Recorded Q&A, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1-1:30pm ET At just 10 human cases, reports of Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease with no vaccine or drug treatment, are at an all-time low, according to The Carter Center.* What drove this success? Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky and The Carter Center's Sarah Yerian and Emily Staub...
Redesigning Calm invites members of the Harvard community to explore how our surroundings shape mental and physical well-being. Drawing inspiration from organic and landscape architecture that harmonize natural light, greenery, and spatial flow, alongside modern biophilic design, this hands-on workshop encourages participants to reimagine familiar built environment, such as campus study or personal spaces, through a...
Join us on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (10–11 a.m. ET) for the second session of our two-part Negotiations Webinar Series, hosted by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. 🎙 Webinar 2: ”The Making of Negotiating Organizations" Featuring Claude Bruderlein, Esq., LL.M., Adjunct Lecturer and Senior Researcher, and Founder of Frontline Associates. This session focuses on how effective...
Join us on Wednesday, March 25th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Elizabeth Arias discussing US Life Table Program: Data Challenges, Methodological Solutions, and Moving into the Future. Abstract: The presentation will provide a historical overview of the US Life Table Program and a summary of the data challenges and methodological solutions employed over the years. The talk will include a description of the US National Vital...
Join us for a Center Member Research Presentation by Dr. Heike Gibson on Traffic-related air pollution, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease risk in the VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL). Following a brief presentation, there will be time for all participants to engage in a cross-disciplinary discussion with Dr. Gibson and each other. Abstract: This talk will...
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...
In this seminar, Diah Saminarsih will introduce the Primary Healthcare IMPACT Lab, a new collaboration between the Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) and the Program in Global Primary Health Care, a shared initiative of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Division of Global Health Equity and Harvard Medical School. The Lab aims to support Indonesia’s...
IID Seminar - Jonathan H. Epstein
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds. Title: “Forever Chemicals on the Front Line: A Firefighter, a Public Health Crisis, and the Leadership Imperative” Learning Objectives: Presenter: Gabriel Carrillo, MD, JD, 1st Yr. OEM Resident Discussant: Eli Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FCLM, Chief Federal...
Margaret McConnell will chair.
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Aviva A. Musicus, ScD, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nutrition at HSPH. Dr. Musicus's talk—"Front-of-package labeling in the United States: The latest evidence informing policy"—will take place on March 30 at 1:00pm ET in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required). Healthy snacks...
Join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center’s working group on complex mixtures, held the last Monday of each month in HSPH Bldg. 1, 1302! This monthly working group meeting is held in person. Members discuss a wide range of issues related to analyzing health effects of complex mixtures of exposures in environmental health. During the 2025-2026...
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