Surgeon General Vivek Murthy standing with microphone

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy MD ’03, SOM ’03 addresses an audience at Yale Law School during a Sept. 8 conversation on health policy co-sponsored by the Solomon Center.

Friday, October 21, 2022

Solomon Center Hosts Surgeon General for a Conversation on Health Policy

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy discussed interdisciplinary problem-solving for public health challenges and the ongoing need for mental health support.

Duke Law School Professor Joseph Blocher (on screen) speaks at a Solomon Center panel. Seated below the screen in front of a chalk board were panelists were, from left, Senior Policy Advisor for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Dana Bazelon, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie. Solomon Center Founding Directory Abbe Gluck’ 00, right, moderated

Duke Law School Professor Joseph Blocher (on screen) speaks at a Solomon Center panel on the future of gun regulation. Other panelists were, from left, Senior Policy Advisor for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Dana Bazelon, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie with Solomon Center Founding Directory Abbe Gluck’ 00, right, who moderated.

Friday, October 21, 2022

Solomon Center Hosts Panel on the Future of Gun Regulation

On Oct. 2, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, in collaboration with the Yale Health Law and Policy Society (YHeLPS), and the American Constitution Society (ACS), hosted a panel discussion Unpacking Bruen: What’s Next for Regulating Guns in the Public Sphere?

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Sasha Buchert (at table in foreground), with fellow panelist Dr. Stuart Weinzimer (left), speaks at the Solomon Center co-hosted panel “Care for Trans Patients: Legal and Policy Challenges Around Access to Gender-Affirming Care.”

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Solomon Center Panel Examines Care for Trans and Nonbinary Patients

A panel co-hosted by the Solomon Center, “Care for Trans Patients: Legal and Policy Challenges Around Access to Gender-Affirming Care,” included the perspectives of attorneys, academics, and doctors.

Sterling Law Building

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Medical Legal Partnership Supervisor Dr. Emily Wang Wins MacArthur Grant

Solomon Center Affiliated Faculty Dr. Emily Wang has been awarded a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship.

panelists seated and on zoom

Left to right, in person: Joshua Aiken ’24; Aimee Carlisle of Brooklyn Defenders; Violence Interrupter Marcus McAllister. Left to right, on screen: Joseph Richardson Jr., Professor at University of Maryland; TJ Grayson, Justice Catalyst Fellow at the Advancement Project.

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Panel Discusses Public Health and Racial Justice Approaches to Gun Violence

On Oct. 12, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy hosted a multidisciplinary panel discussion about ways to address the dual harms of gun violence and criminal legal responses to gun possession in communities of color.

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Solomon Center Panel Explores What’s Next After Roe

A panel hosted by the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy looked at the state of reproductive rights following the fall of Roe v. Wade.

Hirsh Shekhar and Kunal Pontisat with a poster for the Solomon Center

2022-23 Student Fellows Hirsh Shekhar and Kunal Pontis table for the Solomon Center at the Yale School of Medicine in September 2022.

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Eighty Yale University Students Named Solomon Center Fellows

The Solomon Center welcomed 80 student fellows from across Yale University, including from Yale Law School, the Yale School of Public Health, the Yale School of Medicine, and the Yale School of Management.

archway at yale law school

Friday, September 9, 2022

Announcing ASLME's Expanding Perspectives Fellows

Former Solomon Center Senior Research Fellow Laura Hoffman has been selected as an Inaugural Fellow for the 2022-23 Advancing Perspectives Fellow Program with the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 

Friday, July 8, 2022

The Supreme Court Has Sided with Doctors in An Opioids Case. What This Means for Future Cases

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Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law Abbe Gluck ’00 discussed recent Supreme Court decisions that sided with two doctors convicted of illegally dispensing drugs without a legitimate medical purpose.

Thursday, July 7, 2022

After Roe: The Uncertain Future of Fertility Treatment

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Executive Director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Katherine Kraschel was a guest on a WAMU segment about how fertility treatment access could be affected under new state abortion bans.

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