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Nilakshi Parndigamage promoted to Vice Provost at Yale
Nilakshi Parndigamage has been promoted to vice provost for strategic initiatives at Yale.
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National trends in drug payments for PrEP, 2014-2018
Nathan Furukawa recently published an article on “National Trends in Drug Payments for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in the United States” in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
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On Women’s Political Empowerment
In her latest piece for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Senior Fellow Saskia Brechenmacher reports on how existing institutions and systems have to change in order to achieve gender equality.
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Evidence supporting transmission of coronavirus 2 while presymptomatic or asymptomatic
Nathan Furukawa published an article concerning the transmission of coronavirus while pre or asymptomatic. This literature review tracked relevant articles from January 1st to April 2nd, 2020 with the goal of reviewing the available research.
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COVID-19 emergency fund for undocumented and international students
Together with the Rutgers-Camden Define American Chapter team, Humanity in Action Fellow Melani Cruz Stokes created a fund to help undocumented/DACAmented and international students who are excluded from receiving assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C’est ça l’Amérique
Claude Grunitzky was recently featured in a podcast called "C’est ça l’Amérique," where he discussed the plight of African Americans in the US. He discusses the roots of racism in the United States while delving into social and economic issues.
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On the path to accepting a mixed identity
Senior Fellow Jasmine Burton speaks about growing up in a predominantly white community and her work towards improving global health while challenging the perception of women of color.
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Why Are Governments Weakening Protections Against Domestic Violence?
In her latest piece for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Senior Fellow Saskia Brechenmacher analyzes how governments are weakening protections against domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Five Ways Telecommunications Companies Can Fight Internet Shutdowns
From telemedicine and online education to Zoom weddings and funerals, people rely on digital technologies like never before. And yet governments around the world continue to order internet and mobile network disruptions. These disruptions range from the yearlong blackout in Jammu and Kashmir, where connectivity is still being restored in dribs and drabs, to recent disruptions in response to unrest in Ethiopia and protests in Belarus.