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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Extreme heat and health
OnlineExtreme heat can be deadly. Experts discuss steps to stay cool and safe.
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 plots using numeric and categorical data, as well as the creation of multi-panel figures for data exploration and presentation. For more information about the event,...
The Studio Open House 2026
The Studio Kresge Building, 10th FloorHarvard Chan School members are invited to attend The Studio's Open House.
Mortality Displacement: Sixty Years of Debate and Consequences
Kresge 502 607 Huntington Ave, Boston, MassachusettsJoin us on Wednesday, September 9th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. David Jones. Abstract: As scrutiny of air pollution epidemiology increased in the 1960s, researchers wondered whether pollution crises mostly killed people with preexisting cardiac or respiratory disease who would have died soon anyway. This idea, named “mortality displacement,” “harvesting,” or...
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 Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Brown will discuss “A world without lead exposure: Pursuing the path forward.” This event...
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