In the weeks after a first-year student at Yale died by suicide in 2021, a group of strangers began convening on Zoom.
They shared a frustration with how Yale handled mental health leaves: cutting off housing, health insurance, access to campus, and the guarantee of readmission. Here's the story of how they forced change.
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The NYT’s health and science desk continues our extraordinary run of gifted fellows with today’s news that Katrina Miller, a scientist and writer, will be joining us for a year. Congrats @__katrinarenee
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15 tweets about working on @NYTScience b/c who knows if any of us will be tweeting at the end of 2023.
1/ This year I edited some reporters who got some behind the scenes looks at things that are typically difficult to access. The Webb telescope was a real highlight.
The minimum recommended duration for the addiction-fighting drug treatment is six months, and many clinicians recommend years. “There’s no debate here. Fifty days is not long enough for anyone,” one researcher said. https://t.co/2VV5zAmSJ3
A mesmerizing glimpse of the deep sea floor and the otherworldly creatures who live amidst rare minerals needed for electric vehicles. Amazing work by @aznfusion & @13pt https://t.co/Ph9rkkxvXa
What an inspiring story by @Karan_Singhs about how Delhi’s govt has transformed education with huge investments in its children. And how the political party in charge is proving education can be a winning issue. https://t.co/DIDoT6VpCi
Congratulations to the marvelous @aznfusion on this fine award. Your work delights and informs in its substance and style. We’re missing you on the NYT’s science desk.
We are so proud @PamBelluck has been honored with this coveted prize for medical science reporting and congrats also to @stephaniemlee who shared in the prize this year. Pam's reporting has long been distinguished by its depth, care and humanity. She's a treasure.
And the #VicCohnPrize winners are...
@PamBelluck of @nytimes and @stephaniemlee formerly with @BuzzFeedNews have been awarded the 2022 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting.
Congratulations to you both!!
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Finally, we have openings for experienced reporters to join our team. We are especially interested in expertise on education, crime, economics or sports analytics, but we're open to other ideas too. Maybe you've got a better pitch!
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The two institutions that *would* have had Josephine's pelvic remains -- The Mutter Museum & College of Physicians and the Philadelphia Obstetrical Society -- don't know where they are. That means the part of Josephine Scott's body that wasn't buried with her is effectively lost.