04/03/2023
The Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Science has awarded Assistant Professor Daniel Jacobson López of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) a pilot grant of $5,000 designed to support "researchers...
04/03/2023
Dining Out For Life Connecticut is back for its 16th year supporting APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health. Dine-in, take out, or have a meal delivered from a participating DOFL restaurant partner on Thursday,...
04/03/2023
The overdose-reversing drug Narcan could soon be available to buy over the counter without a prescription, the Food and Drug Administration announced last week. The FDA's approval of the nasal spray Narcan -...
04/03/2023
A recent U.S. federal court ruling that removes a requirement for employers to provide insurance coverage for the HIV prevention medications known as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, or PrEP, could result in more...
03/31/2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the launch of Together TakeMeHome (TTMH), a project with the goal of distributing up to 1 million free HIV self-tests over the next five years....
03/31/2023
City public health experts and homelessness-services advocates traveled to Hartford — online and in person — to support a proposal to counter a fatally rising tide of local opioid overdoses by providing a safe...
03/31/2023
The Yale School of Public Health's Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science, or CMIPS, was founded by professor of biostatistics Donna Spiegelman in 2018. Ever since, the center has...
03/07/2023
A new report co-authored by experts from Yale and elsewhere challenges a 2022 federal court ruling that it is unconstitutional to mandate employer-sponsored insurance coverage for drugs that help prevent HIV....
03/05/2023
On the day before the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kaveh Khoshnood (CIRA affiliate and co-chair of HIV/AIDS in Humanitarian Crises Program) and Nathaniel Raymond brought their findings on...
03/05/2023
A growing number of researchers have more than two grants simultaneously from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but women and Black researchers are less likely than white men to be among them, a new...
03/03/2023
Tim Mack, Prevention Services Manager at APNH (APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health) and founder of the annual New Haven Black Pride! event, was recently invited to the White House to be part of the LGBTQIA+...
03/03/2023
Join us on Zoom for two presentations on research in the intersection of HIV and substance use, followed by a Q&A session with audience. This event is open to the public.Tuesday, March 711:00 am - 12:00...
03/03/2023
At a young age, Ijeoma Opara realized that speaking up for herself could save her life. Growing up, she witnessed the health inequities faced by her mother and father, who were frequently in and out of the...
02/21/2023
We would like to invite you to an informative and engaging Black History Month lecture entitled "The Trans Sounds of Black Freedom: The Global Reverberation of Ballroom" on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from 5:...
02/08/2023
Time is closing to submit applications for the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS). The program pairs fellows with a mentor from among the top HIV researchers at CIRA for a 2-year period....
02/06/2023
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a day to highlight the progress of HIV testing, prevention, and treatment efforts and consider our ongoing challenges to reducing HIV among Black...
01/31/2023
Dr. Megan L. Ranney, an internationally recognized public health leader, investigator, advocate, and clinician-scientist, will become dean of the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) on July 1, President Peter...
01/31/2023
Yale School of Public Health Assistant Professor of Biostatistics (Health Informatics) Terika McCall knows how important it is for Black women to be able to secure reliable mental health care."Within the Black...
01/31/2023
As an alumnus of the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) at the Yale School of Public Health, S. Raquel Ramos understands the value of mentorship and opportunity in academia.Now an...
01/31/2023
The 2nd HISTORI congress will be held from June 6-8, 2023 in Atlanta, GA. The HISTORI Scientific Congress aims to help Black communities in the United States end the HIV epidemic by providing an inclusive,...
12/05/2022
CIRA is excited to announce the launch of the Yale Global HIV/AIDS Research Network (GARNER), the newest faculty network within the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH).Under the inaugural leadership of Drs...
12/05/2022
One of CIRA's core aims is to provide support to innovative HIV/AIDS-related projects led by our investigators and their research partners. The following projects represent some examples of CIRA scientists'...
12/05/2022
The New England AIDS Education and Training Center shared that its Connecticut Regional Partner Site Director, Robert (Bob) Sideleau, passed away peacefully at home on November 16, 2022. Bob joined the Yale...
12/05/2022
I am pleased to bring you the latest edition of CIRA's ebulletin. This last issue in 2022 features individuals and projects affiliated with the Center since December 2021 and the newly launched Yale Global HIV...
12/04/2022
CIRA's current affiliation guidelines promote broad participation of scientists, trainees, HIV service providers, community members, and other institutional partners while maintaining scientific rigor and...
