Reframing exercise: How simple physical activity boosts health
OnlineThis discussion reframes physical activity as something accessible and sustainable by challenging common myths about exercise and the amounts needed for health and well-being.
Upcoming Events
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Summer Solstice Celebration 2026: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MassachusettsJoin the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture on the longest day of the year—free of charge—to explore the galleries and new exhibitions at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, and the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Step outdoors to...
Plotting like a Pro: Data Visualization with R / ggplot2
ZoomIn this hands-on workshop we will demonstrate how to create high-quality plots utilizing the ggplot2 R package. The workshop will cover different plot formats as well at many of the key options and theme layers that participants may be interested in applying to create their highly customized plots. We will also cover exporting plots as...
Best Practices for Creating Charts and Graphs
This workshop will cover key design principles you should consider when planning data visualizations -- from choosing the optimal chart or graph type for your data to the effective use of color, text, and annotations. Instructor: Jess Cohen-Tanugi, Visualization Specialist, Harvard Library Organizers
EcoOpportunity Book Exchange
Informal gathering to chat about books we've enjoyed and build a sustainable community through reuse. Bring books to share. (All types of books: fiction, non-fiction, memoir, how-to, etc.). Don't have any extra books? Bring some book recommendations. There will be extra books. Invite a friend! HUID required for building entry
The fight against Ebola
OnlinePresented jointly with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative As the number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda climb, health infrastructure and resources are stretched thin. The...
Community-Engaged Environmental Data Science Training
Hybrid (Virtual or in person at University of Washington)Join a two-day intensive course featuring lectures on key concepts in solution-oriented, community environmental health research. Sessions will cover areas ranging from exposure assessment techniques to epidemiologic methods, community engagement...
Introduction to Data Visualization with Python / Seaborn
ZoomThis hands-on workshop, hosted by the Countway Library, will cover the basics of data visualization using Seaborn, a library for the Python programming language. We will cover how to create...
A world without lead exposure: Pursuing the path forward with Mary Jean Brown, ScD
HSPH, Bldg. 1, 1302 and ZoomPlease join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and the Department of Environmental Health for a talk by Mary Jean Brown, ScD, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral...
Monday Nutrition Seminar | What Can Exposomics Bring to Nutrition and Food Science? From the Food Exposome to Human Health
FXB G-13 & ZoomPlease join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Peng Gao, PhD, MS, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Exposomics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of...
2026 Healthy Aging Symposium
The Rotunda at Joseph B. Martin Conference Center 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesFrom Cells to Society: The Science of Extending Healthspan Please join us for the launch of the annual Healthy Aging Symposium at Harvard, hosted by the Healthy Aging Initiative at...
Fasting Mimicking Diet Cycles In Multi-System Regeneration and Disease Treatment
Kresge G3 or Zoom 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts21st Annual Stare-Hegsted Lecture Valter Longo, PhD, Edna Jones Professor in Biological Sciences and Gerontology at USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology will serve as the distinguished speaker for the...
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