Featured News Archives
2012
HSPH graduates told that career flexibility key to personal, professional growth
May 25, 2012 -- In his opening message at the 2012 Commencement Ceremony on May 24, Dean Julio Frenk spoke about the importance…
Jamie Oliver receives 2012 Healthy Cup Award
May 23, 2012 Television personality, food activist, and internationally acclaimed chef Jamie Oliver received Harvard School of Public Health’s (HSPH)…
Melissa Begg, Vice Dean of Education at Columbia University, to receive inaugural Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award
May 17, 2012 The Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Biostatistics will award the inaugural Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award to Melissa D. Begg,…
New research explores role of genetics in smoking and lung cancer
May 15, 2012 In 2008, three different studies found that certain genetic variants associated with nicotine dependence and smoking were…
Franziska Michor honored at second annual Alice Hamilton lecture
May 11, 2012 Franziska Michor, associate professor of computational biology, received Harvard School of Public Health’s second annual Alice Hamilton…
Simulated conference teaches students about complexity of health aid negotiations
May 11, 2012 The prime minister of Malawi banged his fist on the table. “The government of Malawi must be…
For both bullies and their victims, victimization plays a role
May 11, 2012 Bullying’s causes are rarely simple. Rather, bullying—for bullies, victims, and those who are both bullies and victims—is often associated…