Kalina Brookfield
Staff Reporter
kalina.brookfield@yale.edu
Kalina Brookfield covers Community Health and Policy for the SciTech Desk. She is a first year in Grace Hopper College from Boston, MA.
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KALINA BROOKFIELD
Psychology of overcoming procrastination

The News spoke with psychologists and mental health experts about procrastination and strategies for avoiding it.

October 11, 2024

MAIA NEHME & KALINA BROOKFIELD
Criminal justice organization spotlights deaths in state DOC custody

A panel of legislators, the state inspector general and Connecticut’s first independent prison watchdog discussed the deaths of incarcerated people at Stop Solitary CT’s meeting on Friday.

October 6, 2024

KALINA BROOKFIELD
Restrictions on Methadone, the most regulated therapeutic drug in the country, reduced

Decreased regulations for the substance use disorder medication stand to provide patients with easier access to treatment

October 6, 2024

KALINA BROOKFIELD
PROFILE: Fausto Ximenes, the World Fellow who champions Timor-Leste, Asia’s youngest democracy

World Fellow Fausto Ximenes wants to put the tools for development back in the hands of local communities in Timor-Leste.

September 30, 2024

KALINA BROOKFIELD
Record Riot creates a vintage music lover’s paradise

September 23, 2024

KALINA BROOKFIELD
FDA to start enforcing new mammogram notification law

The new amendments to the Mammography Quality Standards Act require facilities to inform patients of their breast density.

September 19, 2024

KALINA BROOKFIELD
New workshop series on digital ethics sparks multidisciplinary interest

On Monday, the Digital Ethics Center hosted the first of 10 workshops highlighting the nature and ethics of artificial intelligence.

September 11, 2024

KALINA BROOKFIELD
CT Folk Festival highlights intersection between music and environmental justice

The Connecticut Folk Fest and Green Expo powered through rainstorms to connect local talent and activism.

September 9, 2024