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African Women's Forum - video image
09/10/20

African Women's Leadership Forum holds public webinar

"African Women as Pillars of Resilience," the first in a series of public webinars, took place on 23 July 2020. The focus of this webinar, conducted in both English and French, was "Women Leading In Times of Crisis." The event was moderated by Biola Alabi a...
Spring 2020 edition of newsletter
04/20/20

Focus On Africa - Spring 2020 Newsletter

In the Spring 2020 edition of the Focus on Africa newsletter you will see highlights from President Salovey's January visit to Nigeria and a roundup of stories from around campus and beyond. In his message introducing this edition, Eddie Mandhry (Director for Africa ...
04/13/20

An Interview with Professor Clare Muhoro, PhD '99

Recently, we interviewed Clare Muhoro, Professor of Chemistry at Towson University. She received a Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry from Yale University in 1999. We spoke about her time at Yale, her vision for Africa's future, her experiences being an African women in STE...
Dr. Elijiah Paintsill
04/13/20

Yale doctor on COVID-19 threat to health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Elijah Paintsil, Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) at the Yale School of Public Health, writes about the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on an already fragile health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in a Viewpoint article published in the current i...
Yale Talk podcast recording session
02/21/20

Yale Talk Podcast focuses on HAPPINESS Project in Nigeria

Yale Talk, a monthly podcast hosted by Yale University President Peter Salovey, focused a recent episode on the HAPPINESS Project which aims to increase access to mental health services in Nigeria. You can listen to the podcast by visiting the Yale Talk website. During a Jan...
Participants at the January 2020 Ledaership Forum in Lagos, Nigeria
01/30/20

Yale Leadership Forum Amplifies Influence of Next Generation of African Women Leaders

Yale University, in partnership with Fundación Mujeres por África and Banco Santander, convened the Women’s Leadership Forum in Lagos, Nigeria, on January 17. The Lagos forum was the third of the partnership’s events held in Africa since the program b...
01/28/20

Yale and Africa - January 2020

The Yale Africa Initiative is a university-wide effort to prioritize and expand Yale's commitment to Africa. We invite you to learn more about the programs, partnerships, and collaborations that comprise the initiative by viewing the "Yale and Africa" brochure, p...
President Solvey visits Techpoint Africa in Lagos, Nigeria
01/22/20

In the media: Techpoint Africa covers President Salovey's visit

During Yale President Peter Salovey's trip to Nigeria he visited Techpoint, the largest tech media agency in Africa, where he participated in a town hall-style meeting and interactive discussion with key leaders in the Lagos technology entrepreneurship ecosystem. View a p...
On Jan. 17th Yale President Peter Salovey met with officials to finalize plans to expand the HAPPINESS Project in Nigeria
01/17/20

Spreading HAPPINESS in Nigeria: Yale, partners expand mental health program

During Yale President Peter Salovey's visit to Lagos, he met with officials to finalize plans to expand the HAPPINESS Project (Health Action for Psychiatric Problems In Nigeria including Epilepsy and Substances), an ongoing Yale partnership with the government of Imo State...
President Salovey's announcemnet took place at a press briefing in Lagos, Nigeria
01/17/20

Yale Announces Co-Sponsorship for Collaborative Training and Research on African Linguistics

Speaking in Lagos, Nigeria, on January 17, Yale University President Peter Salovey announced that Yale will co-sponsor two upcoming meetings of the African Linguistics School, which is devoted to collaborative training and research on generative linguistics in Africa. The firs...

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