Data Preservation & Community Event
Event description
This preservation event will focus on compiling a list of websites that feature crucial public health information, reports, and datasets on state web pages for the Internet Archive to capture post-event. No data science skills are needed. This event is open to Harvard Chan students, postdocs, researchers, faculty, and staff, as well as the larger concerned public health community.
Connecting with community is another important component of this event. You’ll have the chance to write postcards to government officials and a silk screening station will be set up so you can express your data preservation pride! Bring your own t-shirt or tote! A small number of free t-shirts will be provided – first come first served. Bring your laptop!
For questions: datapreservationcollective@hsph.harvard.edu.
Organizers
Healing through Crafting Stories
On Wednesday, March 26th, 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 writing in well-being, led by Student Steering Committee member Naomi Ahn, MPH ’25.
Embark on a brief journey to discover how the simple act of writing and sharing stories can nurture emotional health and resilience. Explore the powerful connection between crafting narratives and healing for both the mind and body through short, easy writing exercises.
Join us in a space of creativity, reflection, growth, and community-building through the art of storytelling. Lunch will be provided.
Disclaimer: This is not the time to feel burdened or pressured by writing long essays. You don’t need to be a fan of writing—your facilitator once disliked writing too.
Speaker Information
Naomi Ahn
Organizers
HCSGA March General Student Body Meeting
HCSGA’s March General Student Body Meeting is this Friday, March 7 from 1-2 pm in Kresge G1! Come join us to voice your concerns, learn the initiatives HCSGA has been working on, upcoming events & more! Catering will be provided to students attending in person.
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Attacks on children in Gaza: Injuries, trauma, and survival
Join the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights for a panel discussion about injuries specific to children in the Gaza Strip over the last year. We will be joined by Budour Hassan, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa researcher, Dr. Mimi Syed, an emergency medicine physician who worked in Gaza in August and December 2024, and Mohammad Mansour, psychotherapist, specialized in treating trauma, sexual assault victims, and emergency intervention. The conversation will be moderated by Ayesha Kadir, pediatrician and public health consultant.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative at the Harvard Divinity School, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, and the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Speaker Information
Ayesha Kadir, Moderator
Budour Hassan
Dr. Mimi Syed
Mohammad Mansour
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Public health and the arts: A conversation with A.R.T.’s Diane Paulus
Presented jointly with the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University
Join Diane Paulus, the Tony Award-winning Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, for a fireside chat on the power of theater to illuminate critical public health challenges. Paulus will share how A.R.T. productions including Waitress, Jagged Little Pill, and Night Side Songs have tackled timely issues like domestic violence, addiction, and palliative care to spark conversations. Join us to learn how art can help heal communities and drive deeper understanding.
Register for free to submit your questions.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
Speaker
Diane Paulus
Moderator
About The Studio
ID Epi Seminar Series – Volodymyr Minin
Apr 3, 2025 | 1-2pm ET | Kresge G3
The signal is not flushed away: nowcasting and forecasting using wastewater pathogen surveillance
Presented by Volodymyr Minin, Professor of Statistics, Associate Director of the Infectious Disease Science Initiative, at the University of California, Irvine
Minin is a Professor of Statistics and an Associate Director of the UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative at the University of California, Irvine. He is interested in statistical inference of stochastic models that describe complex dynamics of biological systems. Minin is most active in infectious disease epidemiology, working on Bayesian integration of multiple data sources for inference of pathogen transmission model parameters and for probabilistic forecasting of healthcare demand. His other interests include phylogenetics, population genetics, and systems biology.
Each spring, the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics hosts an annual seminar series, featuring talks from experts on the latest research in infectious disease epidemiology and modeling.
Speakers will share their own perspectives and do not speak for Harvard.
ID Epi Seminar Series – Oskar Hallatschek
Mar 27, 2025 | 1-2pm ET | Kresge G3
Who acquires infection from whom? Neutral allele frequency fluctuations can tell
Presented by Oskar Hallatschek, Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley, Leipzig University
Prof. Dr. Oskar Hallatschek, born in Germany, earned his doctorate in Berlin after studying in Heidelberg and Zurich. Following a postdoc at Harvard, he led the Max Planck Research Group on Biological Physics and Evolutionary Dynamics in Göttingen. Since 2013, he has been a faculty member in UC Berkeley’s Physics and IB. His honors include the Simons Investigator, NSF Career, and Humboldt Professor Award.
Each spring, the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics hosts an annual seminar series, featuring talks from experts on the latest research in infectious disease epidemiology and modeling.
Speakers will share their own perspectives and do not speak for Harvard.
Harvard Pop Center Population Research Exchange
Onur Altindag, PhD, associate professor of economics, Bentley University, and visiting scientist, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, presents “Mental health effects of having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease.”
Location
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (The Pop Center)
9 Bow Street, Cambridge, MA United States
Zoom
Register above
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Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar with Erika Sabbath
Erika Sabbath, ScD, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Boston College, presents “Impacts of post-Dobbs state abortion bans on health and well-being of obstetrician-gynecologists.”
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SBS Alumni Panel: Exploring Career Pathways Outside of Academia
Join us for a session with HSB-MPH and SBS doctoral alumni as they share their journeys in diverse career paths beyond academia! Learn how they applied their education and skills in impactful roles in various industries. We will also be joined by Alison McAlear from the Office of Career Services to provide helpful resources. Whether you’re planning your next steps or just curious, we hope you can attend this panel to hear firsthand experiences from our alumni and participate in the Q&A session.
Please RSVP by Friday, February 28.
Panelists:
1) Kate Orlin (MPH ’23), Family Team Director, Boston Health Care for the Homeless
2) Cecilia Vu (PhD ’22), Biostatistical Epidemiologist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
3) Sabrina Selk (ScD ’12), Director of Health and Racial Equity at the National Network of Public Health Institutes
4) Onisha Etkins (PhD ’21), Research Director of the AI & Research Solutions team at JPA Health
5) Alison McAlear, Associate Director, Career Coaching and Education