Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar: “Tribal casinos, economic success, and intergenerational mobility for tribal reservation residents”
Randall Akee, PhD, Julie Johnson Kidd Professor of Indigenous Governance and Development, Harvard Kennedy School, presents “Tribal casinos, economic success, and intergenerational mobility for tribal reservation residents.”
The Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for scholars from across the university to discuss in-progress social scientific and population research. Social demography includes work that uses demographic methods to describe and explain the distribution of social goods across populations. The hybrid series offers presentations on a wide variety of topics such as family, gender, race/ethnicity, population health—including mortality, morbidity, and functional health—inequality, immigration, fertility, and the institutional arrangements that shape and respond to population processes.
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The New York Times headline was spare and startling: “Sue Goldie Has Parkinson’s Disease.” More than two years earlier, Goldie had agreed to let reporter John Branch chronicle her experience living with Parkinson’s –– giving him unfiltered access to her life at home and at work, her intense triathlon training, and hundreds of video diaries where she shared her innermost hopes and fears. An intensely private person, she wrestled with the decision to go public but wanted to give voice to the struggle that many people endure silently in the years following diagnosis, and to spark discussion about how people live and work with the uncertainty of this neurodegenerative disease. Goldie also hoped the story would provide a platform for her goals to raise awareness about the benefits of exercise in Parkinson’s and the importance of community and connectedness. In this fireside chat, Goldie –– a physician, scientist, and renowned educator –– will reflect on her journey and share what she has learned from the response to the story and what she hopes to do in her next chapter.
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Brown Bag Seminar: The overlooked epidemic: Reframing zoonotic tuberculosis in Ghana for public health
David A. Barnes, DVM, PhD, is a veterinarian and infectious disease researcher from Ghana, with a PhD in infectious diseases from Hokkaido University, Japan. His research focuses on zoonotic and bovine tuberculosis (zTB/bTB) within the One Health framework, examining the epidemiology and genomic diverstiy of Mycobacterium bovis to inform public health strategies in Africa. Barnes is deeply passionate about bridging basic science, policy, and community health to address pressing infectious diseases challenges. His work integrates science and service in the pursuit of health equity and resilient communities across Africa.
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David A. Barnes, DVM, PhD
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Monday Nutrition Seminar | Food is Medicine for Improving Cancer Outcomes
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Fang Fang Zhang, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Division of Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. Dr. Zhang’s talk—”Food is Medicine for Improving Cancer Outcomes”—will take place on May 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required and closes at 3:00pm ET on May 8).
Healthy snacks will be provided, thanks to the generous support of the Wellbeing Project Fund from the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Affairs.
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 click the “Register Today” button to 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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Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar: “Strategic adaptation and Asian Americans’ socioeconomic evolution, 1940 to 2018–22”
ChangHwan Kim, PhD, professor of sociology, and director of graduate studies, University of Kansas, presents (REMOTELY) “Strategic adaptation and Asian Americans’ socioeconomic evolution, 1940 to 2018–22.”
Lunch will NOT be served since the speaker is presenting remotely.
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Monday Nutrition Seminar | Nutrition Reimagined: Science, Obesity, and Dietary Guidelines at a Crossroads
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Frank B. Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, the Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology and Chair of the Department of Nutrition at HSPH. Dr. Hu’s talk—”Nutrition Reimagined: Science, Obesity, and Dietary Guidelines at a Crossroads”—will take place on March 9 at 1:00 p.m. ET in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required).
Healthy snacks will be provided, thanks to the generous support of the Wellbeing Project Fund from the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Affairs.
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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Wait Time Is Over for Eisner’s “Waiting-Room Willie”
More than 50 years ago, Will Eisner’s American Visuals Studio produced “The Sad Case of Waiting-Room Willie” for the Committee on Public Medical Health Education of the Baltimore Medical Society. This fascinating case of public health advocacy has long gone unexamined, particularly in the modern context of American healthcare.
The MCPHS University Center for Health Humanities and the Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library are bringing a team of local experts to honor Eisner’s legacy while also addressing some of our contemporary Graphic Medicine questions that plague Willie.
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Martha Gardner – Associate Professor of History and Social Sciences, MCPHS University
A. David Lewis – Associate Professor of English and Health Humanities, MCPHS University
Dan Mazur – Artist, Publisher; “Will Eisner: A Comics Biography”
Tavon Mei – Graphic Medicine Club representative, Boston University
Matthew Noe – Lead Collection and Knowledge Management Librarian, Countway Library (Moderator)
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the next Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds:
Topic 1: Association Between Diffusing Capacity and Symptoms and Small Airway Abnormalities in Deployed US Military Veterans
- Presenter: Erika Anderson, MD, MPH, Chief Resident, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Topic 2: Leveraging Digital Health Resources for Pregnancy Care: A Model for Provider Recommendation
- Presenter: Shannel Pegram, DO, MPH, PGY 5, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthLocation: Building 1, Room 1302 and Zoom
Location: Building 1, Room 1302 and Zoom
RSVP: Please click here to register.
CMEs for US licensed physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Community-Engaged Research Working Group in Environmental Health
Join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center’s working group on community-engaged research in environmental health!
This working group brings together faculty, trainees, students, and staff to discuss the methods and practice of conducting community-engaged research with a focus on environmental health.
We’ll meet in person in Building 1, 1302 on April 6, 1-2:00 pm.
April agenda: We will share successes and challenges in our own ongoing community-engaged research, and discuss how we can collaborate in this research field.
Please email niehsctr@hsph.harvard.edu to RSVP!
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Research Addressing Cancer Disparities in New York City
Join us on Wednesday, April 8th for the Department of Epidemiology featuring Dr. Rulla Tamimi discussing Research Addressing Cancer Disparities in New York City.
Abstract: Dr. Tamimi will describe the catchment area of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center in New York City. New York City (NYC) is a region of extremes with some of the richest and poorest living in close proximity. These extremes have a profound impact on health, with major disparities in life expectancy, with cancer driving these differences as the number 1 and 2 causes of premature mortality and overall mortality, respectively. NYC is one of the most heterogeneous cities in the U.S. She will share her work as the Associate Director of Population Science at the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, where she builds research programs that address the needs of the catchment area. She will also share research from the Center of Social Capital (SoCa) Promoting Multigenerational Health, a center she co-leads in response to the National Cancer Institute’s Persistent Poverty Initiative. The mission of the Center is to improve cancer risk and outcomes in persistent poverty census tracts throughout NYC by promoting multi-generational health. She will highlight recent work from the center.
Bio: Dr. Rulla Tamimi is the Chief of the Division of Epidemiology in the Department of Population Health Sciences and Associate Director of Population Science at the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center. She is a cancer epidemiologist whose research has advanced our understanding of breast cancer risk and prognosis. Dr. Tamimi has led numerous NIH-funded studies and authored over 400 peer-reviewed publications, identifying key genetic, molecular, and lifestyle predictors of breast cancer. Her work includes studies of early-life and environmental exposures, molecular tumor characterization, and mammographic features as predictors of disease. Throughout her career, she has played a key role in developing collaborative research efforts, with a long-term commitment to improving cancer prevention and health equity.