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Yale's response to the invasion of Ukraine

05/01/23

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Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis urges young people to participate in politics during Yale visit

09/22/23

On September 21, 2023, Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Yale University’s Schwarzman Center to engage in a dialogue with Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis. The event, part of the Dean’s Dialogue Series, saw the Prime Minister emphasizing the importance of young people entering politics to drive societal change.

Mitsotakis shared his personal journey from the private sector to politics and encouraged students and young professionals to consider a career in political leadership. He discussed the need for grooming the next generation of leaders and the challenges and rewards of working in politics. The event ended with a lively Q&A session and enthusiastic interactions with the audience. As he departed Yale to address the United Nations General Assembly, Mitsotakis left students inspired to make a difference.

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Read a full recap of the event by visiting the Schwarzman Center website.

Yale partnership with University of Rome Tor Vergata aims to strengthen protection against global safety threats

09/13/22

Two Yale University schools have partnered with the University of Rome Tor Vergata (URTV) to advance research and training intended to improve global protection against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNe) events.

The collaboration involves researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and Yale School of Medicine (YSM) along with faculty in URTV’s Department of Biomedicine and Prevention and the Department of Industrial Engineering.

Principal collaborators on the project are Vasilis Vasiliou, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Science at YSPH, and professor Francesco d’Errico from the University of Pisa and collaborating scientist at Yale University, as well as professors Leonardo Palombi, Andrea Malizia, Pasquale Gaudio and Colomba Russo from URTV.

According to Vasiliou, the partnership will enhance research and training efforts for counteracting global CBRNe safety and security threats. “As threats of this nature continue,” he said, “it is important that we develop global approaches to maintain and improve protections for everyone.”

Malizia also commented on the partnership, saying “In recent years as the underpinning scientific knowledge and CBRNe technologies have become more easily available for use in crude weapons and to create dirty bombs, multidisciplinary research will play an important role in understanding the implications of constant rapid technological development and the loss of national control of this knowledge.”

The partnership aims to establish a broader international collaboration in the field of CBRNe safety and security. The research activities will focus on three main pillars: the development of new methods and instruments for the detection and identification of chemical and biological substances and ionizing radiation; the development of new approaches to manage emergencies that can involve critical infrastructures jeopardizing entire areas or nations, and; the development of education program as well as training programs based on the design and realization of table-top exercises (TTXs) to test and improve the preparations of the experts involved in the emergencies.

The partnership will also pursue the creation of faculty development programs — including junior faculty training and mentoring activities — focused on topics such as: developing research agendas, conceptual models, and hypotheses; developing research proposals and managing research projects; leading research teams; and publishing for international audiences.

This new partnership is an example of research collaboration that benefits communities around the world, contributing global solutions to some of today’s most pressing challenges.

Yale partners with the National Kapodistrian University of Athens to advance environmental science and public health

10/18/21

Officials at Yale and the National Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in Greece have embarked on a partnership agreement to pursue the development of a center for excellence for environmental sciences and public health. The collaboration will engage research groups in both universities to work collaboratively to address the effects on humans and the ecosystem of hazardous agents including environmental pathogens.

The integration of science, engineering, and policy to solve complex problems in environmental health will be a signature element of the proposed collaboration. Faculty development programs are envisioned to explore collaborative research projects, training and mentoring activities. Exchanges of students at the graduate and postgraduate level and joint conferences and workshops between the two institutions will also be explored.

Yale’s Vice President for Global Strategy, Pericles Lewis remarked, “I am delighted that we have formalized this new partnership agreement between Yale and NKUA. Together, our researchers will have the opportunity to contribute to global solutions to today’s most pressing environmental and public health challenges. Our collaboration with NKUA is an example of how we are fostering new avenues of research that carry the potential to benefit communities around the world.”

The Rector of NKUA, Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD stated, “The protection of the environment is becoming one of the most important tasks of states and societies; the role of academic institutions is to enhance research on this topic so that innovative measures can be implemented. The collaboration of our Institution with Yale through this new center of excellence is aiming to fulfil this goal.”

This newly signed partnership agreement between Yale and NKUA will expand existing collaborations in these areas of research that both parties have developed with several other universities around the globe. Principal collaborators on the project are Vasilis Vasiliou, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Science at the Yale School of Public Health, and Nikolaos Thomaidis, professor of Analytical Chemistry and coordinator of Research Infrastructure and Core Facilities at NKUA.

According to Vasiliou, the partnership agreement will greatly enhance both research and training efforts for counteracting global public health threats. He remarked, “As public health threats are increasing it is important that we develop global approaches to maintain and improve public health for everyone.” Thomaidis also commented on the partnership, saying “A long-term and productive scientific collaboration with Professor Vasiliou’s group at the School of Public Health resulted in the idea of developing this Center of Excellence. We anticipate the Center will strengthen our partnership with Yale and demonstrates how fruitful and close research collaborations can expand our efforts to address issues that impact everyone, independent of their country.”

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To learn more about research collaboration between Yale and NKUA visit the Yale School of Public Health website.