EVENTS, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION
School of Medicine honors Yan Fuqing, celebrates continued bilateral relations with Chinese medical institutions

Yan, the first Asian person to receive a medical degree from Yale, went on to pioneer public health initiatives in China and leave a legacy of cultural and intellectual exchange between Yale and peer Chinese institutions.

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.

Salovey to return to research, updating emotional intelligence test

Salovey and psychologists John Mayer and David Caruso are looking to make their emotional intelligence test shorter and more interactive than previous iterations.

Amazon VP talk at Tsai CITY prompts discussion over AI risks, benefits

A vice president of Amazon AI spoke with the Yale community about innovation in generative AI technologies and their future applications.

CDC director Mandy Cohen MED ’05 visits Yale

In multiple classroom visits and colloquiums this past Friday, Cohen — who was newly appointed CDC director — spoke to students from various schools on the progression of her career and the importance of interdisciplinary involvement in healthcare

CDC director breaks ground on expansion to historic Fair Haven community clinic

During a press conference with Connecticut’s elected officials, Director of the Centers for Disease Control Mandy Cohen urged residents to get updated COVID-19 boosters.

Taiwan Semiconductor CEO C.C. Wei speaks at the Yale Science Building

C.C. Wei GRD ’85 gave a talk at O.C. Marsh Hall on Monday as one of this year’s four Wilbur Cross Medal recipients.

Filmmaker Gareth Edwards visits Yale to prescreen new sci-fi blockbuster

Gareth Edwards, who directed “Rogue One” and “Godzilla,” held a pre-screening of “The Creator” at Yale ahead of its release last week.

Desmos founder talks graphing calculators, charting his career

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

Health minister of Bhutan speaks at the School of Public Health

Dechen Wangmo, health minister of Bhutan and School of Public Health alumna, describes institutional collaboration on public health in Bhutan.

Ian Abraham awarded NSF Faculty Early Career Development award

This August, mechanical engineering and materials science professor Ian Abraham received the NSF Faculty Early Career Development award for his robotics and optimal control research.