Janice Hur
Staff Reporter
janice.hur@yale.edu
Janice Hur covers the Yale New Haven Hospital for the SciTech desk. From Seoul, Korea, she is a sophomore in Morse majoring in Biomedical Engineering.
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ZOE BEKETOVA & JANICE HUR
YNHHS calls acquisition of Prospect hospitals “impossible” following mismanagement

In a statement sent to the News, YNHHS cites Prospect’s financial mismanagement as cause for acquisition collapse amid ongoing legal battle.

February 26, 2025

JANICE HUR
Erika Edwards named interim Peabody director as David Skelly takes sabbatical

Peabody Museum Director David Skelly will begin a yearlong sabbatical, with Yale professor Erika Edwards stepping in as interim director.

February 26, 2025

JANICE HUR
ANALYSIS: Inside YNHH’s $200 million resurgence

After four years of financial losses, Yale New Haven Health posted a surplus in 2024. But rising debt, increased capital spending and shifting market dynamics raise questions about long-term financial health.

February 25, 2025

JANICE HUR & LILY BELLE POLING
New Haven joins legal effort against federal cuts to medical and public health research

The city joined 44 other cities in filing a joint amicus brief Thursday opposing the Trump administration’s recent reductions in federal research reimbursement.

February 23, 2025

JANICE HUR
Yale New Haven Health named among Forbes’ top 500 best large employers

The recognition highlights YNHH’s commitment to employee satisfaction, professional development and quality patient care.

February 20, 2025

JANICE HUR & ARIELA LOPEZ
Scientists rally on the Green to protest federal research cuts

Researchers, students and labor organizers gathered on the New Haven Green to oppose cuts to NIH and federal research funding.

February 19, 2025

JANICE HUR & JULIA LEVY
U.S. Senate report flags $4.7 million of Yale’s NSF funding for “promoting DEI”

Sen. Ted Cruz, who spearheaded the report, called to end the “politicization” of National Science Foundation funding, as the foundation scours grants for violations of Trump’s orders.

February 16, 2025

JANICE HUR & KALINA BROOKFIELD
Comptroller calls for Medicaid increases, workforce investments

With high healthcare costs and workforce shortages, the 2025 Healthcare Cabinet Report proposes Medicaid rate increases, mental health transparency and workforce development initiatives.

February 14, 2025

JANICE HUR
ANALYSIS: NIH funding cuts threaten biotech, innovation and economy

As federal research funding dwindles, biotech startups and research institutions brace for economic fallout.

February 12, 2025

JANICE HUR
YNHH systematically underpaid employees, lawsuit alleges

A newly filed lawsuit claims Yale New Haven Health systematically underpaid employees through payroll rounding and unpaid meal breaks.

February 12, 2025

JANICE HUR
Connecticut expands contraception access through pharmacists

The state’s latest reproductive health policy allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control, increasing accessibility for Connecticut residents.

February 11, 2025