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Why Accountability Needs an Upgrade
In an excerpt from the book "Conscious Accountability" YCSC Associate Research Scientist Daryn David and her co-authors argue for looking beyond blame and punishment and embracing a form of accountability based on clear communication and mutual trust.
Source: Yale Insights
20 Mar 2023
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Towards a New Genealogy of Eugenics: Slavery and the Study of Race Crossing
The Elias E. Manuelidis Lecture in the History of Medicine and Science March 27, 2023 4:30 p.m.
14 Mar 2023
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On Service Leadership: Q&A with YCSC Chair Linda Mayes, MD
The first in a two-part Q&A series with Daryn David and Linda Mayes.
10 Mar 2023
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Yale Black Postdoctoral Association Reveal Banner Series
The Yale Black Postdoctoral Association reveal their banner series showcasing members of the association alongside personal quotes unique to their experiences as being traditionally underrepresented in science.
27 Feb 2023
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Addy, Huckins, Petrakis Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering
Three faculty in the Yale Department of Psychiatry have been elected to membership in the Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering (CASE). Nii Addy, PhD, Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry and associate professor of cellular and molecular physiology; Laura Huckins, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry; and Ismene Petrakis, MD, professor of psychiatry, will be recognized at CASE’s 48th annual meeting this spring.
27 Feb 2023
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Addy, Clayton Discuss Depression, Stigma on WHYY's 'The Connection'
Nii Addy, PhD, Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry and associate professor of cellular and molecular physiology, and Ashley Clayton, MA, a research associate at the Family Violence Research Program in The Sullivan Lab, were recent guests on WHYY's "The Connection" talking about depression and stigma.
Source: WHYY
24 Feb 2023
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Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Elects 35 New Members in 2023
East Hartford, CT —The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) announces the election of 35 of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine to membership in the Academy. The new members will be introduced at the Academy’s 48th Annual Meeting and Dinner to be held at the Woodwinds in Branford on May 24, 2023.
Source: Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
24 Feb 2023
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Start at the Top
Efforts to expand diversity, equity, and inclusion at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center emanate from Eric P. Winer, MD, Director of Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief of the Smilow Cancer Network and extend throughout the enterprise.
21 Feb 2023
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Yale Honors Young Scientist Who Was the Subject of a Police Complaint
Bobbi Wilson, 9, was honored by Yale University on Jan. 20, 2023, for her efforts in eradicating the invasive spotted lanternfly in her hometown of Caldwell, New Jersey. University officials also recognized Bobbi’s donation of her personal collection of spotted lanternfly specimens to Yale’s Peabody Museum. The collection, which was officially entered into the museum’s database, will be forever associated with Bobbi’s name as the donor scientist.
23 Jan 2023
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Yale School of Medicine community stand in solidarity with Iranian healthcare workers in poignant demonstration
With the attack on universities and healthcare workers continuing in Iran, and peaceful protests being met with live ammunition and mass arrests, YSM community members, several of who are Iranian-American, felt compelled to speak out once again.
17 Jan 2023
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Faye Rogers, PhD, Appointed Associate Cancer Center Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Faye Rogers, PhD, has been appointed Associate Cancer Center Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Yale Cancer Center.
10 Jan 2023
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The Value of Diversity When Striving for Excellence
WHRY and Yale School of Medicine are working to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging.
16 Dec 2022
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Dr. Carter welcome 9 year old girl for tour of Horsley lab
Bobbi Wilson, a fourth-grader from Caldwell, NJ, was killing lanternflies in her neighborhood when a neighbor spotted her and decided to call the police to report “a little Black woman walking and spraying stuff on the sidewalks and trees”. The event gained national attention and Yale Public Health Professor Ijema Opara decided to make a difference by inviting the young girl to Yale for a Science Tour.
Source: Black New Jersey girl invited to Yale after neighbor called police on her for spraying lanternflies
5 Dec 2022
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Orthopaedic Surgery: An Interview with Lisa Lattanza, MD, FAOA, FAAOS
In this video, OrthoInfo Social Media Editor Mary Mulcahey, MD, FAAOS, and Lisa Lattanza, MD, FAOA, FAAOS, discuss Dr. Lattanza's extensive efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in orthopaedic surgery, including co-founding The Perry Initiative to inspire more women to enter and become leaders in the field.
Source: OrthoInfo
29 Nov 2022
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Shattering Glass Ceilings: Three Black Women Surgeons Ascend to Chairs of Departments of Surgery
Diversification at the highest level of academic surgical leadership is critical in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment; an environment more reflective of the population whom we as surgeons serve and care for. Until the year 2021, an African American female surgeon had never ascended to the role of Department of Surgery Chair. However, by 2021, not 1 but 3 African American women became Chairs of Surgery: Karen Gibbs, MD, KMarie King, MD, and Andrea Hayes, MD. To highlight and celebrate these historical appointments, we interviewed these extraordinary women who shared their unique views on ascending to leadership.
Source: Annals of Surgery Volume 276, Number 4, October 2022
28 Nov 2022
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Discoveries & Impact (November 2022)
Discoveries & Impact highlights select scientific discoveries per section across the Department of Internal Medicine...
17 Nov 2022
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Be the voice for scientists in Iran
As an Iranian female scientist in the United States, I believe that all scientists have a distinct duty to recognize these attacks as an assault on education, knowledge, and human rights; to speak out against injustices in the name of religion; and to give a voice to students, scientists, and health care professionals living in oppressive societies.
Source: Science Volume 378, Issue 6620
16 Nov 2022
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Zan, Zendegi, Azadi: Iranian Protest Stories Shared at Yale School of Medicine
Over 160 faculty, students, and staff gathered in The Anlyan Center auditorium on the evening of November 2 in support of members of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) community affected by the recent uprising in Iran. The event was sponsored by the YSM Diversity Champions Advisory Council.
9 Nov 2022
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Transforming the Art on Our Walls
Four years ago, images of women were practically non-existent in the most widely used public spaces at Yale School of Medicine. Today, the school's wall reflect its community.
24 Oct 2022
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Improving DEI Through "Mission Mapping"
Yale Urology has started a new “mission mapping” technique that could be a game-changing tool in reducing unconscious bias when screening new faculty candidates.
21 Oct 2022