Fall student membership for the Harvard Innovation Labs is now open! Whether you’re exploring innovation, testing an idea, or advancing a venture, becoming an i-lab member helps you go further, faster. The Harvard Student i-lab welcomes students from all 13 Harvard schools, regardless of their innovation stage. Membership provides access to expert advising, workshops, networking...
Fall student membership for the Harvard Innovation Labs is now open! Whether you’re exploring innovation, testing an idea, or advancing a venture, becoming an i-lab member helps you go further, faster. The Harvard Student i-lab welcomes students from all 13 Harvard schools, regardless of their innovation stage. Membership provides access to expert advising, workshops, networking...
Fall student membership for the Harvard Innovation Labs is now open! Whether you’re exploring innovation, testing an idea, or advancing a venture, becoming an i-lab member helps you go further, faster. The Harvard Student i-lab welcomes students from all 13 Harvard schools, regardless of their innovation stage. Membership provides access to expert advising, workshops, networking...
This session is your chance to put theory into practice! Building on our previous session, we'll guide you through applying the prompt engineering principles to real-world research tasks using a chosen LLM platform. You’ll learn how to leverage technologies effectively and responsibly while understanding the security and privacy implications specific to the medical field. This...
Check out the HSPH Reuse Room in its new space! On Wednesday, August 28 from 1:30-2:15 pm, drop by B-5 in the basement of Building 1 to pick up something new to you and drop off surplus office supplies, lab consumables, and household items in good, working order during our EcoOpportunity Green Team gathering. (Please...
Yujie will present the dissertation entitled “Statistical methods for outcome measurement error correction, and multi-study prediction and causal inference under study heterogeneity". The dissertation committee is chaired by Drs. Molin Wang and Giovanni Parmigiani, and includes Dr. Boyu Ren and Dr. Bernard Rosner.
Fall student membership for the Harvard Innovation Labs is now open! Whether you’re exploring innovation, testing an idea, or advancing a venture, becoming an i-lab member helps you go further, faster. The Harvard Student i-lab welcomes students from all 13 Harvard schools, regardless of their innovation stage. Membership provides access to expert advising, workshops, networking...
Jonathan will present the dissertation entitled “Statistical methods for complex dependent data". The dissertation committee is chaired by Dr. Sebastien Haneuse, and includes Dr. Sharon-Lise Normand, Dr. Issa Dahabreh, and Dr. Nina Joyce.
Join us for a team science webinar on "Collaboration Agreements for Successful Team Science Processes" as part of Harvard Catalyst’s series on Boundary-Crossing Skills for Research Careers. Register by 12:00pm ET on August 28, 2024.
Are you passionate about Child Protection and interested in increasing your skills and building your professional network across sectors? The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Child Protection Certificate cohort. This interdisciplinary qualification is open to students from any Harvard graduate school, but admission is...
Amy will present the dissertation entitled “Statistical Analysis of Case-cohort Designs in Semi-competing Risks". The dissertation committee is chaired by Dr. Sebastien Haneuse, and includes Dr. Kyu Ha Lee, Dr. Briana Stephenson, and Dr. Stephanie Lee.
Peyton will present the thesis entitled “Development of predictive tools for Alzheimer’s disease using multiomic platforms through application of penalized regression techniques". The thesis committee is chaired by Dr. Christoph Lange, and includes Dr. Georg Hahn and Dr. Erin Lake.
The Studio at the Harvard Chan School is thrilled to invite you to our open house! Join us on September 4 in The Studio, 10th Floor, Kresge Building, to discover the world-class programming The Studio produces, enjoy a complimentary lunch, share YOUR ideas for programming, and spend some time with therapy dog Sophie. Bonus: come...
Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series Speaker: Sebastian Schneeweiss, M.D., Sc.D. Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston Department of Epidemiology of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health...
Come learn about the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Center of Excellence's interdisciplinary concentration, Leadership Lab, and activities! Only current Harvard Chan students may attend in-person.
The Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health welcomes students, staff, and faculty to come together for an afternoon mindfulness practice throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. We will...
https://www.youtube.com/live/mbx4zKPXm0s The average child in the United States spends more than five hours on a screen every day. What is the impact on mental and physical health? Is screen time replacing play time, or can the two coexist? In this discussion, experts will look at why kids are on their devices so much; why some...
Are you passionate about Child Protection and interested in increasing your skills and building your professional network across sectors? The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Child Protection Certificate cohort. This interdisciplinary qualification is open to students from any Harvard graduate school, but admission is...
HIV Training Grant Lightning Talks Abstract: Join us in learning about the important work being conducted by the PhD and Postdoctoral researchers on the HIV Training Grant! Over two sessions, all 10 trainees will present 5-minute lightning talks about their research projects shaping the future of infectious disease and adjacent areas.
Navigating Occupational Exposure: Reproductive Health Considerations for Workers in Laboratory Settings Presenter: Kangwook Huh, DO, MPH, Second-year Resident in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Discussant: Thomas Winters, MD, Medical Director, Occupational and Environmental Health Network (OEHN) Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) identify various occupational...
With Dr. Rick Woychik, NIEHS Director, and Principal Investigator
Please join us for NIEHS Director Dr. Rick Woychik's talk, Planning Future Directions for Environmental Health Sciences. This event is co-hosted by the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center and the Department of Environmental Health. For more information or to request the Zoom link, email Jen Razo.
Join the Environmental Health Journal Club (EHJC)! EHJC is a student-led group that dives into environmental health research and methods through biweekly discussions. Whether you're a new or returning student, we can’t wait to kick off the year with you at our first meeting! Light refreshments are provided. Contact: Mendonca, Carolina carolina_mendonca@g.harvard.edu
This workshop is intended to provide our EH students and trainees with personalized writing support on current projects by faculty members and research scientists. Bring a current writing project to get personalized writing support! Light refreshments available. Please RSVP by emailing Francine Laden. Zoom option available.
Sabrina Absalon, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Indiana University School of Medicine This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we will have lunch for those that are present.
Sabrina Absalon, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Indiana University School of Medicine This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we will have lunch for those that are present.
Please join the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) on September 12, 2024, at 10 am ET for a virtual showcase of our global work to improve the lives of communities in humanitarian crises. HHI is a university-wide academic and research center in humanitarian crisis and leadership supported by Harvard University's Office of the Provost. Based at...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBknkJIGPzs Prescriptions for anti-obesity medications have soared. A wave of next-generation therapies is on the way. And researchers are studying whether GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro can have impacts beyond obesity and diabetes, based on emerging clues that they could target addiction, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis — even potentially neurodegenerative disorders such as...
Are you passionate about Child Protection and interested in increasing your skills and building your professional network across sectors? The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Child Protection Certificate cohort. This interdisciplinary qualification is open to students from any Harvard graduate school, but admission is...
Program runs: September 16-20, 2024 Deadline to register: September 13, 2024 at 12pm ET Benefit-cost analysis is a well-established and widely used approach for systematically assessing policy impacts and informing decisions. It is a required component of the policy development process followed by many government agencies and organizations around the world. Benefit-cost analysis plays an...
Program runs online: September 16 – 20, 2024 Deadline to register: 09/13/2024 Every day public health information is generated and made available to the public about diseases, public policies, new products, and corporate behavior. People are accessing this information in real time via traditional news, online media, social media and word of mouth. The public’s...
HIV Training Grant Lightning Talks Abstract: Join us in learning about the important work being conducted by the PhD and Postdoctoral researchers on the HIV Training Grant! Over two sessions, all 10 trainees will present 5-minute lightning talks about their research projects shaping the future of infectious disease and adjacent areas.
1) What Can We Learn from a Near-Miss Survey of Fishermen? 2) ERC Outreach Activities Presenter: Ann Backus, MS Instructor in Occupational Health Director of Outreach, Harvard Chan Education and Research Center Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: Funded by NIOSH Grant T42 OH008416
I. What Can We Learn from a Near-Miss Survey of Fishermen? II. ERC Outreach Activities Presenter: Ann Backus, MS, Instructor in Occupational Health, Director of Outreach, Harvard Chan Education and Research Center Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) explain the pros and cons of near-miss surveys; 2) discuss the situations responsible for near-misses...
With Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc, Director of Program in Global Public Policy and Social Change
James Olzmann, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology University of California Berkeley
Mentorship is critical for career and skill development in clinical and translational research, but locating practical resources on how to initiate, build, maintain, and assess these relationships is often challenging. To fill this gap, we’ve developed a new guide with popular resources we’ve adapted from our course and program content to help both mentees and...
Join us for a joint MELD Seminar and Center Member Research Presentation with David Christiani, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics. Dr. Christiani will give a talk on "Translational Molecular Epidemiology Research in Lung Cancer."
Phyllis Kanki, DSc DVM (Kanki Lab) "Pre-pandemic immunoreactivity to SARS-CoV-2 in West Africa" Masataka Suzuki, PhD (Waldor Lab) "Innate Immune Responses in Experimental Cholera" THESE SPEAKERS WILL BE IN PERSON IN FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we will have lunch for those that are present.
What are the FAIR Data Principles? How can you make your research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable? Discussion lead by Julie Goldman, Research Data Services Librarian, Countway Library The...
Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series Speaker: Hermann Brenner, MD, MPH Professor of Epidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany Head Div. Of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg Abstract: Based on compelling evidence from observational epidemiological studies, screening colonoscopy has since long been thought to provide strong protection from colorectal cancer. This...
This is the last date that HSPH students are able to enroll in, drop without penalty, or change cross-registered courses.
Mark your calendars for Countway Library's annual showcase event Join us for the 2024 Countway Resource Fair! Drop in to visit more than 20 exhibitors and departments, demo new tech...
Get ready for the annual Harvard Longwood Bike Fair! Come by to see 13 exhibitors and learn about: Info on Biking to/through Longwood: Discover the best routes and tips for...
Weatherhead Research Cluster on Migration Seminar: Migrant and Refugee Rights in Massachusetts from a Journalist’s Perspective Date and Time: Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET...
Are you passionate about Child Protection and interested in increasing your skills and building your professional network across sectors? The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Child Protection Certificate cohort. This interdisciplinary qualification is open to students from any Harvard graduate school, but admission is...
Program runs: September 23 – 27, 2024 Deadline to register: September 20, 2024 at 12pm ET Improving environmental health and safety performance within your organization requires an in-depth understanding of management principles and the leadership skills to drive change. You need to be able to build leadership buy-in for health, safety, and environmental initiatives, lead...
Program runs: September 23-27, 2024 Deadline to register: September 20, 2024 Health care systems around the world face growing pressures to provide more effective programs, treatments, and interventions. Health outcomes research is the scientific inquiry that provides the evidence required for optimally developing new therapies, implementing quality of care improvement protocols, and enhancing public health...
Open inquiry and the ability to engage constructively in challenging dialogues about important topics is essential to teaching, learning, and research. The Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL)’s 2024 HILT Conference will center this year’s theme on “Open Minds in Dialogue”, focusing on challenges to free inquiry and how best to...
A panel of editors-in-chief from leading medical journals will discuss their publications' roles in addressing social issues that impact health. This session will conclude with a live Q&A moderated by Michael Mensah from Yale School of Medicine. Register here. Speakers: Co-sponsored by the Research Theme in Health Equity & Translational Social Science(HETSS); the Rangell Social...
Please join the LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence for our next event focused on Project 2025's threat to LGBTQ health equity. Sean Cahill, Director of Health Policy Research at Fenway Health, will join us Monday, September 23rd, from 1:00-1:50pm at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Kresge 502. Project 2025 coverage This presentation...
40 years ago, 27 tons of Methyl Isocyanate leaked from a pesticide plant on to 16 square miles of the city of Bhopal, India. Thousands died because of the chemical exposure from the leak. 40 years later, over half a million people have been impacted by this event. Please come see survivors of this event...
Red Cross blood drive hosted by HMS Departments of Genetics, Immunology, and Microbiology. Eligibility information available at https://www.redcross.org. Why we donate: The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of...
Join the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights for a discussion about the outbreak of poliovirus in the Gaza Strip for the first time in 25 years. Panelists will discuss the causes of the outbreak, the health cluster vaccination program and the challenges associated with it as well as the future implications of this...
Join us on September 24th at 1:00 pm for a special student meet and greet with the Initiative on Health and Homelessness (IHH)! This is a great opportunity to learn...
Barbara Bosch MD, PhD Instructor in Clinical Investigation The Rockefeller University As a physician-scientist with academic training in clinical medicine and research experience in basic sciences, I strongly believe that translational research is needed to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and clinical medicine.
Barbara Bosch MD, PhD Instructor in Clinical Investigation, The Rockefeller University "As a physician-scientist with academic training in clinical medicine and research experience in basic sciences, I strongly believe that translational research is needed to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and clinical medicine." THIS SPEAKER WILL BE IN PERSON IN FXB 301. The event...
Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series Speaker: Brittany Charlton, MSc, ScD Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgram Health Care Insititute, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Abstract: One in ten people in the U.S. are LGBTQ and this population will grow as that number is twice as high among young people. LGBTQ people experience...
Research Data Management (RDM) is essential for responsible research and should be introduced when starting a new project or joining a new lab. Managing data across a project and/ or...
Nino Cricco, PhD candidate in sociology, Harvard University, and Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies Graduate Student Affiliate, presents “Gender earnings convergence and changing pathways towards intergenerational income mobility.” The Social Demography Seminar (SDS) hybrid series at the Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for scholars from across the university...
To kick off Alumni Weekend 2024, Climate Resilience in Action: Public Health Solutions for a Changing World, join us for a virtual panel titled What Surrounds Us, Shapes Us: How Climate Change is Affecting Developmental Environments. This panel will explore the ways that environmental changes can affect child health, learning outcomes, and overall well-being; break...
Are you passionate about Child Protection and interested in increasing your skills and building your professional network across sectors? The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Child Protection Certificate cohort. This interdisciplinary qualification is open to students from any Harvard graduate school, but admission is...
Titled Climate Resilience in Action: Public Health Solutions for a Changing World, Alumni Weekend 2024, will provide opportunities to develop mentor-mentee relationships; honor this year's award recipients; and discuss solutions to advance equity in the climate space and take action to better our environment for the next generation. Don't miss this chance to reconnect, learn,...
The Impact of Building Characteristics and Regional Factors on Exposure to Maui Wildfire Pollutants Presenter: Parham Azimi, PhD, Research Associate in the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe the constituents of target air pollutants in residential buildings near wildfire-affected regions in...
About the Symposium The next U.S. President will have great challenges and opportunities to strengthen the country’s health care system for all. Join us for a symposium with leading experts...
As part of the upcoming Alumni Weekend, AW24: Climate Resilience in Action: Public Health Solutions for a Changing World, the Department of Environmental Health and Harvard Chan C-CHANGE will be hosting an open house for all EH faculty, researchers, and students to share what the department is working on with visiting alumni. There will be...
Join us for our second annual Day of Service! Pick a service opportunity to participate in, then join us for a community lunch in the Kresge Cafeteria. All students, staff, faculty, trainees, and academic appointees are welcome. A complete list of service opportunities will be available the first week in September. To volunteer: hsph.me/dos-signup
The Harvard Student Human Rights Collaborative (HSHRC) is a student-run organization that raises awareness about issues at the intersection of health and human rights. The collaborative also runs the Harvard...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST1HHlEBywc Presented in partnership with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies As the first woman president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in more than a century, Helena Nader is a staunch advocate for inclusion, championing gender, racial, and ethnic equity in science. In this fireside chat, hear how she’s repeatedly advanced research,...
The Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness is excited to announce "Environments for Health and Happiness", a year-long seminar series exploring the intricate relationships between aspects of the natural and built environments with our health, happiness, and well-being. As cities expand and climate change impacts intensify, the creation of resilient, equitable, and sustainable urban...
The Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness is excited to announce “Environments for Health and Happiness,” a year-long seminar series exploring the intricate relationships between aspects of the natural and built environments with our health, happiness, and well-being. As cities expand and climate change impacts intensify, the creation of resilient, equitable, and sustainable...
As the media focuses on gloom and doom narratives concerning undocumented immigrants in this country Yosimar offers an insightful look at the ways in which undocumented artists are resisting narratives...
The application portal for the '24 - '25 MCH Leadership Lab will close Thursday, October 3rd, at 9 AM ET. Please submit a completed application by the deadline for consideration. This unique opportunity is only open to current Harvard Chan students pursing the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Concentration. All concentrators are encouraged to apply!...
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) invites you to join us for a Community Coffee Hour on Thursday, October 3rd, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at Harvard Chan, Building 1,...
Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series on October 3 via Zoom featuring Donell Harvin, DrPH, MPH, MPA. Donell Harvin is a visiting scientist at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. The Thursday Brown Bag Series is open to all and no RSVP is required. Seminar title TBA and will...
Are you passionate about Child Protection and interested in increasing your skills and building your professional network across sectors? The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Child Protection Certificate cohort. This interdisciplinary qualification is open to students from any Harvard graduate school, but admission is...
Program runs: October 13-25, 2024 Deadline to apply: October 4, 2024 Academic health centers in the United States are experiencing unprecedented disruption and change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, institutions need physicians in leadership who have the skills and experience to lead in complex and ever-changing environments. For over...
Travel Medicine: Preparing Workers for Safe and Healthy Journeys Presenter: Derek Stewart, DO, MPH, second-year resident in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Discussant: Eirini Iliaki, MD, Infectious Diseases Specialist-Occupational, Immigration, and Travel Health Clinician; Cambridge Health Alliance. Certificate in Travel Health™, International Society of Travel Medicine, Instructor...
