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SUMMARY:Harmonizing for Happiness: Finding Calm\, Connection\, and Joy Through Song
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarmonizing for Happiness: Finding Calm\, Connection\, and Joy Through Song is an interactive well-being workshop that invites all members of the Harvard community to explore how group singing can reduce stress\, lift mood\, and build a sense of connection—no musical experience required. Led by Center Student Engagement Committee member Priyam Bhushan Aturi\, MPH ’26\, this 50-minute session will combine a brief\, accessible overview of the science behind singing and well-being with guided warm-ups\, simple humming exercises\, and inclusive group singing activities in a low-pressure\, non-judgmental environment. Participants will have the chance to notice the emotional and physical effects of singing together\, reflect as a group\, and leave with practical tools—like humming or simple vocal exercises—that they can use in daily life to support their mental health and resilience. Lunch will be provided. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP TODAY!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Priyam Bhushan Aturi					\n				MPH '26\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/health-happiness/events/harmonizing-for-happiness-finding-calm-connection-and-joy-through-song/
LOCATION:Kresge 202A\, 677 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115
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SUMMARY:Brown Bag Seminar:\nRethinking rehabilitation in public and global health: Lessons from Japan and adaptation in Uzbekistan
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Time \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaori Yamaguchi\, PhD\, OTR\, is a Takemi Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a senior researcher at the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH)\, Japan\, the research arm of the Ministry of Health\, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Her work focuses on rehabilitation within public and global health\, while also encompassing health policy and health systems research\, including health and long-term care insurance and community-based integrated care in Japan and across Asia. She has also conducted research in social epidemiology\, with a focus on aging populations. She is particularly passionate about advancing health equity by addressing both individual-level determinants and broader social and health system contexts. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Kaori Yamaguchi						\n					\n				Takemi Fellow\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Global Health and Population\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/global-health-population/events/brown-bag-seminar-kaori-yamaguchi/
LOCATION:Building 1\, Room 1208\, 665 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115
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SUMMARY:CHDS Seminar with Christopher Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Center for Health Decision Science for a seminar with Christopher Jackson from the University of Cambridge\, UK\, titled\, “Making Semi-Markov Multistate Models for Intermittent Observations Easily Usable.” Multi-state models for changes in a state (e.g. of health or illness) often assume that the transition rate is constant with time spent in the state (the “Markov” assumption). In this seminar\, Jackson proposes a new method and software package to relax this often-unrealistic assumption\, using hidden states known as “phases.” This is motivated by applications such as modelling the duration of infections\, modelling time in a detectable state in cancer screening\, and modelling cognitive impairment in studies of ageing. \n\n\n\nChristopher Jackson is a Senior Statistician at the MRC Biostatistics Unit\, University of Cambridge. His research involves incorporating statistical methods in models to combine evidence to inform population health policy. His publications cover Bayesian evidence synthesis\, survival analysis\, multi-state modelling\, longitudinal data\, decision theory\, and model comparison. He has also developed several popular R packages\, and co-authored two textbooks\, “The BUGS Book” and “Value of Information for Healthcare Decision-Making.” \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Christopher Jackson					\n				Senior Statistician at the MRC Biostatistics Unit\, University of Cambridge\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCenter for Health Decision Science\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/center-for-health-decision-science/events/chds-seminar-with-christopher-jackson/
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SUMMARY:Monday Nutrition Seminar | AI-driven Integration of EMR and Molecular Data for Maternal and Child Health
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Nima Aghaeepour\, PhD\, Endowed Professor and Vice Chair for Research (Data Science) in the Department of Anesthesiology\, Peri-operative\, and Pain Medicine; Professor in the Department of Pediatrics; and Professor in the Department of Biomedical Data Science at Stanford University. Dr. Aghaeepour’s talk—”AI-driven Integration of EMR and Molecular Data for Maternal and Child Health”—will take place on April 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required). \n\n\n\nHealthy snacks will be provided\, thanks to the generous support of the Wellbeing Project Fund from the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Affairs. \n\n\n\nThe Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID\, please click the “Register Today” button to fill out the registration form by 3:00 p.m. ET on the Friday before the seminar to request a visitor pass to access the building. \n\n\n\nSeminar speakers share their perspectives\, they do not speak for Harvard. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Nima Aghaeepour\, PhD						\n					\n				Endowed Professor and Vice Chair for Research (Data Science)\, Department of Anesthesiology\, Peri-operative\, and Pain Medicine; Professor\, Department of Pediatrics; and Professor\, Department of Biomedical Data Science at Stanford University\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Nutrition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/nutrition/events/monday-nutrition-seminar-ai-driven-integration-of-emr-and-molecular-data-for-maternal-and-child-health/
LOCATION:FXB G-13 & Zoom
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SUMMARY:Spring Freecycle
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss our spring Freecycle! Back by popular demand and in celebration of Earth Month\, this event helps build community as well as save items that might otherwise end up in the trash. Last fall\, over 300 people attended and swapped hundreds of items including: clothes\, socks\, shoes\, and accessories; books and magazines; notebooks\, paper tablets\, clipboards\, post-its\, pens\, pencils\, and markers; white boards and dry erase supplies; staplers\, tape\, and clips; labels and envelopes; vases\, mugs\, dishes\, and utensils; monitor stands and computer peripherals; and more!  \n\n\n\nDo some spring cleaning and bring your surplus items to the swap. (Please note\, it is not necessary to bring anything to be able to shop!) Harvard ID required for building entry. \n\n\n\nIf you’re not able to make it to the Freecycle but would like to drop off donations\, please bring them to the Reuse Room on a Wednesday between 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. See info on the room below for directions. \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOperations Office\n\n\n\nHarvard Office for Sustainability\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/operations/events/spring-freecycle/
LOCATION:Rosenau Atrium by Sebastian’s Cafe\, Kresge Building\, 677 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115
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SUMMARY:Yerby Research Symposium & Reception
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a vibrant showcase of pioneering research conducted by our Yerby Postdoctoral Fellows. This symposium is a unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge studies and engage with the next generation of public health leaders who are addressing critical public health challenges. Come connect with fellow researchers\, faculty\, and students to exchange ideas and explore potential collaborations that can shape the future of public health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n			\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOffice for Community and Belonging\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/events/yerby-research-symposium-reception/
LOCATION:FXB G-12
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SUMMARY:From Discovery to Translation in Molecular Epidemiology: Unlocking the Potential of Large-Scale Biomarker Data for Cancer Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Wednesday\, April 29th for a joint seminar between the Department of Epidemiology and the Harvard Cancer Consortium featuring Dr. Ruth Travis discussing From Discovery to Translation in Molecular Epidemiology: Unlocking the Potential of Large-Scale Biomarker Data for Cancer Prevention. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Advances in molecular epidemiology have transformed our ability to measure circulating biomarkers at scale\, particularly through the application of high-throughput proteomic platforms in large prospective cohort studies. These developments have enabled the systematic identification of associations between molecular traits and cancer risk across populations. However\, translating these discoveries into meaningful insights for prevention\, risk stratification\, and early detection remains a major challenge. This seminar will explore the opportunities and limitations of large-scale biomarker discovery\, focusing on the integration of proteomic\, genetic\, and epidemiological data to strengthen causal inference and prioritise targets for intervention. It will also consider the methodological and structural barriers that currently limit translation\, including issues of measurement\, generalisability\, and study design\, and will discuss how interdisciplinary approaches and coordinated research infrastructure can help bridge the gap between association and action.  \n\n\n\nBio: Ruth Travis is Professor of Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit within the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford. She is internationally recognised for her research on the molecular and lifestyle determinants of chronic disease\, with a particular focus on cancer. She leads a multidisciplinary research programme on the aetiology of prostate cancer funded by Cancer Research UK\, alongside a pan-cancer programme integrating proteomic\, genetic and epidemiological data across large-scale cohort studies such as EPIC and UK Biobank. She plays a leading role in major international consortia\, including the PRACTICAL collaboration. Her work combines epidemiological and ‘omics approaches to advance understanding of cancer causation and inform cancer prevention\, with a particular focus on translating large-scale molecular discovery into actionable insights for prevention. She is a member of the international ATLAS team\, funded by Cancer Research UK through the Cancer Grand Challenges initiative\, which brings together global expertise to uncover mechanisms of cancer avoidance and accelerate their translation into new approaches for prevention.  \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Ruth Travis\, BA\, MSc\, DPhil					\n				Professor of Epidemiology; Senior Molecular Epidemiologist; Deputy Director of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit; Oxford Population Health\, Oxford University \n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Epidemiology\n\n\n\nHarvard Cancer Consortium\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology/events/from-discovery-to-translation-in-molecular-epidemiology-unlocking-the-potential-of-large-scale-biomarker-data-for-cancer-prevention/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:At the front lines of global health messaging: A conversation with WHO’s retired communications director
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA virus never before seen in humans is killing people around the world. What do you say to a global audience desperate to learn more? Gabriella Stern faced this question head-on. For more than six years\, she served as director of communications at the World Health Organization\, including throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In this fireside chat\, Stern will share stories from the front lines of global health communication—what it takes to craft and deliver clear\, trusted messaging on issues ranging from infectious disease outbreaks to humanitarian crises to massive public health funding cuts—all while navigating a rapidly evolving communications landscape. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Gabriella Stern					\n				Retired director of communications\, World Health Organization; Harvard affiliate; journalist\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Clarisza Runtung					\n				MPH candidate ‘27\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  \n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Studio\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Harvard Chan Studio is the hub for the School’s premier in-person and live-streamed events.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/studio/events/at-the-front-lines-of-global-health-messaging-a-conversation-with-whos-retired-communications-director/
LOCATION:The Studio & Online
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SUMMARY:Brown Bag Seminar: The Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centered Health System for India: Reform pathways towards UHC for a fifth of the world’s population
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Time \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnuska Kalita\, DrPH\, is director of the India Health Systems Program in the Department of Global Health and Population\, Harvard TH. Chan School of Public Health. She is a health systems specialist with over 20 years of experience across academia\, management consulting\, multilateral agencies\, and philanthropy. Her work spans 18 countries across Asia\, Africa\, the Americas\, and Europe\, with a particular focus on India. She has led large-scale health systems and policy research and built cross-sector partnerships that align government\, private sector\, academic\, and civil society actors around actionable reform agendas. She co-led The Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centered Health System for India (2026) and has contributed to the design of landmark policies including India’s National Health Policy (2017)\, the Ayushman Bharat program (2018)\, and the national ASHA Program (2005). She has led and designed several capacity-strengthening/executive training programs for senior health professionals and policy makers\, notably the WHO Academy’s PHC Leadership Course for senior policy actors across 180 countries. Kalita holds a doctorate in public health from Harvard University.  \n\n\n\nVikram Patel\, MBBS\, PhD\, is Paul Farmer Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He holds honorary professorships at Harvard Chan School\, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine\, and Public Health Foundation of India. Patel co-leads the Mental Health for All lab and GlobalMentalHealth@Harvard initiative\, and his research focuses on the global burden of mental health problems\, their links to social disadvantages\, and community-based solutions. He cofounded Sangath\, an Indian NGO recognized with international awards\, and several global mental health networks. A Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences and member of the US National Academy of Medicine\, Patel has served on India’s first National Mental Health Policy Committee\, co-led two Lancet Commissions on mental health\, and received major honors\, including the Rhodes Scholarship\, Sarnat Prize\, Pardes Humanitarian Prize\, an Honorary OBE\, and the Canada Gairdner Award. He holds multiple honorary doctorates and was named to TIME Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in 2015.  \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Anuska Kalita					\n				Director\, India Health Systems Project\, Department of Global Health and Population\, Harvard Chan School\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Vikram Patel						\n					\n				Professor in the Department of Global Health and Population\n			\n			\n							\n					\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Global Health and Population\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/global-health-population/events/brown-bag-seminar-anuska-kalita-vikram-patel/
LOCATION:Building 1\, Room 1208\, 665 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115
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SUMMARY:Come as you are: Community Circle
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor Immigrant & International Students\, Staff\, Faculty\, and Allies. You are invited to a relaxed and welcoming lunch gathering for immigrant and international members of our community. This gathering is an opportunity to connect\, share a meal\, and be celebrated – just as you are. Hosted by Partnerships for Community Mental Health and Immigrant Well-Being at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in collaboration with the Chan Students’ Immigrant Health Forum. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFXB Center for Health and Human Rights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/fxb-center/events/come-as-you-are-community-circle/
LOCATION:Jonathan M Mann Conference Room
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SUMMARY:Longwood Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose out the semester with a celebration for the entire Harvard Longwood Campus! \n\n\n\nStaff and students from across the Harvard Chan School of Public Health\, Harvard Medical School\, and Harvard School of Dental Medicine have come together to bring you the spring Longwood Festival! The Longwood Festival is an opportunity for us to celebrate our campus community and connect with friends new and old. Hundreds of students\, staff\, and affiliates will gather on the HMS Quad for live music\, lawn games\, caricature artists\, themed crafts\, and food – we hope you’ll be one of them! \n\n\n\nWe are still very much in the planning process so this page may look a little sparse\, but check back for more information on performers\, food\, and more! \n\n\n\nSupported by the Harvard Griffin GSAS Culture\, Community\, and Engagement Fund. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOffice for Student Affairs\n\n\n\nHarvard Medical School\n\n\n\nHarvard School of Dental Medicine\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/student-affairs/events/longwood-festival-2026/
LOCATION:HMS Quad Lawn
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SUMMARY:The Science and Practice of Human–Animal Interaction
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a lively conversation where research and real-world practice come together to explore the power of human–animal relationships. We will be joined by researchers Dr. Kerri Rodriguez and Dr. Ichiro Kawachi\, and by practitioners Steven Fumicello and Niki Vettel with their animal partners\, Sasha and Hermie\, whom you will also have a chance to meet. Together\, they’ll explore what science and real‑world experience each reveal about the human–animal bond—and how these perspectives inform and inspire one another. Lunch will be provided!  \n\n\n\nThis seminar is co-sponsored with the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness.  \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Dr. Ichiro Kawachi						\n					\n				John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Social Epidemiology\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Dr. Kerri Rodriguez						\n					\n				Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Steven Fumicello & Sasha						\n					\n				Harvard University Police Department Officer\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Niki Vettel & Hermie						\n					\n				Clinical Mental Health Counselor & Certified Pet Loss & Bereavement Counselor\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences\n\n\n\nLee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/events/the-science-and-practice-of-human-animal-interaction/
LOCATION:Kresge 110
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SUMMARY:Commencement Ticket Pick-Up
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPick up your tickets for Harvard University Commencement on May 6-8th in Kresge G4 from 10am-4pm. Your tickets for Harvard Chan Convocation can be accessed via after completing your graduation form. \n\n\n\nPick up your class item on May 6-8th in Kresge G4 from 10am-4pm. \n\n\n\nMore information on Convocation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOffice for Student Affairs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/events/commencement-ticket-pick-up/
LOCATION:Kresge G4\, 677 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115
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SUMMARY:Psychotropic Medication Safety in Pregnancy: Moving Beyond Malformation Risk
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us on Wednesday\, May 6th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. Krista Huybrechts discussing Psychotropic Medication Safety in Pregnancy: Moving Beyond Malformation Risk. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Psychotropic medication use during pregnancy has increased substantially\, heightening the need for robust evidence to guide prescribing and to inform patients about the risks and benefits of treatment continuation. Historically\, research has focused on congenital malformations—paradigmatic harms in the shadow of the thalidomide catastrophe—but other unintended drug effects are equally important and pose distinct methodological challenges. This seminar will examine what we have learned about studying outcomes such as nonlive births and longterm neurodevelopment in children\, highlighting study design challenges\, potential biases\, and data issues that shape inferences about psychotropic medication safety in pregnancy.  \n\n\n\nBio: Krista Huybrechts is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She co-founded and co-directs the Harvard Program on Perinatal and Pediatric Pharmacoepidemiology (H4P). Her work\, which is funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health\, focuses on the use of advanced epidemiological and statistical methods applied mainly to large databases derived from health data collected in the context of routine medical care to help address the unique questions regarding benefit-risk trade-off for prescription medication use faced by women of reproductive age and pregnant women.   \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Krista Huybrechts\, MS\, PhD						\n					\n				Professor of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Professor of Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Epidemiologist\, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics\, Brigham and Women's Hospital \n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Epidemiology\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology/events/psychotropic-medication-safety-in-pregnancy-moving-beyond-malformation-risk/
LOCATION:Kresge 502\, 677 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115
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SUMMARY:Aging Reframed: Bridging Disciplines for Healthy Aging
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Time \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPublic health and medicine have added years to life; our next urgent challenge is ensuring those extra years are healthy and equitable—especially now that advances in biology and data science let us measure biological age and test aging interventions far more rapidly.  \n\n\n\nThe seminar is designed to bring together researchers from across the School’s disciplines and departments to share current aging research efforts and discuss opportunities for future collaborations and funding. The program will feature brief talks on major aging-related research themes\, a panel discussion with Q&A\, and informal conversations over coffee and dessert. Your participation will be invaluable in leveraging and expanding the School’s capacity for aging research.  \n\n\n\nThis event is the first of an ongoing interdisciplinary seminar series focused on cross-cutting public health challenges. By showcasing the breadth and depth of our research in aging and healthy longevity\, we can begin to position Harvard Chan as a visible leader in this area. \n\n\n\nPlease register online to indicate your availability; you will receive an Outlook invitation about a week before the event. \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOffice of Research Strategy and Development\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/research-strategy-and-development/events/aging-reframed/
LOCATION:Kresge G1\, 677 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115
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SUMMARY:2026 Harvard President's Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Harvard Innovation Labs for our annual celebration of innovation\, community\, and entrepreneurship at Harvard. We’ll hear live pitches from 25 finalists and reveal which ventures will receive a share of $500\,000+ in funding\, courtesy of the Bertarelli Foundation. \n\n\n\nTickets are now available to the Harvard community. Registration will open to the public on or before April 22. \n\n\n\nThe theme of this year’s competition is “What Moves You” — and our founders represent the diverse paths to entrepreneurship and how early ideas can lead to real impact. \n\n\n\nGet excited for this year’s event by watching highlights from last year. \n\n\n\nHow to join: \n\n\n\nIn-person: Join us in person for the awards ceremony in Klarman Hall in Allston\, Massachusetts. An after party will follow at Schwartz Pavilion (directly outside of Klarman Hall) with food\, drinks\, and a chance to meet and mingle with the finalists and our broader innovation community. \n\n\n\nOnline: Can’t make it to campus? Join us online from anywhere in the world for an immersive digital experience. We’ll share the livestream link as the date gets closer. \n\n\n\nPlease note: By registering\, you agree to receive emails about this event and future communications from the Harvard Innovation Labs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarvard Innovation Labs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/events/2026-harvard-presidents-innovation-challenge-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Klarman Hall\, Harvard Business School\, 117 Western Ave\, Boston\, 02163
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T100000
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SUMMARY:Global humanitarian and disaster management one year after the dismantling of USAID
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented jointly with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative \n\n\n\nHow are the front lines of global disaster and humanitarian response faring one year after the dismantling of USAID? Altaf Musani\, director of Humanitarian and Disaster Management at the World Health Organization\, and Michael VanRooyen\, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative\, will examine the impacts and explore the paths forward to ensure that lives continue to be saved. The conversation will be moderated by Irini Albanti\, executive director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. \n\n\n\nVideo will be posted for viewing on this web page and on Harvard Chan School’s YouTube channel on May 7\, 2026\, 10 am ET.  \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Altaf Musani					\n				Director\, Humanitarian and Disaster Management\, World Health Organization \n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Michael J. VanRooyen						\n					\n				Lavine Family Professor of Humanitarian Studies in the Department of Global Health and Population\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Irini Albanti						\n					\n				Executive Director\, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative\n			\n			\n							\n					\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Studio\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Harvard Chan Studio is the hub for the School’s premier in-person and live-streamed events.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/studio/events/global-humanitarian-and-disaster-management-one-year-after-the-dismantling-of-usaid/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T083000
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SUMMARY:The Women’s Health Student Summit at Harvard Chan
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen around the world experience systemic barriers to respectful\, quality care. Countries like the UK and Australia\, in response\, developed national women’s health strategies to evolve from fragmented programs toward integrated\, life-course approaches. However\, there is no academic forum that convenes global leaders\, policymakers\, academic experts\, and advocates to advance the discussion and create a shared agenda for holistic women’s health strategies. The women’s health student summit at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is the forum where changemakers gather to develop strategies that unify siloed programs and bridge research\, policy\, and implementation to advance women’s health agendas globally. \n\n\n\nThis event is in-person and virtual. \n\n\n\nAgenda: \n\n\n\nKeynote: The Imperative of Developing National Women’s Health StrategiesTheme I: Programs at the FrontierPanel: Transforming Maternal Health: From Evidence to Systems Change Panel: Sexual and Reproductive Health in a Polarized World: Evidence\, Rights\, and PolicyTheme II: Invisible No MorePanel: Addressing Neglected Areas in Women’s Health Across the Life CourseLunch – Breakout tables by topic with Harvard professorsTheme III: WOMENOMICS 2.0Panel: The Economic ROI of Investing in Women’s Health StrategiesTheme IV: Integration BlueprintPanel: Moving Towards Integrated\, Life-course Care ModelsTheme V: The Last Mile of Health PolicyPanel: If Science Doesn’t Influence People’s Behavior\, What Does? Communicating Health Policy in the Age of Social MediaClosing remarks: Using My Platform To Amplify Women’s Voices \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Dame Lesley Regan					\n				Women's Health Ambassador for England\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n							Lia Tadesse					\n				Former Minister of Health of Ethiopia\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n							Hector Valle					\n				President\, Mexican Foundation for Health\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n							Alicia Yamin\, JD\, MPH\, PhD					\n				Director\, Global Health and Rights Project\, Harvard Law School\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n							Rhonda Pacheco					\n				President\, U.S. Business Unit and U.S. Country Head\, Takeda\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n							Winnie Yip\, PhD					\n				Professor of the Practice of Global Health Policy and Economics\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOffice for Student Affairs\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the Harvard Chan Student Government Association\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/student-affairs/events/the-womens-health-student-summit-at-harvard-chan/
LOCATION:Kresge G1\, Synder Auditorium\, 677 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115
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SUMMARY:Monday Nutrition Seminar | Food is Medicine for Improving Cancer Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Fang Fang Zhang\, MD\, PhD\, Professor and Chair of the Division of Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy\, Tufts University. Dr. Zhang’s talk—”Food is Medicine for Improving Cancer Outcomes”—will take place on May 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required). \n\n\n\nHealthy snacks will be provided\, thanks to the generous support of the Wellbeing Project Fund from the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Affairs. \n\n\n\nThe Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID\, please click the “Register Today” button to fill out the registration form by 3:00 p.m. ET on the Friday before the seminar to request a visitor pass to access the building. \n\n\n\nSeminar speakers share their perspectives\, they do not speak for Harvard. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Fang Fang Zhang\, MD\, PhD						\n					\n				Professor and Chair\, Division of Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science\, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy\, Tufts University\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Nutrition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/nutrition/events/food-is-medicine-for-improving-cancer-outcomes/
LOCATION:FXB G-13 & Online
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SUMMARY:Discovery to intervention: The Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative with Stephen G. Matthews\, PhD\, FCAHS
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and the Department of Environmental Health for a talk by Stephen G. Matthews\, PhD\, FCAHS\, Canada Research Chair in Early Development and Health and Professor of Physiology\, Ob-Gyn and Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Matthews will discuss “Discovery to intervention: The Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative.” \n\n\n\nThis event will be held in person (HSPH Bldg. 1\, 1302) and via Zoom. Lunch and refreshments provided! Register here \n\n\n\nTrainee meeting for students and postdocs immediately following the seminar\, 2-3 pm\, in 1306A! Come in-person to discuss research interests\, career plans\, and funding opportunities. RSVP here! \n\n\n\nAbstract\n\n\n\nIt is well established that the environment during pregnancy can have a long-term impact on cardiometabolic and neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring and increase risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in later life. There is growing evidence from preclinical studies and some clinical studies that the preconception period in both females and males and the early pregnancy phase are periods of high sensitivity to environmental perturbation. The Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) was developed to translate new knowledge in the area of developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) and improve the health of mothers\, infants and children. The HeLTI consortium includes harmonized trials in Canada\, China\, India and South Africa designed to evaluate the impact of an integrated evidence-based intervention package\, delivered through the preconception\, pregnancy and postnatal period on\, 1) reducing adiposity and obesity\, and improving neurodevelopmental and cardiometabolic development in infants and children to 5-years of age and\, 2) improving maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. All trials have completed recruitment and combine harmonized data and biospecimen collection. The HeLTI-India trial will be described in detail. Findings from the HeLTI studies will have profound implications for public health policy but will also allow determination of the mechanisms that underlie intergenerational transmission. HeLTI is funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and International funding agencies (India\, China and South Africa) and is partnered with WHO. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n\nStephen Matthews\, PhD\, FCAHS\, is Canada Research Chair in Early Development and Health\, Professor of Physiology\, Ob-Gyn and Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Senior Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute\, Sinai Health. He served as Chair of the Department of Physiology (UofT; 2007-2014). He is currently Director of Research at the Alliance for Human Development\, LTRI\, and Director of the Ontario Birth Study. Matthews is also the Canadian lead PI of the CIHR/DBT-funded Healthy Life Trajectories (HeLTI) trial in India. \n\n\n\nHis fundamental research program is determining mechanisms by which early interventions and exposures can impact long-term neurologic and endocrine function in offspring across multiple generations. With a focus on epigenetics\, his research team is determining the molecular mechanisms by which this occurs. In a parallel program\, his group is investigating drug and hormone transport mechanisms in the placenta and fetal brain\, with a focus on developing novel treatments to protect the developing fetal brain. \n\n\n\nProfessor Matthews is committed to translating fundamental research to improve human health. In addition to leadership of the HeLTI-India trial and the Ontario Birth Study\, he co-founded the MAVAN program\, which followed neurocognitive development in children following adverse early experience. He has secured over $40M in research funding\, published 265 full papers and has received >300 invitations to present his work around the world. He was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2019).  He has served as elected President of the Society for Reproductive Investigation. In 2015\, he co-founded DOHaD Canada and served as elected President (2018-23). \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Stephen G. Matthews\, PhD\, FCAHS						\n					\n				Professor of Physiology\, Ob-Gyn and Medicine\, University of Toronto\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health\n\n\n\nDepartment of Environmental Health\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/events/discovery-to-intervention-the-healthy-life-trajectories-initiative-with-stephen-g-matthews-phd-fcahs/
LOCATION:HSPH\, Bldg. 1\, 1302 and Zoom
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SUMMARY:Screening for Major Diseases — Does it help?
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Cutter Lectures on Preventive Medicine – 10th Symposium\n\n\n\nPart of the Cutter Lectures on Preventive Medicine series\, The 10th Cutter Symposium “Screening for Major Diseases—Does It Help?” will feature three separate lectures from expert speakers on the topic of screening for colorectal cancer\, prostate cancer\, and infectious diseases followed by a moderated Q&A segment with all the speakers. This symposium is open to the public & is virtual only. \n\n\n\nSchedule of talks: \n\n\n\n1:00PM  Introducing the Cutter SymposiumAlbert Hofman\, MD\, PhD1:05PMThe Power of Colorectal Cancer ScreeningHermann Brenner\, MD. MPHAbstract: Over 30 years ago\, in 1993\, a groundbreaking analysis of the US National Polyp Study was published\, which suggested that colonoscopic removal of colorectal polyps was associated with an 88% reduction of colorectal cancer incidence. Since then\, numerous observational studies and randomized trials have confirmed effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening\, even though most of them substantially underestimated screening effects for various reasons. Large heterogeneity in introduction of and adherence to screening programs across countries in the last three decades is mirrored in large heterogeneity of trends in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Modelling studies based on the accumulated evidence confirm that the vast majority of the approximately one million colorectal cancer deaths per year globally could be prevented by screening. 1:35PMControversies and Innovations in Screening for Prostate Cancer Lorelei Mucci\, ScD    Abstract: More than 1.6 million men across the globe are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually\, and it is the leading cause of cancer death in more than 50 countries. In randomized controlled trials\, screening with prostate specific antigen (PSA) has been shown to reduce cancer mortality over two decades. However\, PSA screening also has led to overdiagnosis of prostate cancers that have a low potential for metastasis and concomitant overtreatment of patients. What has ensued over the past two decades has been an active debate about the harms and benefits of screening\, guidelines that are often in conflict with one another\, and in the United States\, a substantial reduction in prostate cancer screening that is now tied to an uptake in incidence of metastatic prostate cancer. This talk will provide an overview of the history of PSA screening\, the evidence around risks and harms\, the controversies\, and recent innovations in approaches to accelerate a risk stratified approach to screening. 2:05PM       Diagnostics\, Screening\, and Surveillance in Pandemics Marc Lipsitch\, DPhilAbstract: This talk will describe challenges and opportunities for surveillance during large infectious disease events\, with lessons from COVID-19 and earlier pandemics. Active testing of population-based random samples provide numerous advantages over passive case detection in many situations\, while linked data on demographics\, severity\, and pathogen variant among other characteristics are far more valuable for decision making than the same data if unlinked. Better data can inform more efficient decisions about control measures that improve the ratio of disease control effectiveness to cost and disruption.2:35PMGeneral Discussion3:00PMClosing by Albert Hofman\n\n\n\nSpeakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n							Hermann Brenner\, MD\, MPH					\n				Professor of Epidemiology\, Heidelberg University\, Scientific Coordinator\, National Cancer Prevention Graduate School\, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)\, Heidelberg\, Germany\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Lorelei Mucci\, ScD						\n					\n				Professor of Epidemiology\, Head of the Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Track\, Department of Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\n			\n			\n							\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Marc Lipsitch\, DPhil 						\n					\n				Berberian Professor and Senior Fellow\, Center for International Security and Cooperation Professor of Medicine\, and Professor of Biology\, Stanford University\, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Albert Hofman\, MD\, PhD						\n					\n				Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and Clinical Epidemiology\, Chair\, Department of Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\n			\n			\n												\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Epidemiology\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology/events/screening-for-major-diseases-does-it-help/
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SUMMARY:HCMPH Center Annual Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Home / Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHCSGA February General Student Body Meeting\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type \n\n\n\n	From Around the School\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to welcome everyone to the eighth annual Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center (HCMPH) symposium. As microbial community science expands across industry\, clinical research\, biotech\, and pharma\, this year’s theme – translating the microbiome – focuses on turning discovery into implementation. From the first approved live biotherapeutics to microbiome-informed cancer immunotherapy\, the field is already reshaping how we understand health and develop therapies.  \n\n\n\nThe symposium will highlight recent advances while looking ahead to future opportunities\, including microbial biochemistry in small-molecule drug development and engineering of microbial community members. As always\, we hope to be joined by an audience that is both topically and geographically diverse\, online and in person. The symposium program will include keynotes\, invited talks\, and selected presentations from poster submissions. We collect a nominal fee for in-person registration\, with virtual attendance available for free. Refreshments and a poster presentation are offered on-site\, and support for social media and interactive participation are provided for online attendees. \n\n\n\nFor more information on the event and the poster reception\, please visit this link. For questions: levesque@hsph.harvard.edu  \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nIn-person registration is available: HEREVirtual registration continues to be free and is available here: virtual attendance only \n\n\n\nLocation:Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthSnyder Auditorium – Kresge G1Poster Reception to be held in the Kresge CafeteriaVirtual attendance available via Zoom webinar (link emailed to you after completing registration for virtual attendance) \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Eric Rubin\, MD\, PhD						\n					\n				Professor of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, Editor-in-Chief of the New England Journal of Medicine with opening remarks\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Michael Fischbach\, PhD						\n					\n				Liu (Liao) Family Professor\, Stanford University presents "Commensal vaccines”</em>\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Laura Cox						\n					\n				Assistant Professor\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital presents “Dissecting strain-specific roles of the gut microbiome in neurologic diseases”</em>\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Robert Britton\, PhD						\n					\n				Professor of Molecular Virology and Microbiology\, Baylor College of Medicine presents “The impact of the infant microbiome on brain development and cognition”</em>\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Jose Clemente\, PhD						\n					\n				Associate Professor\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai presents<em> “A tale of two trials: microbiome interventions in early life”</em>\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							Jean McGee\, MD\, PhD\, MS						\n					\n				Associate Professor\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital presents<br>“The gut feeling behind healthy skin: Expanding the role of the gut microbiome in dermatology”\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n\n\n	\n		\n						\n							James Collins\, PhD						\n					\n				Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering and Science\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology presents “Microbiome-friendly medicine: engineering live therapeutics and AI-designed antibiotics”<br>\n			\n			\n					\n	\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDepartment of Biostatistics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n		\n			\n				\n					\n						Unleash your potential at Harvard Chan School.					\n					In addition to our degree programs\, we offer highly targeted executive and continuing education\, directed and taught by Harvard faculty. \n											\n																															\n									\n										Degree Programs									\n								\n																															\n									\n										How to Apply									\n								\n																															\n									\n										Executive and Continuing Education
URL:https://hsph.harvard.edu/biostatistics/events/hcmph-center-annual-symposium/
LOCATION:Kresge G1 & Online
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