The Threat of Air Pollution and What We Can do About it

BY ESSEY AFEWERKI On February 25th, 2026, Yale University’s School of Public Health was fortunate enough to  host Dr. Sara Dubowsky Adar (ScD, MHS), professor of Epidemiology at the University  of Michigan’s School of Public Health. Dr. Adar’s presentation, “Air Pollution  Research to Inform Public Health Policy and Action,” outlined several of her key research  … Continue reading The Threat of Air Pollution and What We Can do About it

Using Science for Good: Dr. Albert Ko and his Career in Global Health

BY PAIGE MAHONEY According to Dr. Albert Ko, MD, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH), “we cannot lose an opportunity to use science to correct injustice.” This principle has guided him since the beginning of his career, and it was a central throughline in his lecture on … Continue reading Using Science for Good: Dr. Albert Ko and his Career in Global Health