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October 27

First, Do No Harm: A Symposium in Memory of Lucian Leape

Lucian Leape and Bob Blendon smiling
Lucian Leape (right) and Robert Blendon at a past event honoring Leape.
Location
Kresge Building

Event Type

2:00 pm 5:15 pm

Join us for a symposium and reception in honor and memory of Lucian Leape, who passed away this past summer at the age of 94. The Department of Health Policy and Management will celebrate Lucian’s impact and look ahead to the challenges and opportunities for the patient safety movement he did so much to advance. Read his New York Times obituary here.

Symposium: 2:00PM – 5:15PM, Kresge G1 & Online (Livestream)
Reception: 5:15PM-6:30PM
, Kresge Atrium

This event is open to the public. Registration is required for all in-person attendees. All in-person attendees who do not already have Harvard University ID access to the Kresge Building will be required to bring a photo ID and check in at the Kresge security desk. Registration ensures that you will be on the guest list when you check in.

This event will be in-person and livestreamed online. The livestream link will become active as the date nears. You will also receive the link to the livestream in your email after registering for this event, if you choose to register in advance (not required for those joining via livestream).

Keynote Speakers

This event will also feature two panels:

Panel 1: “Lucian Leape – Navigating the Ship of Patient Safety”
Panelists: David Bates, Tejal Gandhi, David Blumenthal
Moderator: Joel Weissman

Panel 2: “Achieving Zero Harm: Paths Forward”
Panelists: Michelle Anderson, Patricia Dykes, Michaela Kerrissey
Moderator: Eric Schneider

Panelists & Moderators

September 19

Heat, Health and the City: Community, Housing, and Health System Solutions

Heat, Health and the City: Community, Housing, and Health System Solutions
Location
Harvard Business School campus

Event Type

2:10 pm 2:55 pm

The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) invites you to join us for this in-person breakout session as part of Harvard Climate Action Week. Breakout sessions are first come, first served. Please plan to arrive early to the session.

Extreme heat is an increasingly urgent public health problem in cities, where dense populations and built environments can intensify health risks for vulnerable communities. This panel will showcase how local initiatives are addressing public health and climate challenges related to extreme heat in urban environments. Panelists will discuss real-life strategies that connect scientific research to equitable interventions, aiming to protect health and reduce disparities in cities. The session will highlight related Harvard Chan research, including work in Boston’s redlined communities.

Speaker Information

November 4

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Celebration of Early Career Investigators in Cancer Research

Location
Yawkey Conference Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States

Event Type

1:00 pm 5:30 pm

Early career investigators are a unique reservoir of new ideas, innovation, and excellence in cancer research. To celebrate this, we welcome you to join the Annual DF/HCC Celebration of Early Investigators in Cancer Research. This symposium will showcase the talent of early career investigators at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) who work in several areas of population science, including epidemiology, biostatistics, outcomes, diversity, and survivorship. We invite all members of the public to attend the event. We also invite students, post-docs, residents, and clinical fellows to submit abstracts for consideration as oral or poster presentations. We look forward to an exciting afternoon of discussion, sharing new discoveries, and building new collaborations.

The abstract submission deadline is September 19th, 2025.

May 1

Global Health Week Symposium: Building Sustainable Health Systems

Location
Kresge G2, Harvard Chan School
677 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115

Time

5:30 pm 7:15 pm

Event Type

Conferences and Symposia, From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

Global Health Week returns on April 28 to May 2!

Please join the Department of Global Health and Population’s Global Health Week Symposium on “Building Sustainable Health Systems” featuring Keynote speaker Muhamad Chatib Basri, PhD, Chairman, PT Bank Mandiri tbk. and Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia, followed by a panel discussion from international experts and Harvard faculty.

This event will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM in Kresge G2.

Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.

Keynote Speaker

Panelists

Moderator

May 7

2025 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony

grid of three speakers on a stage holding microphones standing up
Location
Klarman Hall Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02163

Time

6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Event Type

Conferences and Symposia, From Around the School

Join the Harvard Innovation Labs for our annual celebration of innovation, community, and entrepreneurship at Harvard. We’ll hear live pitches from 25 finalist ventures and reveal which will receive a share of $517,000 in funding, courtesy of the Bertarelli Foundation. Get excited for this year’s event by watching highlights from last year.

We’ll hear live pitches from 25 finalist ventures and reveal which will receive a share of $517,000 in funding, courtesy of the Bertarelli Foundation.

Get excited for this year’s event by watching highlights from last year.

Register today to get the link for the livestream.

Tickets for the in-person event will open to the Harvard community on April 7 and to the general public on or before April 23.

HOW TO JOIN

In-person: Join us in person for the awards ceremony in Klarman Hall in Allston, Massachusetts. An after party will follow at Schwartz Pavillion (directly outside of Klarman Hall) with food, drinks, and a chance to meet and mingle with the finalists and our broader innovation community.

Online: Can’t make it to campus? Join us online from anywhere in the world for an immersive digital experience. Register to receive the link to view the livestream.

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Please note: By registering, you agree to receive emails about this event and future communications from the Harvard Innovation Labs.

April 11

Building a Learning Health System: the VA-CAUSAL Enterprise (19th Kolokotrones Symposium)

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Location
HSPH, Kresge G1, Snyder Auditorium
677 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA United States

Time

10:30 am 3:00 pm

Event Type

Conferences and Symposia, From Around the School

CAUSALab is thrilled to invite you to the 19th Kolokotrones Symposium at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health!

This hybrid symposium celebrates the 100th anniversary of research for our VA-CAUSAL collaborator, the VA Office of Research & Development.

“Building a Learning Health System: the VA-CAUSAL Enterprise” will explore how VA-CAUSAL may serve as a helpful model for future learning health systems. Speakers will describe the program infrastructure, research use cases, and policy implications. The symposium will conclude with a panel discussion on the future of research to build learning health systems.

VA-CAUSAL is a causal inference research initiative within the U.S. Veterans Health Administration. The goal of VA-CAUSAL is to help transform the VA into a learning health system that expedites the translation of research into practice and supports decision-making by patients, clinicians, and other stakeholders to improve health.

Featured symposium speakers to be announced.

Event information including directions and building access will be sent directly to registered in-person attendees in the weeks leading up to the event. Zoom link will be distributed to all virtual attendees the week leading up to the event.

Speakers’ remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, and not for Harvard, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or the United States government.

Organizers

February 4

Cooking Demonstration & Tasting Reception

Time

4:30 pm 6:30 pm

Event Type

Conferences and Symposia, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

Executive Chef Chris Kelly will demonstrate cancer-mindful recipes in conversation with Martin Breslin, Harvard University’s Director of Culinary Operations. A small-plate tasting reception will follow. Join us to improve your cooking skills, enjoy a healthy bite, and socialize.

Speaker Information

Organizers

February 3

Combating Cancer Misinformation: Effective Communication for Public Health

Location
Yawkey 306/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Virtual

Time

2:30 pm 5:00 pm

Event type

Conferences and Symposia, From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

*Please note that registration is required for all attendees. WebEx links will be emailed out ahead of the event

Social media hosts an endless supply of misleading cancer information. As members of the public health community how do we keep the lines of communication open and encourage patients to follow confirmed and effective guidelines. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the latest research on how and why misinformation spreads, and our role in the conversation as health care professionals.

Speakers

Moderator

February 1

Public Interested Conference 2025

public health conference text and logo on blue and pink background
Location
Harvard Cambridge Campus
Cambridge, MA 02138

Time

1:30 pm 5:00 pm

Conferences and Symposia, From Around the School

Public Interested is a campus-wide program organized by the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship and collaboratively planned by the Harvard Alumni Association, Advanced Leadership Initiative, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard Global Health Institute, Harvard Innovation Labs, Institute of Politics, Mignone Center for Career Success, Office for the Arts, Office for Sustainability, Phillips Brooks House Association, Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, and the Social Innovation and Change Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School. This program offers several outstanding ways for students and alums to explore public interest careers, make connections, and discuss social issues. Public Interested will take place on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Breakout networking discussions include: advising on public interest careers, education, environmental justice, immigration reform, political engagement and advocacy, public and global health, public interest law and criminal justice reform, and safety nets: housing access and food security.

Speaker Information

February 1

Public Interested Conference 2025

Location
Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way
Cambridge, MA 02138, Massachusetts United States

Time

1:30 pm 5:30 pm

Event Type

Conferences and Symposia

Public Interested is a campus-wide program organized by the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship and collaboratively planned by the Harvard Alumni Association, Advanced Leadership Initiative, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard Global Health Institute, Harvard Innovation Labs, Institute of Politics, Mignone Center for Career Success, Office for the Arts, Office for Sustainability, Phillips Brooks House Association, Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, and the Social Innovation and Change Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School. This program offers several outstanding ways for students and alums to explore public interest careers, make connections, and discuss social issues. Public Interested will take place on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Breakout networking discussions include: advising on public interest careers, education, environmental justice, immigration reform, political engagement and advocacy, public and global health, public interest law and criminal justice reform, and safety nets: housing access and food security.

Learn more about the event.