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March 4, 2025

State Health Insurance Exchanges in the New Era

Mila Kofman Headshot

Time

1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Event Type

From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

Join us in Kresge 200 for a presentation by Mila Kofman, with an introduction by Professor John McDonough. For more information, contact Cris at crisrobers@hsph.harvard.edu.

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February 26, 2025

The Power of Leadership in Overcoming Health Care Hurdles

3 health care executives talking in a hospital hallway and looking over documents
Location
Virtual

Time

9:30 am 10:00 am

Event Type

From Around the School

The webinar, hosted by Harvard Chan School Instructor Louise Keogh Weed, will delve into the crucial role of leadership in navigating the complex challenges health care professionals face today, including burnout, balancing clinical and financial priorities, and rising costs. Equipping leaders with the tools and resilience to effectively manage these issues is essential.

Louise will also introduce her upcoming Harvard Chan Executive Education program, Health Care Leadership Intensive for Managers, focused on essential leadership training.

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February 25, 2025

States in Front on Rising Health Care and Drug Costs

Headshot of Maureen Hensley-Quinn against a backdrop of the Boston skyline
Location
HSPH, Kresge 200
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States

Time

1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Event Type

From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

Join us in Kresge 200 for a presentation by Maureen Hensley-Quinn, with an introduction by Professor John McDonough. For more information, contact Cris at crisrobers@hsph.harvard.edu.

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February 18, 2025

Leading Health & Human Services in Massachusetts and Beyond

Image with a headshot of Marylou Sudders, against a backdrop of the Boston skyline
Location
HSPH, Kresge 200
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States

Time

1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Event Type

From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

Join us in Kresge 200 for a presentation by Marylou Sudders, Former MA Secretary of Health & Human Services and Senior Policy Advisor at Smith, Costello & Crawford, with an introduction by Professor John McDonough. For more information, contact Cris at crisrobers@hsph.harvard.edu.

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April 10, 2025

Why should we care about sex disparity in cardiovascular health?

Time

1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Event Type

From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

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Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series! On April 10, Jane Zhao, PhD, will present, “Why should we care about sex disparity in cardiovascular health?” Dr. Zhao is a Takemi Fellow in the Takemi Program in International Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 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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February 26, 2025

Fireside Chat with LGBTQ Health Pioneer Stewart Landers

Location
Building 1 – Room 1208
665 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115 United States

Time

1:00 pm 1:50 pm

Event Type: Panel and discussion

From Around the School

Join the Harvard Chan School LGBTQ Working Group for conversation with Stewart Landers, JD, Associate Editor Emeritus, LGBTQ Health, American Journal of Public Health and senior director at John Snow Inc. Learn about early efforts to grow research and programs focused on LGBTQ people.

Lunch provided. RSVP.

This event is not open to the public.

February 21, 2025

i-Night

A person in a blue dress sings with a hand over her heart. She's surrounded by other people holding musical instruments and singing.
Inight, 2024 Photographed by Kent Dayton, February 16, 2024, at the Smith Center, Cambridge, MA

Time

6:00 pm 8:30 pm

Event Type

From Around the School

The Harvard Chan Student Government Association is excited to invite the whole Harvard Chan community to join us for one of our most cherished traditions — ✨i-Night!✨

i-Night, short for “International Night,” has been a staple since 1989, celebrating the incredible diversity of our community through a talent and cultural showcase 🪭🪇🪩.

This year, the event will take place on Friday, February 21st from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the Smith Campus Center in Harvard Square. Mark your calendars—no RSVP required!

February 11, 2025

Medicaid at the Crossroads

Headshot of Cindy Mann, Former Director of Medicaid for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS. In the background, there is a faint image of the Boston skyline with circle designs.
Location
HSPH, Kresge 200
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115 United States

Time

1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Event Type

From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

Join us in Kresge 200 for a presentation by Cindy Mann, with an introduction by Professor John McDonough. For more information, contact Cris at crisrobers@hsph.harvard.edu.

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February 25, 2025

Until the End of the World: Film Screening and Q&A 

Aerial photo of a fish farm.
Location
HSPH, Kresge G1, Snyder Auditorium
677 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA United States

Time

4:00 pm 6:00 pm

Event Type

From Around the School

Fish farming is the fastest growing sector of food production, described as the ‘sustainable answer for food security’. Aquaculture attracts billions in public and private investment, but as the world population nears the 9.7Bn predicted by 2050, is it the solution? 

The Department of Environmental Health invites you to join us for a film screening of the award-winning documentary, Until the End of the World, which examines the environmental and community impacts of fish farming, followed by a Q&A with the film’s director. The Q&A will also feature leading experts in Environmental Health, Nutrition, and Marine Biology. 

Until the End of the World: Film Screening and Q&A 

Tuesday, February 25th from 4pm-6pm  

Kresge G1 Snyder Auditorium, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 

677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 

The film will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Petros Koutrakis, PhD, Professor of Environmental Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and Eva Douzinas, President of the Rauch Foundation. 

Featured Panelists: 

  • Francesco De Augustinis – Director of the film and an independent investigative journalist and documentarist covering food sustainability topics. 
  • Doug Frantz & Catherine Collins – Co-authors of the book, Salmon Wars. Catherine Collins is former foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and a private investigator. Doug Frantz is a Pulitzer prize winner, former managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and former Assistant Secretary of State under John Kerry. 
  • Matthew Hayek – Dr. Hayek is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at NYU. He received his PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science.  

About the film: The new 60 minute film by investigative journalist and award-winning film-maker, Francesco De Augustinis, ‘Until The End Of The World’, takes the viewer on a journey from central Italy through Europe, West Africa and South America, where we see the paradoxical competition of this industry versus the livelihoods of entire communities in vulnerable areas, to produce high-end products like salmon. 

To RSVP, please fill out the form here.

*Speakers’ remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, not for Harvard.

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*Speakers’ views do not necessarily reflect the views of the Chair, the Department, the School, or the University.

February 7, 2025

HCSGA February General Student Body Meeting

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

Time

1:15 pm 2:15 pm

Event Type

From Around the School

HCSGA’s February General Student Body Meeting is this Friday, Feb. 7 from 1:15-2:15 pm in Kresge G1 & online! Come join us to voice your concerns, learn what the HCSGA has been working on, upcoming events & more! Catering will be provided to students attending in person.