*This event has been canceled. Please join us for the next Cutter Seminar with Scott Dixon, PhD, on May 12 Heidi McBride, Ph.D, FRSC Canada Research Chair in Mitochondrial Cell BiologyProfessor, McGill UniversityMontreal Neurological Institute
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Edward Spang, PhD, Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Spang's talk—"Understanding Food Loss and Waste: Opportunities and challenges across the food supply chain"—will take place on January 26 at 1:00pm ET on Zoom (registration is...
Join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center’s working group on complex mixtures, held the last Monday of each month in HSPH Bldg. 1, 1302! This monthly working group meeting is held in person. Members discuss a wide range of issues related to analyzing health effects of complex mixtures of exposures in environmental health. During the 2025-2026...
Join us for a Center Member Research Presentation by Dr. Jessica Harder on Environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals and neuropsychiatric outcomes in women. Following a brief presentation, there will be time for all participants to engage in a cross-disciplinary discussion with Dr. Harder and each other. About the speaker: Jessica Harder, MD, is a neuropsychiatrist in the Department...
Join us on Wednesday, January 28th for a Department of Epidemiology seminar featuring Dr. Rishi Desai discussing Developments in Postmarketing Safety Surveillance of Medical Products: Reflections from the FDA Sentinel Innovation Center. Abstract: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Sentinel Initiative—launched in 2008 under the FDA Amendments Act as the first national active-surveillance system for medical-product safety—has grown from a proof-of-concept...
Sustainable Farming and Local Food to Promote Resilience and Community HealthPresented by Jennifer Hashley, Director, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Also available by Zoom. For more information, email susan_bottino@harvard.edu Organizers
The Harvard Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) for Occupational Safety and Health invites you to the annual ERC Pilot Project Symposium to learn about recently completed Pilot Projects. These NIOSH-funded projects address concerns in one or more of the occupational safety and health areas of occupational hygiene, occupational epidemiology, occupational health services, occupational medicine,...
Storytelling is one of the most powerful tools in health communication—capable of shifting beliefs, building trust, and inspiring action. In this session, led by SBS alum Elissa Scherer (MPH-HSB '24), we’ll explore why stories stick when facts alone fall flat, and how to harness narrative as a strategy for building community trust and public health...
Join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center’s working group on community-engaged research in environmental health! This working group brings together faculty, trainees, students, and staff to discuss the methods and practice of conducting community-engaged research with a focus on environmental health. We'll meet in person in Building 1, 1302 on February 2, 1-2:00 pm. February agenda:...
Join us for a webinar on the Transforming Health Care: The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching program offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education, hosted by Program Director Felipe Fregni, NEd, MHP, MMSc, MD, PhD. This program explores areas of neuroscience, motivation, and technology, to help teachers become more effective...
On Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, from 1-1:50 p.m. in Kresge 202A, join us for a well-being workshop led by Center Student Engagement Committee member Anya Greenberg, SM ’26. Explore how tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons can boost well-being, confidence, and social connection. Lunch provided. Attendance open to Harvard-ID holders. Speaker Information Organizers
Join the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) on Thursday, February 5th for a Community Coffee Hour! Join us for an in-person gathering to meet the HHI team and learn more about their global work. All members of the Harvard community are welcome to join to kick off the new semester, build connections, and foster collaboration. This...
Erin Kelly, PhD, Sloan Distinguished Professor of Work and Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of Management, presents “Can a voice channel improve retention and worker well-being? Evidence from a cluster-randomized trial in U.S. fulfillment centers.” The Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for...
What: An in-depth look at advanced features of Open Science Framework and how to integrate them into your research process for sharing and publishing research data. This session is a follow up to "Research Management: Data Organization and Sharing in Open Science Framework." Why: Using reputable and compliant tools for research management and data sharing...
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds. Interpreting Mercury Levels in the Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patient Presenter: Sierra Crowe, MD, 1st year OEM resident Discussant: Rose Goldman, MD, MPH, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard Chan...
Alexander Muir, PhD Assistant Professor of Ben May Department of Cancer ResearchUniversity of Chicago
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Daniel Wang, MD, ScD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at HMS and Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition at HSPH. Dr. Wang's talk—"Integrating Multi-Omics and Blood-Based ATX(N) Biomarkers to Identify Precision Dietary Paths for Alzheimer’s Prevention in Harvard Cohorts"—will take place on February...
Join us for a webinar on the Women on Boards: Getting On and Adding Value program offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education, hosted by Program Directors Ellen Zane and Laurie Pascal. This program is designed to put you on the path towards attaining a board position in health care and related industries....
Join us on Wednesday, February 11th for a Department of Epidemiology seminar featuring Dr. Timothy Lash discussing Quantitative Bias Analysis: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Abstract: Quantitative bias analysis encompasses all methods used to estimate the direction, magnitude, and uncertainty from non-randomized research. Many of these methods have been well known for decades, but are still not routinely implemented. This talk will...
The Climate Change & Planetary Health Concentration invites you to their next Brown Bag Lunch Seminar: Title: Malaria, Climate, and COP: Takeaways from COP30 Speaker: Marcia C. de Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography & Chair, Department of Global Health and Population; Faculty Associate, Salata Institute for Climate & Sustainability Everyone is welcome, whether or not you are a part of the concentration....
For Center members, their collaborators, affiliates, and trainees Are you preparing for an upcoming environmental health-related submission? Have your Specific Aims page reviewed by our senior NIEHS Center faculty! In a friendly, constructive, small-group open session, a panel of Center members will offer critique and suggestions to improve your Specific Aims or goals. Proposals are welcomed that...
Sabrina Hermosilla, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of population and family health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, presents “Navigating—and leveraging—existing data sources to guide sound public health programming to...
Wrangle your data at the Harvard Library's Love Data Rodeo. Celebrate Love Data Week by learning how to tame and transform your data in style! You are cordially invited to...
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the next Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds. Evaluating Low Back Pain in Occupational Medicine: A Spine Surgeon’s Perspective Presenter: Talon Miner, DO, 1st year OEM Resident Discussant: Chima Ohaegbulam, MD, Board-certified neurosurgeon, Boston Bone & Joint Institute Learning...
The Harvard Chan Student Government Association's i-Night is back for its 35th year! Join us for an exciting evening of performances that celebrate and showcase the talents, cultures, and diversity of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community! Food and refreshments will be provided! Please RSVP to inform catering needs. Families and guests...
VIRTUAL Jessica Finlay, PhD, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder, presents 'Cognability: A mixed-methods approach to neighborhoods and cognitive health across the life course.' The Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for scholars from across the University to discuss in-progress social scientific...
Presented jointly with the Office of Career and Professional Development Join a panel of Harvard Chan School alumni for an engaging discussion on bringing innovation and entrepreneurship to public health. Discover how they built their careers, what skills matter most, and how to apply their insights to your own professional journey in this candid conversation. ...
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds. Speaker and topic TBA soon. Speaker Information Organizers
Join us at the 2026 Africa Health Conference to explore innovative solutions to advance health in Africa by pre-registering by Sunday, January 18 HERE. The Africa Health Conference is a dynamic platform that brings together experts, researchers, practitioners, students, and community stakeholders dedicated to advancing forward-thinking solutions for Africa’s evolving health challenges. The 2026 conference will...
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Joshua Petimar, ScD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute & Harvard Medical School. Dr. Petimar's talk—"Have federal nutrition labeling policies improved diet? Evidence from the last 10 years"—will take place on February 23 at 1:00pm ET...
Join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center’s working group on complex mixtures, held the last Monday of each month in HSPH Bldg. 1, 1302! This monthly working group meeting is held in person. Members discuss a wide range of issues related to analyzing health effects of complex mixtures of exposures in environmental health. During the 2025-2026...
Pressure Points is a webinar series co-hosted by The Studio and Executive and Continuing Education at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health bringing you inside the business of health care. As financial pressures intensify across health care, leaders face difficult choices that test their ability to protect clinical excellence while sustaining their organizations. Join leading experts for...
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.
Join the Center for Health Decision Science for a seminar with Mark Strong of the University of Sheffield, UK, School of Medicine and Population Health, "Understanding and Managing Uncertainty in Model-Based Decision Making." We commonly use computer models to help us make decisions in healthcare resource allocation. Should we fund a particular new drug, for...
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...
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...
Join us for a Center Member Research Presentation by Dr. Mi-Sun Lee on Environmental exposures, biomarkers, and early life health. Following a brief presentation, there will be time for all participants to engage in a cross-disciplinary discussion with Dr. Lee and each other. Abstract: This talk will highlight findings from pilot and cohort studies motivated by...
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...
Maria Glymour is professor and chair of the department of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. Her research examines how social factors experienced across the life-course, from infancy to adulthood, influence cognitive function, dementia, stroke, and other health outcomes in older adults. A separate theme of her research focuses on overcoming methodological problems encountered in analyses...
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