Join the Center for Health Decision Science for a seminar with Darius Lakdawalla of the University of Southern California. Generalized Risk-Adjusted Cost-Effectiveness (GRACE) provides a direct method for measuring patient risk preferences and incorporating these into cost-effectiveness estimates. In this presentation, we will discuss: 1) the rationale for GRACE as a way of explaining discordance...
Join us for the exciting launch of this year’s President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC)! Experience an evening packed with inspiration as Harvard’s brightest founders come together to ignite new ideas. Hear from Executive Director Jill Kravetz and a panel of past winners, who’ll share insider tips on crafting a standout application and making the most of...
Recent reports have suggested we are experiencing a loneliness epidemic and mental health crisis. Is this true, and if so, what can we do about it? Harvard researchers are reshaping how we understand and treat depression, anxiety, and trauma. They are developing novel clinic-based interventions and showing how new technologies like smartphones, social media platforms,...
Join us on Wednesday, November 12th for a joint seminar of the Department of Epidemiology and the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, featuring Dr. Alpa Patel discussing The Science Behind the...
On November 12th, 2025, we held the third installment in our Virtues for Well-being seminar series. This event featured Richard Weissbourd, Director of the Making Caring Common Project and Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Event Description This talk discussed how we can raise caring, moral children in today's world. Richard Weissbourd...
Please join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and the Department of Environmental Health for a talk by William Mair, PhD, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Mair will discuss “Metabolic flexibility and healthy aging.” This event will be held in person (HSPH Bldg. 1, 1302) and via Zoom. Register...
Join the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University for a virtual work-in-progress seminar to hear from Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and Director of the Southeast Asia Human Rights Project at Harvard University’s Asia Center. The conversation will be moderated by FXB’s...
Valerie Dobiesz, MD, MPH, is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and emergency physician practicing clinically at Brigham Women’s Hospital, Tsehootsooi Medical Center, and Sage Memorial Hospital on the Navajo Nation. Her current academic responsibilities include directing the Front Line Indigenous Partnership (FLIP) Program based in the Mass General Brigham Department of Emergency Medicine...
Natalie Slopen, PhD, associate professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, presents “Where children grow: Neighborhoods, housing, and child development.” The event is co-sponsored by SBS. The Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for scholars from...
Join us for this exciting opportunity to hear about the new journal Nature Health from its chief editor, Ben Johnson. Ben will discuss the aims, scope, and themes of the journal and will answer questions from the audience. Ben Johnson trained in infectious diseases, with an undergraduate degree in virology from the University of Warwick,...
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds. Topic: Leading Recovery: The Occupational Physician’s Role in Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder in the Workforce Discussant: Justin Yang, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FASAM Learning Objectives: Location: Building 1, Room 1302, Harvard T.H....
Join us for a special workshop where you will learn how to craft, film, and edit compelling social-video content that communicates public health in a way that drives engagement. This hands-on masterclass will be led by Kate Speer: mental health advocate, marketing executive, and content creator and strategist. This workshop is ideal for students and...
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