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Solomon Center Launches Groundbreaking Palliative Care Law and Policy Initiative

The Center has established the country’s first comprehensive interdisciplinary initiative dedicated to palliative medical care, law, and policy.
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Appointments

Professor Abbe R. Gluck Named Chair of Fund for Modern Courts

The group is a nonpartisan, statewide organization committed to access to justice and the independence of state courts, both in New York and across the nation.
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Events

Solomon Center Welcomes Former FEMA Head for Talk on Disaster Preparedness and Health

Former FEMA administrator Deanne B. Criswell, in a Solomon Center talk, said that disaster response is a fraction of what the agency does.
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Collaborations

Yale Medical-Legal Partnership Students Help Families Prepare In Case of Deportation

Students have played a lead role in crafting a guide to help immigrant families better prepare for the detention and deportation of their loved ones.
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The Changing Public Health Landscape

Former CDC Director Mandy Cohen visited the Law School on Sept. 4
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New Faculty Book

Law and the 100-Year Life

The first comprehensive look at how societal institutions will need to be adapted for a new era of longevity
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Jan
27

12th Annual Health Law and Policy Career Night

6:10PM - 7:00PM
12th Annual Health Law and Policy Career Night
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Solomon Center’s Groundbreaking Palliative Care Law and Policy Initiative Drives Nationwide Reforms

Solomon Center’s Groundbreaking Palliative Care Law and Policy Initiative Drives Nationwide Reforms
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Professor Abbe R. Gluck Named Chair of Fund for Modern Courts

Professor Abbe R. Gluck Named Chair of Fund for Modern Courts
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Expert Panel Discusses U.S. v. Skrmetti and the Future of Health Care

Expert Panel Discusses U.S. v. Skrmetti and the Future of Health Care
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Partner Events

Feb. 4 

Ethics of Family-Funded Rare Disease Research
Yale School of Medicine, Program for Biomedical Ethics
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Feb. 10 

How to Debunk Misinformation in the Digital Age
Yale School of Public Health, Dean’s Speaker Series
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Publications & Reports

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10 Core Concepts for Ensuring Data Equity in Public Health https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2843724

(Jan. 9, 2026 | Journal Article)
Megan L. Ranney, et al.
10 Core Concepts for Ensuring Data Equity in Public Health

Changes in Medication Use During Medicaid Continuous Enrollment and Unwinding https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2843337

(Jan. 2, 2026 | Journal Article)
Aaron S. Kesselheim et al.
Changes in Medication Use During Medicaid Continuous Enrollment and Unwinding

40 Years in the Making: From Nihilism Towards a Therapeutic Neuroethics for Disorders of Consciousness https://journals.lww.com/headtraumarehab/fulltext/2026/01000/forty_years_in_the…

(Jan. 2026 | Journal Article)
Joseph J. Fins
40 Years in the Making: From Nihilism Towards a Therapeutic Neuroethics for Disorders of Consciousness

Engineering Matter(s): Can Mimicking Nature Unravel the Mysteries of the Immune System? https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/6174-engineering-matter-s

(Jan. 2026 | Article)
Randi Hutter Epstein
Engineering Matter(s): Can Mimicking Nature Unravel the Mysteries of the Immune System?

Rules Versus Discretion: Treatment of Mental Illness in U.S. Adolescents https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/738249

(Jan. 2026 | Journal Article)
Emily Cuddy & Janet Currie
Rules Versus Discretion: Treatment of Mental Illness in U.S. Adolescents

Advance Directives Prior to COVID-19 Diagnosis in a United States National Healthcare System https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0338825

(Dec. 19, 2025 | Journal Article)
Shelli L. Feder et al.
Advance Directives Prior to COVID-19 Diagnosis in a United States National Healthcare System
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