater New Haven area.

A new Yale study finds that organs help direct the development of their own nervous systems, creating specialized networks that enable a two-way conversation between body and brain.

Accumulation of a biological material called lipofuscin is associated with aging and neurodegeneration. A new study uncovers a driver of this process.

In a new study published in Neuron, Yale researchers found that marmoset monkeys rely on visual clues and evidence accumulation to synchronize their behavior during cooperative tasks.

Yale School of Medicine researchers explore the many functions of mitochondria—and how their malfunction can contribute to a broad range of diseases.

The Kavli Institute for Neuroscience is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Kavli Postdoctoral Fellowship.