This page highlights notable accomplishments and activities of current students – including clinic cases, honors, awards, student events, media mentions, books published, fellowships received, and community service. If you are a current student, we encourage you to submit story ideas and photos for inclusion on this page. If you have recently published an op-ed, were cited or quoted in the media, or published a paper, please tell us about it here. Student prizes are awarded annually.
News
New Haven Independent
Suburb Housing Quest Enters New Phase
YSM Students Advance COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts with Innovative Community-Academic Partnerships and Advocacy
Yale School of Medicine students and others, including joint J.D./M.D. student Blake Shultz ’21, are playing a significant role in the vaccination campaign in New Haven.
CT Moves Bill Forward to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering
The Connecticut General Assembly’s Government Administration and Elections Committee voted to advance a bill abolishing prison gerrymandering.
Clinics Aid in Affordable Housing Redevelopment
Yale Law School’s Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development (CED) and Housing Clinic represented the Branford (Conn.) Housing Authority to help provide new and rejuvenated affordable housing in the town.
Clinic Advocates for CT Parentage Law Overhaul
A Law School clinic led by Professor Douglas NeJaime aims to help pass the Connecticut Parentage Act.
Three Yale Students Named Wyss Scholars
Three Yale students, including Helia Bidad ’22, have been named 2021 Wyss Scholars.
Clinic Releases Report on Preserving Parental Rights for Incarcerated Parents
The Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization and Connecticut Voices for Children released a report that examines the collateral consequences of the Adoption and Safe Families Act on children with incarcerated parents.
Supermax Prison Closure Marks Success for Lowenstein Clinic Partners
Connecticut's supermax prison closure is a success for the Lowenstein Clinic, which has supported efforts against the prison and Connecticut’s use of solitary confinement for the past decade.