Hannah Mark
Staff Reporter
h.mark@yale.edu
Hannah Mark covers science and society and occasionally writes for the WKND. Originally from Montana, she is a junior majoring in History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health.
Author Archive
HANNAH MARK
AI and the classroom

The News spoke with members of the University’s English and Computer Science departments, along with faculty associated with Poorvu and the Executive Committee, to recap the University’s evolving response to the rise of artificial intelligence.

February 19, 2024

HANNAH MARK
Bulldogs and Puppy Love

In college, dating is the extra credit assignment no one signed up for — but everyone secretly hopes to ace. With the geographical closeness of […]

February 9, 2024

Jessai Flores
HANNAH MARK
Yale faculty member’s online therapy program seeks to break down barriers to PTSD care 

Created by psychiatry residency graduate Sofia Noori, Nema Health aims to make “gold-standard” care for post-traumatic stress disorder more accessible for survivors of trauma.

January 25, 2024

HANNAH MARK & GRACE ELLIS
Footnotes E2: Mythmaking and the Father of Radio

In this episode of Footnotes, we explore the controversial career and personal life of Yale graduate Lee de Forest, who is best known for inventing […]

January 21, 2024

HANNAH MARK & ERIN HU
Yale team awarded $5 million from Department of Energy to combat climate change

Researchers from the Yale School of the Environment will examine the impact of natural carbon-capture methods to reduce global warming

November 14, 2023

HANNAH MARK & CARLOS SALCERIO
‘A different spirit’ of research: Yale clinic seeks to unravel the mystery of long Covid

At the Yale Multidisciplinary Long Covid Clinic, researchers and clinicians are racing to help patients and uncover the biology behind post-acute syndromes.

November 8, 2023

HANNAH MARK
Yale joins new Zuckerberg-funded biomedical research collaboration 

The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub in New York plans to connect researchers to work on engineering immune cells to fight disease.

November 6, 2023

OMAR ALI & HANNAH MARK
Black, Hispanic and low-income patients deprioritized in YNHH emergency room lines, study finds

An analysis of thousands of patients at the Yale New Haven Hospital emergency department found that Black, Hispanic and low-income patients are among those more likely to be skipped over in emergency room triage lines — a pattern that experts say is a systemic issue.

October 2, 2023

HANNAH MARK
“Absolutely harrowing”: Yale public health researchers use social media posts and satellite images to corroborate human rights atrocities in Sudan

A series of reports published by the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health corroborate evidence of humanitarian crises and body disposal in Darfur.

September 18, 2023

HANNAH MARK & VALENTINA SIMON
Yale researchers investigate the future of AI in healthcare

While new Yale research shows promising uses for artificial intelligence in healthcare, questions remain.

September 11, 2023

HANNAH MARK
Letters, unsent

It’s late afternoon, sunny, but drizzling a little. Sitting on the porch, I can see the slate stones in the pathway turn speckled. The air […]

September 8, 2023

Cecilia Lee