On Wednesday, October 14th from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 and online, please join us for the second installment in our Trust and Well-being Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Lauren Taylor. All are welcome. Lunch provided. Series Theme This seminar series will explore the role of trust in promoting psychological, physical, and social well-being. At a...
Join us on Wednesday, October 14th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. George Davey Smith. Abstract: The variety of evidence thesis (VET) has a long lineage in epistemology, and underlies current notions of causal triangulation in epidemiology. This talk will trace the origins and development of various strands of VET, from Whewellian consilience and...
Jung Hyun Kim, PhD, David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, presents “From labor market institutions to individual workplaces: Rethinking the health effects of labor market conditions.” Speaker Information Organizers
Run out of room for files in your office that you need to keep? The Harvard Depository records center is the perfect place for your office, department, or lab to store records that you need to keep but don’t use every day. In this online workshop, we’ll review step-by-step instructions for: Workshops are about 30...
On Wednesday, October 21st, from 1-1:50 pm in Kresge 202A, the Center Student Engagement Committee will hold its first well-being workshop of the year. This workshop invites participants to explore the connections between art-making and collective well-being. Through a hands-on activity and conversation, participants are invited to reflect on what health and happiness mean to...
Join us on Wednesday, October 21st for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Yin Cao. Abstract: Cancers are increasingly being diagnosed among younger adults, raising urgent questions about the causes and implications of these generational trends. This seminar will discuss key challenges in identifying the drivers and underlying biological mechanisms of early-onset cancers and...
Bocar Ba, PhD, Kathleen Kaylor and G. Richard Wagoner Jr. Assistant Professor of Economics, Duke University, presents “Understanding demand for police alternatives.” 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....
Join us on Wednesday, October 28th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Matthew Fox. Abstract: Intuition is a necessary part of everyday life, without which we could not make it through a day. Epidemiologists are taught to rely on science, reason, and facts in their work and yet, it is likely that we...
This second workshop of a two-part series offered by the NIEHS Center Science Communications Hub will expand on concepts from the first workshop and discuss the ethics and best practices of communicating results to study participants and affected communities. The first workshop provides an introduction to environmental health literacy and developing communications approaches to reach...
Julia Behrman, PhD, associate professor of sociology, Northwestern University, presents “The deinstitutionalization of parenthood in the United States.” 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...
Join us on Wednesday, November 4th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Karen Emmons. Abstract: This talk will provide an overview of the field of implementation science, with a particular focus on its potential intersections with epidemiology. A major point will be that it is critical to understand implementation science in order to...
On Wednesday, November 4th from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 and online, please join us for the second installment in our Trust and Well-being Seminar Series, featuring Dr. David Bersoff. All are welcome. Lunch provided. Series Theme This seminar series will explore the role of trust in promoting psychological, physical, and social well-being. At a...
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