Asuka Koda
Staff Reporter
asuka.koda@yale.edu
Asuka Koda covers the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Public Health. From New York City, she is a first-year in Davenport majoring in Mathematics and Philosophy.
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State permits Yale New Haven Health System to acquire Prospect hospitals

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy established conditions for YNHHS to begin finalizing the terms of its long-awaited acquisition of three state hospitals.

March 28, 2024

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Former School of Medicine administrator pleads guilty to $3.5 million fraud scheme

Cindy Tappe, former operations director at the Yale School of Medicine, pleaded guilty last week to diverting millions in taxpayer-funded grants meant for educational programs.

March 8, 2024

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Diving into the LISTEN Initiative

Data from wearable devices and discussion forums may be the missing piece of key clinical studies.

March 4, 2024

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Davenport Street daycare center closes, YNHH begins transition of operations to Bright Horizons management

One of two current YNHH Daycare Center locations is permanently closing as Bright Horizons takes over the daycare center, leaving parents scrambling to secure their current daycare spot with newly reduced capacity.

February 18, 2024

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Parents alarmed by YNHH daycare transition plans, staffing shortages

Amid financial challenges and transition to a new service provider, the Yale New Haven Health Child Care Center risks violating state regulations and losing long-time employees.

February 12, 2024

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Yale biomedical engineers develop nanoparticle brain cancer treatment

A team of biomedical engineers at Yale recently developed a new method to treat medulloblastoma — a brain cancer that primarily affects children — by injecting drug-carrying nanoparticles directly into the cerebrospinal fluid.

November 9, 2023

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Yale professor wins Packard Fellowship

Mengxia Liu, an assistant professor of electrical engineering, recently won the Packard Fellowship for her research on exploring foundational questions in energy carrier dynamics.

October 27, 2023

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School of Medicine creates new aging initiative

A new cross-department geroscience initiative from the School of Medicine studies the mechanisms involved in aging.

October 13, 2023

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Desmos founder talks graphing calculators, charting his career

Eli Luberoff ’09 discusses his educational journey and inspiration for Desmos with current Yale College students.

October 3, 2023