Roger Lee ’94 Makes $5 Million Gift Honoring Mother’s Nursing Legacy
Mon, 04/04/2022
Roger Lee ’94 recently made a $5 million gift to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) to honor the legacy of his mother, hospice nursing pioneer Gayle Lee, RN, MHA. The extraordinary commitment is Lee’s first to YSN and the second-largest single contribution in the school’s nearly 100-year history.
“This...
Yale Team Wins Global Health Competition
Thu, 03/24/2022
By Rosalind D’Eugenio
Five students from diverse fields of study at Yale collaborated to solve a global health challenge and take home this year’s first prize and $6,000 from the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition held on March 19th. Representing a range of fields including...
Office Hours With... Nathan Levitt
Wed, 03/16/2022
By Mallory Locklear
Nathan Levitt recently joined the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty as a lecturer and director of LGBTQ and Gender Justice Learning. When he isn’t studying, teaching about, and providing health care for trans and non-binary populations, he’s out hiking and enjoying nature...
Yale Partners on Yale Nursing's Second Century
Fri, 02/25/2022
Yesterday evening Yale University President Peter Salovey and Provost Scott Strobel announced a historic commitment to Yale School of Nursing (YSN): $50 million in endowed matching funds over five years. The amount is unprecedented in the school’s history.
“This joyous news arrives in the final...
Point of care: Digital health tool aims to empower victims of elder abuse
Wed, 02/23/2022
By Mallory Locklear
In the United States, 5% to 10% of adults 65 and older are victims of elder abuse and mistreatment, public health experts say. Yet only one in 24 cases is ever identified. One of the barriers is a basic misunderstanding of just what constitutes mistreatment, which prevents many...
