Finding a Match: Donor Diversity and the Path to a Cure
Lunch and Learn event about the National Marrow Donor Program, which is a global nonprofit organization that connects patients with blood cancers and blood disorders (such as leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle cell disease) to life-saving blood stem cell and bone marrow donor. This event is to raise awareness about becoming a donor, and is being held in conjunction with a table in the Kresge Atrium where cheek swab kits will be distributed.
Presentation will be in Kresge G-1, Table will be in the Kresge Atrium.
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Midweek Mindfulness Reset (virtual)
Reduce your stress, calm your nervous system, and reset.
Sit with a rotating group of some of the most influential instructors in the mindfulness space, including monastics from the Plum Village tradition. Each session offers a variety of mindfulness practices and insights to support your well-being. It’s the perfect reset to mark the middle of your week!
We will meet virtually via Zoom every Wednesday from 11:00 –11:30 a.m. ET (and you’re welcome to stay for an optional 15 additional minutes for sharing and community building). Open to all; no experience needed.
Please note that these sessions are for relaxation and general wellness only and are not a substitute for professional medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. By participating, you agree to take responsibility for your own physical and emotional well‑being, and to consult a qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical or mental health concerns.
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Progress, Interrupted: Malaria’s Uneven Gains Amid New Threats & A Changing Funding Landscape
Malaria’s uneven gains amid new threats & a changing funding landscape
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Landscape of Immigrant Mental Health in Greater Boston: What community members and service providers have to say
Join us for an in-person panel discussion moderated by Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Sullivan, Director of the Program on Immigrant Families and Unhoused Communities at FXB. The event will engage researchers, community members and service providers in discussions on the state of immigrant mental health in the Greater Boston area. Dr. Sullivan will be joined by panelists Kim Mendoza-Iraheta, Director of Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Program for the Boston Public Health Commission, and Dr. Jessica Santos, Director of the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research.
The event will take place in Kresge 200 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. with an optional post event discussion taking place in the Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room (FXB 7th Floor) from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
HUID required.
Lunch will be provided.
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Kim Mendoza-Iraheta, LSW
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Sustainability Snapshot with Sue
Discuss the latest HSPH Sustainability Report with Sustainability Manager Susan Bottino. Learn about school initiatives. Find out what you can do. Ask questions and share suggestions.
Meet in person at Kresge 204.
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Race in the Machine: The Making of Algorithmic Bias (Hybrid lecture)
Though many of us may think of race as a social construct, exactly how race has been (and continues to be) constructed is often unclear, with deadly consequences. This panel discussion brings together scholars who investigate how racial categories are hidden in numerous technologies central to modern life—clinical algorithms, internet search engines, computer vision, and artificial intelligence. Working both within and beyond academia, these scholars investigate how race becomes embedded in technological systems and the harms that result. How can we better understand the idea of race through its relationship with technology, and how might we begin to untangle these systems to promote justice?
Following the program, attendees will have the opportunity to view the new exhibition Measurement on the Color Line: Scientific Instruments and the Making of Human Categories at the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.
Advance registration is recommended.
Free event parking is available with registration. Register by November 3 to receive parking registration instructions.
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New Exhibition – Measurement on the Color Line: Scientific Instruments and the Making of Human Categories
Curated by Evelynn M. Hammonds, the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard, the exhibition draws directly from her co-authored book, with Bates College Professor Rebecca Herzing, The Nature of Difference: Sciences of Race in the United States from Jefferson to Genomics. Her research highlights how early scientific disciplines, including anthropology and medicine, sought physical justifications for social hierarchies.
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Pop Center Social Demography Seminar and GHP Brown Bag Lunch with Heather Randell (in person only)
Heather Randell, PhD, associate professor of global policy, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, presents “Development-induced displacement and women’s health: Qualitative evidence from the Brazilian Amazon.“ This seminar is co-sponsored by the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and is IN PERSON ONLY.
Location: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Kresge, Building 1, Room 1208. Lunch will be served.
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Presented jointly with the Center for Health Communication
Scroll through social media, and you’ll find no shortage of health advice: the right supplement, the best workout, the optimal diet. It’s overwhelming, and more important, it misses the big picture–factors such as access to health insurance, stable housing, and clean air. Join three health influencers attending this year’s Creator Summit on Health and Wellness for All and a Pew researcher for a conversation about reimagining health content on social media.
Register for free to submit your questions.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
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Alex Peay
Natalie Lauren Sims
Galen Stocking
Courtney Tracy
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Mindfulness for Cardiovascular Health: From Behavior Change to Healthcare Integration
How can mindfulness move from scientific evidence to mainstream healthcare? In this seminar, Eric B. Loucks, PhD, Professor and Director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University, will explore the research on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and its adaptation for improving nutrition, blood pressure, and cardiovascular health. He will also examine challenges to health insurance coverage and emerging approaches, including group medical visits and digital delivery, to expand access.
This Monday Nutrition Seminar, co-hosted by the Department of Nutrition and the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health, will take place on November 30 at 1:00 p.m. ET in FXB G-13* and via Zoom (registration is required).
*Please note that in-person attendance for non-HUID holders is not guaranteed due to space constraints.
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Eric Loucks, PhD
