https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfgvoE_MzPI All Boston residents deserve to live long and healthy lives, but health disparities among different populations persist. For example, there are stark differences in average life expectancy among neighborhoods, the most striking being a 23-year difference between those who live in a part of Back Bay compared to those who live two miles away...
U.S. Federal funders, and many private funders, require making data associated with grants available for further research. Grant proposals may require data management plans (or Data Management and Sharing plans) that describe how the proposal will meet those requirements. Need to write a data management plan? Join this workshop to ensure your grant proposal addresses...
The Pulitzer Center, Science magazine, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are bringing together journalists, policymakers, and other experts to focus on the impact of high heat on workers and vulnerable communities in the U.S. and around the world. How does high heat impact health? What are governments and other entities...
Proposals should focus on solutions to addressing common roadblocks that impact faculty and research staff in the conduct of research on human health. Learn more and see RFA on our website. Applications are due January 15, 2025.
Join the Atrocity Prevention Lab (APL) at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) for a webinar that aims to explore the transformative role of geospatial methods in atrocity prevention. Through an examination of real-world examples, participants will gain insight into actionable strategies for applying geospatial tools to track violence, protect vulnerable populations, and move towards real...
Bavesh Kana, PhD Director of Research and Innovation Unit, Head of School: Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa "For over 13 years, my lab has focused on understanding how remodeling of the mycobacterial cell wall affects the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during cell division and pathogenesis in humans." THIS SPEAKER WILL BE IN...
Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series: Virtual event Speaker: Unnur A. Valdimarsdóttir Professor of Epidemiology, University of Iceland Dean of the School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland Visiting Senior Researcher, Unit of Integrative Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Abstract: Most individuals are exposed to psychological...
Come to our November EcoOpportunity Meeting to hear from Dr. Ann-Christine Duhaime, neurologist, HMS professor, and author of the book "Minding the Climate: How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis." See this article from The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability to learn more. If you would like to check out the book, look...
Xi Song, PhD, associate professor of sociology and demography, University of Pennsylvania, presents “From job descriptions to occupations: Using neural language models to code job data for population research.” This seminar is co-sponsored by the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health as part of their Thursday Brown...
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...
AIHA's new Heat Stress App Presenter: Lawrence Sloan, MBA, FASAE, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the rationale for the new AIHA heat stress app, 2) describe the functionalities of the new AIHA heat stress app, 3) discuss the limitations of the AIHA...
