Both helping others and maintaining a sense of optimism and gratitude in our personal lives can yield numerous mental and physical health benefits, from improving our mood to reducing blood pressure. Recent research has shown that people who frequently volunteer tend to live longer lives and that practicing gratitude can reduce smoking cravings. Our panelists...
Join Dominic Hall, Manager, Curation and Stewardship, Anatomy and Artifact Collections, for a guided tour of the Gallery of the Center for the History of Medicine. A permanent exhibition on the 5th floor of the Countway Library, the Gallery covers the history of anatomical teaching at Harvard Medical School, the technological innovations of the Harvard...
Helping others and practicing gratitude can yield numerous mental and physical health benefits. Our panelists will discuss ways to encourage prosocial behaviors, such as altruism, cooperation, compassion, and empathy, and, in turn, improve the health of both individuals and their communities.
2024 Harvard Research Cores Showcase, Thursday Dec. 5 Core Presentations from 2:00-4:00.m. Poster Session and Reception from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sponsored by the HMS Foundry and the Office for Research Initiatives and Global Programs For more information regarding the HMS Research Cores, please refer to the following website: https://corefacilities.hms.harvard.edu/ For questions about the event, please contact...
Are you passionate about Child Protection and interested in increasing your skills and building your professional network across sectors? The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Child Protection Certificate cohort. This interdisciplinary qualification is open to students from any Harvard graduate school, but admission is...
The 176th Cutter Lecture on Preventive Medicine Speaker: Judea Pearl, PhD Chancellor’s Professor of Computer Science and Statistics University of California, Los Angeles Discussant: James Robins, MD Mitchell L Robin LaFoley Dong Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Abstract: This talk will define a coherent framework for designing machines that exhibit...
🌍✨ Join us for a powerful day of advocacy, education, and action at the Upholding Dignified Menstruation: Fundamental to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights conference! 🩸 On December 8, 2024, we’re bringing together global experts, advocates, and community leaders for a hybrid event to elevate menstrual equity, reproductive justice, and gender equality. Hosted by...
The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is now accepting applications for the 2025–2027 cohort of the David E. Bell postdoctoral training program, designed for researchers and practitioners in the broad field of population sciences. Fellows conduct self-directed research and writing under the mentorship of Harvard faculty members. The program includes weekly seminars, leadership...
Rushika Perera, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Anatomy University of California San Francisco
Join us to discuss the recently published Lancet Commission on Investing in Health report, Global Health 2050, and learn how countries can reduce their rates of premature death by 50% by the year 2050. The presentation and panel discussion will be followed by a reception in Kresge Cafeteria. Speakers: Questions? Please contact Kim Ploeg.
Red Cross blood drive hosted by HMS Departments of Genetics, Immunology, and Microbiology. Eligibility information available at https://www.redcross.org. Why we donate: The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of...
