Health and climate data are crucial to our work and our everyday lives. It is important that this public data is maintained and kept available for us now and in the future. Join us for this climate and health datathon and learn how to save our data while having fun connecting with fellow data enthusiasts!...
Abstract: The ongoing housing affordability crisis in the US poses significant challenges to the wellbeing of children. In this presentation, I will provide an overview of the relationship between housing instability and children's health drawing on a range of recent studies. I will also describe evidence from both quasi-experimental and experimental research to demonstrate how...
On Wednesday, April 16th, from 1-1:50 PM in Kresge 202A, we invite all Harvard students, faculty, and staff to join us for a workshop exploring the role of nature in well-being. This event will be led by Center Student Steering Committee member Niharika Jhingan, MPH '26. Explore the connection between nature and well-being, learn about...
Jenna Nobles, PhD, professor of demography, University of California-Berkeley, presents at this Social Demography Seminar. The Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the 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...
Presented jointly with C-CHANGE A staggering 99 percent of the world’s people live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution. Dirty air has been linked to dementia, heart disease, stroke, cancer, respiratory illnesses—and millions of premature deaths each year. And climate change is only worsening the problem. This panel brings together experts in clinical...
ID Epi Seminar Series Mathieu Maheu-Giroux - The impact of structural factors on HIV outcomes
Watch here Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series! On April 17, Wanza Mbole, DSL, MBA, BSc, will present, "Financing universal health coverage through social health insurance: Kenya’s experience". Wanza Mbole is a LEAD Fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute. This seminar will be held in Building...
Join us to meet Douglas Dockery, Emeritus Professor and former chair of the Department of Environmental Health, and author of the new book, Particles of Truth (MIT Press, 2025). The Harvard COOP will be selling copies of the book at the event, and Dr. Dockery will be available to sign copies of the book (that...
On Tuesday, April 22nd, from 1-1:50 PM in Kresge 202A, all Harvard students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join us for The Art of Well-Being: A Science-Backed Approach to Emotional Release. This interactive workshop will use evidence-based practices like mindfulness, expressive writing, and grounding exercises to help you release emotional overwhelm and reconnect with...
Join us for a screening of Carol Mansour and Muna Khalidi’s documentary, "A State of Passion" which captures ongoing human rights violations and the war in Gaza through the eyes of British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah. After 43 horrific days working around the clock and under constant bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza’s...
On Wednesday, April 23rd, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or online, please join us for the final instalment in our Environments for Health and Happiness Seminar Series, featuring architect and author Ann Sussman. Event Description: This talk discusses the neuroscience that reframes our understanding of how architecture impacts us, including how people non-consciously take...
Eric Hargan, who served as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the first Trump administration, will share an insider’s perspective into the early U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the vital work of Operation Warp Speed to deliver a vaccine in record time. This fireside chat will also...
