News & Announcements

News

• Effects of Combat on Returning Female Veterans Focus of Fippinger Grant.
  As U.S. military women who have been in combat return from Iraq and Afghanistan in unprecedented numbers, Women's Health Research at Yale is embarking on a unique and timely collaborative study to determine whether there are gender differences in readjusting to civilian life. View Press Release.
  Yale study will be first to look at effects of war on women
• CT Women’s Hall of Fame Inducted Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure. The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame honored Women’s Health Research at Yale Director Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D., at its annual induction ceremony and celebration in Hartford Oct. 29.
  Dr. Mazure was one of three women in health care in the state who were inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame during an evening event, which was held at the Hartford Marriott Downtown. Founded in 1993, the non-profit organization showcased the contributions that outstanding Connecticut women have made to their communities, the state and the nation. Dr. Mazure was honored as the visionary founder of Women’s Health Research at Yale.
• Smoking Cessation Harder For Women Than Men.
  Women’s Health Research at Yale Director, Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure, was featured in a July 8 Hartford Courant story, written by Kathleen Megan, about why women find it difficult to quit smoking. Our program was mentioned on the newspaper’s front page, and our program website address was included at the end of the story – a question-and-answer format that began on the front page of the Courant’s CT Living section. The story was picked up media outlets around the country.
• Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D. receives the 2008 Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Psychological Association Committee on Women in Psychology. This award recognizes innovative research accomplishment and leadership that improve women's lives and advance health outcomes. View Press Release.
• On August 21, 2008, the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament hosted Women’s Health Research at Yale for a “Day of Pilot Pen Tennis to benefit WHRY.” Our guests -- WHRY founding members and supporters from Connecticut and surrounding areas -- joined together to raise awareness regarding the importance of women’s health research. View Press Release.
• Karyn Frick, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at Yale University School of Medicine, will receive the 2008 Society for Women's Health Research Medtronic Prize for Scientific Contributions to Women's Health. Dr. Frick’s research focuses on aging, neuro-endocrinology, and memory in females. The Society for Women’s Health Research and the Medtronic Foundation have established an annual prize of $75,000 in recognition of a woman scientist or engineer for her contributions to women’s health.
• Dr. Sherry McKee was invited to present Gender-Specific Approaches to Smoking Cessation at the Third International Congress on Women's Mental Health in Melbourne, Australia. Smoking is one the greatest causes of preventable illness for women throughout the world. Yet, as noted by the World Health Organization (2003), smoking rates for adult women continue to increase in certain parts of the world (e.g., Western Pacific, South-East Asia), and adolescent females are increasing their rates of smoking worldwide (CDC, 2003).
• Carolyn M. Mazure Receives 2007 Marion Spencer Fay Award. This award honors a distinguished woman physician or scientist whose national leadership has made a major impact on research and the application of science to health care.
  View Press Release.
• Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure was selected to join a panel of national health experts with extensive research and clinical experience to answer health related questions about antidepressants and pregnancy. The question and answer column produced by the National Women's Health Resource Center features topics that respond to women's health concerns. View Q&A Column.

Press Releases

• McConnell Center Partners with Yale on Women's Heart Research
  View Press Release (March 7, 2009, Columbus, Ohio).
• Carolyn M. Mazure Receives Award for Outstanding Achievement in Women's Health
  View Press Release (May 3, 2007, New Haven, Connecticut).

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