Join us for part one of an engaging case study series led by Gabriella Stern, journalist and former Director of Communications at the World Health Organization. In this session, we’ll dig into a compelling piece of health journalism—how complex health topics are communicated to the public, what we can learn from journalistic choices, framing, and...
All are welcome to join us for the fourth installment in our Virtues for Well-being seminar series on Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, from 1-1:50 p.m. Please note that this talk is now online only. Event Description This talk will consider scientific evidence that suggests that we can change our brains by transforming our minds and...
SPARK is an opportunity for Harvard Chan School staff, faculty, researchers, and students to make person-to-person connections. Join us for a 10-minute activity to shake up your week and shake off the winter blues.
Brian Keegan, PhD, associate professor of information science, University of Colorado-Boulder, and visiting scientist, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, presents “Credibility laundering as a vector: Change-point detection and socio-technical afterlives of reactionary demographic knowledge.” With the aim of disseminating scholarly research, The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies hosts a diverse array of...
How can beverages increase or decrease health risks, particularly cancer?
Join us on Wednesday, March 4th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Ronald Kessler discussing When and How Best to Use Online Panels for Epidemiologic Research. Abstract: Recent years have seen a sea change in population survey methods, with online panels increasingly replacing traditional in-person and telephone surveys. A small number of vendors now offer “probability-based” online panels, in...
Join us on Wednesday, March 11th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Jordan Smoller discussing Cross-Disorder Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders: Findings and Methodologic Challenges. Abstract: Psychiatric disorders are highly comorbid, heritable, and genetically correlated, raising fundamental questions about the nature of shared versus disorder-specific genetic influences. Large-scale genome-wide association studies and multivariate...
On Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G13 and online, all are welcome to join us for the fifth installment in our Virtues for Well-being seminar series, featuring leading expert on joy Dr. Emiliana Simon-Thomas. Lunch provided. Event Description Greater well-being predicts better health, more satisfying relationships, and overall success in life...
Join us on Wednesday, March 25th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Elizabeth Arias discussing US Life Table Program: Data Challenges, Methodological Solutions, and Moving into the Future. Abstract: The presentation will provide a historical overview of the US Life Table Program and a summary of the data challenges and methodological solutions employed over the years. The talk will include a description of the US National Vital...
Join us on Wednesday, April 1st for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. David Hunter discussing Some Recent Results on the Epidemiology of Dementia. Abstract: Studies of the epidemiology of Dementia are complicated by the fact that until recently the two main subtypes - Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia could not be readily distinguished clinically, and may...
On Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, from 1-1:50 p.m. in FXB G13 and online, all are welcome to join us for the sixth and final installment in our Virtues for Well-being Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Demond Hill. Lunch provided. Seminar Description Awe—an emotional response to vastness that transcends our ordinary frames of reference—has the power to...
Join us on Wednesday, April 15th for a joint seminar between the Department of Epidemiology and the Maternal and Child Health Concentration featuring Dr. Bill Copeland discussing The Grand Challenge of Child Mental Health: Lessons from the Great Smoky Mountains Study. Abstract: Child psychopathology is common, costly, and impairing. Indeed, the greatest burden of disease...
ⓘ Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.
