From the Editor
Letter from the Editor: The Trust Issue
As Volume 98 of the Yale Scientific Magazine draws to a close, our team continues the annual tradition of focusing the final issue on a
William Archacki
May 8, 2026
As Volume 98 of the Yale Scientific Magazine draws to a close, our team continues the annual tradition of focusing the final issue on a
As a child, Sean Lewis (YC ’26) spent hours glued to the Science Channel, mesmerized by black holes and planets. His parents nurtured his passion
For Nabarun Dasgupta (YSPH ’03), the summer of 2002 marked a turning point. While studying OxyContin use with a Yale School of Public Health professor,
In 2008, presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain participated in an online debate on the top science issues facing the nation, each providing their
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In Malaysia, the HIV epidemic is concentrated in key populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM), people who inject drugs, and transgender women.
For sixteen years, the United States government saw fit to regulate fossil fuel emissions as hazards to public health—using a so-called “endangerment finding” as judicial
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