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Climate Change Mitigation: Protecting the Health of …

WEBTo protect health, the center works with academic, government, and civil society partners to utilize science to contribute toward sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to the climate change impacts that continue to occur. The center aims to make local, national, and international impact and to integrate social

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Climate Epidemiology: How to Assess the Health Impacts …

WEBPrior to joining the Yale School of Public Health faculty in July 2019, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoc Fellow at Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Center for Environmental Health. Dr. Chen's research focuses on the intersection of climate change, air pollution, and human health. His work involves applying multidisciplinary approaches

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Mitigating the public health effects of climate change …

WEB1. Ebi KL, et al. Extreme weather & climate change: Population health & health system implications. Annu Rev Public Health 2021 2. Emanuel K. Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years. Nature 2005 3. Li L, Chakraborty P. Slower decay of landfalling hurricanes in a warming world. Nature 2020

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Double Mitigation: Exploring Equitable Climate Change …

WEBDr. Daniel Carrión is an environmental health scientist focused on the intersection of climate, energy, and health (in)equity. He conducts exposure science and environmental epidemiology of ambient temperature and air pollution in the United States and internationally. Broadly speaking, his goal is to understand the relationship between

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Climate Change Conversations Yale Alumni Academy

WEBAssistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health); Director of Research, Climate Change and Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health. Dr. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering in 2016 from Nanjing University in China. During 2014-2015, he served as a Visiting Scholar at the …

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The Olive Tree: Helping Improve Human and Planetary …

WEBHe is the co-proponent for the establishment of the Yale Olive Sciences and Health Institute that will focus on the olive tree and its products, and their effects on human and planetary health. He frequently gives talks on the health benefits of olive oil and he is the principal investigator of a research project to assess the benefits of table

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The American Medical Disorder Yale Alumni Academy

WEBPeter A. Swenson, B.A. Princeton '77, Ph.D. Yale '86, is C.M. Saden Professor of Political Science at Yale. He is a two-time recipient of the American Political Science Association's Mary Parker Follett Prize for best article in politics and history, most recently for “Misrepresented Interests: Organized Business, Medicare, and the Building of the …

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Mitigating the Public Health Effects of Climate Change

WEBThe thrust of his research has focused on health care access, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, and prevention of HIV transmission among general and key populations, including mother-to-child. Dr. Vermund has become increasingly engaged in health policy, particularly around sustainability of HIV/AIDS programs and their

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Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness Yale …

WEBMeghan O’Rourke '97 is a writer, poet, and editor. She is the author of The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness (2022); the bestselling memoir The Long Goodbye (2011); and the poetry collections Sun In Days (2017), which was named a New York Times Best Poetry Book of the Year; Once (2011); and Halflife (2007), which was a finalist for …

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Effects of Climate Change on Virus Emergence Yale …

WEBHe received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and regularly serves on committees for the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and the American Society for Microbiology. He was elected chair of international meetings, such as the 2013 Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Population Biology, and the 2018 Jacques

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Home Yale Alumni Academy

WEBWelcome to Yale Alumni Academy! As part of the Yale Alumni Association, we offer lifelong learning and travel programs rooted in Yale’s tradition of intellectual community and friendship. Explore topics in the humanities, arts, and sciences with programs held online, on-campus, and abroad. These substantive

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WHAT GENE EDITING CAN DO FOR HUMANKIND By Walter …

WEBhealth or to morality,” says the Harvard gene-editing pioneer George Church. Imagine a world in which genetic engineering is determined mainly by individual free choice, with few government regulations and no pesky bioethics panels to set limits. You would go into a fertility clinic and be given, as if you were at a genetic

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The Past, Present, and Futures of Water Yale Alumni Academy

WEBIn our time together, we will look at water through the prisms of history, literature, law, economics, hydrology, and public health. By the end of the course, you will fully appreciate how a clear glass of water provides a powerful prism on the human experience.

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Academy Programs Yale Alumni Academy

WEBThe Olive Tree: Helping Improve Human and Planetary Health. Faculty: Professor Tassos C. Kyriakides ’99 GRD August 1, 2022 Watch On-Demand. Golden Age Spain: The Glitter and the Dysfunction. Faculty: Professor Carlos Eire '74 MA, '76 MPhil, '79 PhD July 27, 2022 Watch On-Demand. Discover Albania and Northern Greece.

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Ecuador & the Islands of the Galapagos Yale Alumni Academy

WEBHEALTH All participants must be in good health. This program involves extensive walking over uneven surfaces, climbing stairs at monuments and other locations not handicapped accessible, and climbing in and out of various conveyances. Any condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be reported at the time of …

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The Nature of Genius Yale Alumni Academy

WEBModule 1: "Genius is the Recovery of Childhood at Will". Module 2: Prodigies, Geniuses, and Late Bloomers: Mozart, Picasso, and Einstein. Module 3: The Dangers Within the Prodigy Trap: Child Genius and Genius Junior. Module 4: What do we do with the Gifted? 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Genius, Luck and Money.

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Frequently Asked Questions Yale Alumni Academy

WEBNote that this is neither personal health insurance nor travel insurance. Medical coverage is the responsibility of each individual participant. We encourage you to review the details of your health insurance and what is covered before you depart. Yale is not responsible for costs incurred for any required treatments such as, but not limited to

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Alluring Aegean: Bronze Age to the Byzantines: Athens to Istanbul

WEBHEALTH All participants must be in good physical and mental health. All Program excursions require walking (a minimum of one half mile) over uneven surfaces, climbing stairs without handrails, standing during on-site lectures, and touring sites that may not be handicapped accessible. On some Programs, hiking or extensive walking is necessary to

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Festival of Ideas & Enrichment Yale Alumni Academy

WEBWelcome to Yale Alumni Academy’s annual virtual Festival of Ideas & Enrichment! Taking place from July 25 to August 5, the festival brings you a world of new ideas, creative projects and thought-provoking conversations hosted by Yale faculty. Tune in this month with fellow alumni, family, and friends for this enriching series of lectures and

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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior Wall Street Journal, 2011

WEBWestern parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of "health" and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up in therapy for eating disorders and negative self-image. (I also once heard a Western father toast his adult daughter by calling her "beautiful and incredibly competent." She

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Celebrating the Centennial of Women's Suffrage: Unsung Heroes …

WEBPatricia holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University, and a certificate in health care and non-profit management from the Yale School of Management. While an undergraduate student, Patricia served as an intern to U.S. Congresswoman Bella S. Abzug (19-NY) who inspires her to this day.

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25069 YPPS Pamphlet LR

WEBWe hope you’ll add us to your approved email senders and visit the Yale Alumni Academy website for in-depth information. As always, we are here for you. You can reach Yale Alumni Academy by email at [email protected] or by phone at 203-432-1952. We wish you a safe winter season and a joyous New Year! Warm regards from Yale,

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