Leading public health schools today and tomorrow: A conversation with Deans Megan Ranney and Andrea Baccarelli
In this fireside chat, two deans of leading schools of public health will explore how to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape in public health education. Megan Ranney, Dean of Yale School of Public Health, will join Andrea Baccarelli, Dean of Harvard Chan School, to discuss preparing—and learning from—the next generation of public health students. From modeling constructive dialogue across diverse audiences, to examining the role of generative AI in classrooms and research, to equipping graduates for a shifting job market, the deans will share real-world insights.
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Megan Ranney
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Monday Nutrition Seminar | So the US food system is certainly broken; what can we reasonably do about it, given nutritional and geophysical constraints on this system?
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Gidon Eshel, PhD, MA, MPhil, Research Professor at Bard College. Dr. Eshel’s talk—”So the US food system is certainly broken; what can we reasonably do about it, given nutritional and geophysical constraints on this system?”—will take place on December 15, 2025 at 1:00pm ET in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required).
The Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID, please fill out the registration form by 3:00 p.m. ET on the Friday before the seminar to request a visitor pass to access the building.
Seminar speakers share their perspectives, they do not speak for Harvard.
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Documentary Screening – Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
Join the Harvard Chan Student Committee for Health Equity & Justice in Palestine for a screening of Gaza: Doctors Under Attack. Light refreshments from Aceituna Grill and popcorn will be provided!
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Origami Workshop
Join us for an origami-making workshop! Monday, December 8th, the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ Community and Belonging committee invites all students, staff, and faculty to join us for an origami-making workshop! Learn a new artform, let your creative energy flow, and get to know your fellow community members. Stop by the Kresge atrium anytime between 12 and 2 p.m. to take part. We hope to see you there!
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War and the public’s health
Join the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights for a fireside chat with physician and epidemiologist Barry Levy, MD, MPH, and discussion with FXB Visiting Scientist Yara M. Asi, PhD. They will describe the impacts of war on the health and human rights of noncombatant civilians and related issues, including forced displacement and destruction of civilian infrastructure. They will also discuss the prevention of war and the promotion of peace. Dr. Levy will draw on his book, From Horror to Hope: Recognizing and Preventing the Health Impacts of War, and Dr. Asi on her book, How War Kills: The Overlooked Threats to Our Health.
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Barry Levy, MD, MPH
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Post-Launch of the Lancet One Health Commission Report
We are delighted to invite you the post-launch event of the Lancet One Health Commission Report.
Date: Wednesday December 3, 2025
Time: 2:00-4:00pm EST
Location: Hybrid | Countway Library & Zoom
The event will highlight the urgent challenges at the intersection of health and sustainability – including health inequity, climate change, biodiversity loss, antimicrobial resistance, infectious and non-communicable diseases, as well as weak health systems. These issues illustrate the inseparable links between human, animal, and ecosystem health, and underscore the need for a One Health approach to achieve effective solutions.
With only five years left to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, the event will explore how the implementation of One Health can decisively strengthen global health and sustainability efforts.
The event will be moderated by Andrea Winkler, Co-Chair of the Lancet One Health Commission and co(joint)-Director of the Center for Global Health of the Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Register here to join in person.
Click here to access Zoom link (Harvard Key required).
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Report-back from the 2ND Africa-CARICOM summit on reparations
Join the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights for a virtual conversation between FXB Director, Dr. Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH, and FXB Visiting Scientist Brittney Francis, PhD, MPH, who will share their takeaways after attending the 2nd Africa-CARICOM Summit in Addis Ababa in September 2025. The summit brought together member states from the African Union and CARICOM, along with UN entities and international NGOs, including the global African diaspora. The goal was to strengthen unity, deepen integration, and jointly pursue reparations and reparatory justice through a comprehensive transcontinental partnership framework, under the theme: “Transcontinental Partnership in Pursuit of Reparatory Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.” The conversation will be moderated by FXB Research Associate, Serhat Yildirim, MD, MMSc.
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Monday Nutrition Seminar | Harnessing planetary health data science approaches to understanding food safety and food security in Madagascar
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Christopher Golden, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Planetary Health, Director of the MPH in Nutrition Program, Co-Director of the Concentration in Climate Change and Planetary Health; Giacomo De Nicola, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow; Oladimeji Mudele, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The speakers will present their talk on “Harnessing planetary health data science approaches to understanding food safety and food security in Madagascar” on December 1, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. ET. This seminar will take place in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required in advance).
The Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID, please fill out this registration form by 3:00 p.m. ET on the Friday before the seminar to request a visitor pass to access the building.
Seminar speakers share their perspectives, they do not speak for Harvard.
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Monday Nutrition Seminar | Biomarkers as an essential instrument in nutritional research
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring at Qi Sun, MD, DSc, Associate Professor at the Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Director of Nutritional Biomarker Laboratory at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Associate Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sun will present his talk on “Biomarkers as an Essential Instrument in Nutritional Research” on November 24, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. ET. This seminar will take place in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required).
The Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID, please fill out the registration form by 3:00pm ET on the Friday before the seminar to request a visitor pass to access the building.
Seminar speakers share their perspectives, they do not speak for Harvard.
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Qi Sun, MD, DSc
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What’s at stake for health care reform? Insights from Florida and Massachusetts
Health care access, costs, and coverage – particularly for lower-income Americans – are expected to undergo dramatic changes in the next few years. Enhanced subsidies that make coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace more affordable are set to expire at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, Medicaid faces billions in cuts and a high probability that people will lose coverage due to new work requirements, stricter eligibility rules, and more frequent eligibility reviews. In addition, changes in Medicaid reimbursement rules and new rural health grants could have nationwide effects. In this event, former health care leaders from Florida and Massachusetts share their perspectives on how state officials and health care providers will respond in this shifting policy environment.
Register for free to submit your questions.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
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Justin Senior
