Innovation in time of crisis: An inside look at HHS during the first Trump Administration
Eric Hargan, who served as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the first Trump administration, will share an insider’s perspective into the early U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the vital work of Operation Warp Speed to deliver a vaccine in record time. This fireside chat will also explore initiatives to improve healthcare access in rural communities through telehealth expansion and remote patient monitoring.
Register for free to submit your questions.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
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Eric Hargan
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2025 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony
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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Community Data Preservation: A Climate & Health Datathon
Health and climate data are crucial to our work and our everyday lives. It is important that this public data is maintained and kept available for us now and in the future.
Join us for this climate and health datathon and learn how to save our data while having fun connecting with fellow data enthusiasts!
We’re partnering with the Climate and Health Research Coordinating Center (CAFÉ RCC), a joint partnership between Boston University School of Public Health and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to host this preservation event. We will focus on the importance of data preservation and good data management and pivot to capturing crucial public health information, reports, and datasets for preservation in the CAFÉ Dataverse.
No data science skills are needed! Join when you can for as long as you can.
This event is open to all Harvard students, postdocs, researchers, faculty, and staff, as well as the larger concerned public health community.
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Financing universal health coverage through social health insurance: Kenya’s experience
Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series! On April 17, Wanza Mbole, DSL, MBA, BSc, will present, “Financing universal health coverage through social health insurance: Kenya’s experience”. Wanza Mbole is a LEAD Fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute. This seminar will be held in Building 1, Room 1208. Online participation will be available via Zoom. A Harvard ID is required for building access.
The Thursday Brown Bag Series is a weekly seminar series featuring current research of faculty, affiliates, and guests of the department. Any questions regarding the series can be directed to the department at GHP@hsph.harvard.edu.
Speakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard
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Helping Hands: The Mississippi Delta Food Community
Join us for a preview of the documentary Helping Hands followed by a conversation with the filmmaker Jack Thomas Spears on the resilience of the Mississippi Delta’s food community and how neighbors are fighting food insecurity despite the challenges. Light Refreshments will be provided.
Poverty in the Delta has been written on, researched, and is now the model of economic desolation for the rest of the country. For example, Mississippi is the last state on lists such as employment, education, and opportunity. At the same time, Mississippi is the first state on lists such as obesity, crime, and poverty. Those living outside of the Delta are quick to the perspective of negativity, desolation, and decline when thinking about the Delta. These individuals are quick to point towards the looming statistics without having a thought towards the communities represented by those numbers. However, the narrative does not end there. In spite of all the mentioned struggles faced in this region, a deep sense of community continues to resiliently grow behind the shadow of poverty. A sense of community where gardens are being utilized to feed senior citizens, churches are using their buses to drive members to grocery stores, and mayors double as food pantry directors. A sense of community that anyone living in the Delta is aware of and lives with. A sense of community that is hidden by negative stereotypes to much of the nation and especially the rest of Mississippi. Helping Hands stands in the gap of research and perspective between the looming statistics of food insecurity and the community that stands defiantly in opposition.
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Implementing Health Care AI into Clinical Practice
Join us for a webinar on the Implementing Health Care AI into Clinical Practice program, offered by Harvard Chan School Executive Education and hosted by Program Director Dr. Santiago Romero-Brufau, MD, PhD.
As AI technology advances, it has the potential to greatly enhance patient care efficiency by speeding up information processing. However, integrating AI into a health care practice or system is a complex task. This program provides clinicians and stakeholders with the essential skills to develop these processes internally.
If you’re interested in the program, we invite you to join the webinar to explore how it may align with your professional goals.
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Cutting through the Smoke: Climate Change and Respiratory Health
Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series! On May 1, Mary B. Rice, MD, MPH, will present “Cutting through the Smoke: Climate Change and Respiratory Health”. Dr. Rice is the Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Respiratory Health in the Department of Environmental Health and Director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The Thursday Brown Bag Series is a weekly seminar series featuring current research of faculty, affiliates, and guests of the department. Any questions regarding the series can be directed to the department at GHP@hsph.harvard.edu.
Speakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard
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The Art of Well-Being
On Tuesday, April 22nd, from 1-1:50 PM in Kresge 202A, all Harvard students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join us for The Art of Well-Being: A Science-Backed Approach to Emotional Release. This interactive workshop will use evidence-based practices like mindfulness, expressive writing, and grounding exercises to help you release emotional overwhelm and reconnect with inner calm. Through simple guided activities and shared reflection, you’ll walk away with tools to feel more focused, clear-headed, and emotionally grounded.
This workshop will be led by Student Steering Committee member Rifka Verma, MPH ’25. Seats are limited, so RSVP today!
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Rifka Verma
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Noticing Nature
On Wednesday, April 16th, from 1-1:50 PM in Kresge 202A, we invite all Harvard students, faculty, and staff to join us for a workshop exploring the role of nature in well-being. This event will be led by Center Student Steering Committee member Niharika Jhingan, MPH ’26.
Explore the connection between nature and well-being, learn about ways to incorporate more nature into your daily life, and join us on a mini quest to connect to the nature in our surroundings. This workshop involves a short walk outside, so please dress accordingly.
We have limited spaces available, so please register ASAP! Lunch provided.
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Niharika Jhingan
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Blooming Brushstrokes: A Spring Painting Experience
The “Blooming Brushstrokes: A Spring Painting Experience” event is designed to bring together students for an afternoon of creativity, relaxation, and team building, while celebrating the vibrant season of spring in Boston. As the city comes alive with blossoming flowers and warmer weather, this event offers a unique opportunity for students to engage in a fun, instructor-led painting session that fosters collaboration and creativity.
Note: The painting session is covered by the HCSGA. However, students are responsible for arranging their transportation. If using public transit, take the Green Line from Brigham Circle; at North Station, transfer to the Orange Line; exit the train at Assembly station. From there, it’s just an 8-minute walk to Muse PaintBar.