Yale's home will always be New Haven, but its backyard is as big as America.
Look closely and you'll see the ideas and hard work of Yale's people and their local partners taking root in Missoula, Montana, Hearne, Texas, and Milledgeville, Georgia. You'll find Yale people collaborating with local school districts to organize STEM education bootcamps in the Mississippi Delta and responding to a community need by delivering medicine to doorsteps in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On farms and in factories, at hospitals and across neighborhoods, the work of Yale is traveling far and wide and fast.
But what does that look like, exactly? How does Yale, with its centuries-long history of advancing life-saving medical treatments, developing cutting-edge technology, and expanding educational opportunities, meaningfully affect the lives of people today? And how is that impact manifesting nationwide?
A look at the contributions of alumni, faculty, and students throughout the country turns up powerful results.
Take the startup company Pills2Me, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company delivers medications to vulnerable populations, from the immunocompromised to seniors, who might not otherwise pick up their prescriptions.
The app was created by Leslie Asanga '20 M.P.H. and inspired by his experiences working part-time as a pharmacist in New Haven while taking classes at the Yale School of Public Health. The company now employs thousands of independent contractors (including more than 500 in Nevada alone) to coordinate fast, life-saving deliveries.
