Upcoming Events
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Making a health case for reparations in Boston
Kresge Buildinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYLS6p9wFEc Presented jointly with the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights As the national conversation on reparations heats up, Boston has launched a task force to document the city's ties to slavery, examine the legacy of structural racism, and recommend paths for redress. Meanwhile, public health leaders are beginning to explore how they can...
Crossroads Dinner
Kresge BuildingJoin small groups of Harvard Chan School alumni and faculty as they share the moments where they found themselves at a crossroads either personally or professionally, and talk about how they navigated those decisions. These events are held on campus and open to all Harvard Chan School students; dinner will be provided. Our March session...
Generative AI in Healthcare – A BCG Perspective
Join us for an exciting discussion with BCG's Sid Thekkepat and Filipp Makoveev to explore current trends within generative AI in healthcare. This event will be virtual - join via Zoom!
CHDS Seminar with Michael Lingzhi Li: “The Cram Method for Efficient Simultaneous Learning and Evaluation”
Abstract: We introduce the ‘cram' method, a general, rigorous, and efficient approach to simultaneously developing and evaluating an individualized treatment rule (ITR). In a single pass of data, the proposed method repeatedly trains an machine learning algorithm and tests its empirical performance. Because it utilizes the entire sample for both learning and evaluation, cramming is...
Tuesday Evening Run/Walk Meetup
Harvard Longwood Campus Boston, MA, United StatesHarvard on the Move is a university-wide initiative that promotes various forms of physical activity in an effort to promote holistic wellbeing across the Harvard community. This Spring semester, there will be meetups for folks to run or walk together on Tuesdays at 6pm (Vanderbilt Hall) and Saturday at 9am (Gordon Hall steps). Come join...
Workshop: Negotiating Your Way to Nirvana
Effective negotiation skills help people to both land the career opportunities they seek and to build positive relationships with others. This highly interactive workshop offers participants a chance to consider what they bring to informal and formal negotiations that may help or hinder.
Lipsitch Group – Shapiro Team
Indra Gonzalez Ojeda PhD candidate Lipsitch group- CCDD TALK TITLE: "Postvaccine population dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae" Rebecca Zash, MD Research Associate Shapiro group TALK TITLE: "Implementation and Safety of Long-acting Cabotegravir for PrEP in Lactation: the Tshireletso Study in Botswana" This seminar is a hybrid format. Please join us in FXB 301 if you...
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Overdose prevention: New strategies for harm reduction
Kresge Buildinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZlEsLhVPX4 Drug overdose deaths continue to climb in the U.S., taking more than 100,000 lives a year. In response, public health leaders are exploring harm reduction policies. Our panel of experts will explore drug policy reform proposals and discuss the emerging evidence for strategies such as safe consumption sites, improved access to medications for opioid...
Safety of GLP-1 Receptor Analogues in Pregnancy: Initial Real-World-Evidence
Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series Open to the public Speaker: Sonia Hernández-Díaz, MD, DrPH Professor of Epidemiology Department of Epidemiology Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Short abstract: Obesity and diabetes are among the most common medical complications in pregnancy, known to increase the risk of multiple adverse perinatal outcomes. Outside of pregnancy, glucagon-like...
Climate and Health Research Network
Our community of scholars works to coordinate, support, and amplify climate and health research. All members of the Harvard community and affiliated hospitals are welcome to join our monthly meetings for networking, feedback on projects, funding opportunities, and upcoming events. To join, contact: Flanigan@hsph.harvard.edu Upcoming meetings:
Department of Environmental Health Seminar – Are trees the answer to exposure disparities? Exploring the impact of green infrastructure on air pollution and environmental justice
Building 1 – Room 1302 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, United StatesWith Christina Fuller, SeD, Associate Professor School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, University of Georgia