Upcoming Events
Specific Aims Review Session
ZoomFor Center members, their collaborators, affiliates, and trainees Are you preparing for an upcoming environmental health-related submission? Have your Specific Aims page reviewed by our senior NIEHS Center faculty! In a friendly, constructive, small-group open session, a panel of Center members will offer critique and suggestions to improve your Specific Aims. Proposals are welcomed that...
Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar with Jennifer Glass: “The motherlode: Why most mothers end up financially supporting their children”
9 Bow St. 9 Bow St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesJennifer Glass, PhD, Centennial Commission Professor of Liberal Arts in the department of sociology and research associate in the Population Research Center at the University of Texas, Austin, and current president of the Population Association of America (PAA), presents “The motherlode: Why most mothers end up financially supporting their children.” The Social Demography Seminar (SDS)...
A Conversation with Award-winning Artist/Author Deena Mohamed
Countway Library Room 102Countway Library and the MCPHS Center for Health Humanities are thrilled to welcome Deena Mohamed to campus while she is in town for the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE)! Deena Mohamed is an Egyptian designer, illustrator, and writer, including of the award-winning urban fantasy comic Shubeik Lubeik, and loves to focus on work involving community...
Be kind, live longer? The surprising health benefits of giving back
Kresge BuildingBoth 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...
Guided Tour of the Gallery of the Center for the History of Medicine
Longwood CampusJoin 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...
Be kind, live longer? The surprising health benefits of giving back
Virtual and In PersonHelping 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.
Harvard Research Cores Showcase
Longwood Campus2024 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...
FXB Center Child Protection Certificate Program: Apply Now!
Longwood CampusAre 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 Science of Cause and Effect: From Deep-Learning to Deep Understanding and Personalized Decision-Making
Kresge BuildingThe 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...
Upholding Dignified Menstruation: Fundamental to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Longwood Campus🌍✨ 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...