Featured News Archives
2011
WHO's Bustreo delivers Dean's Distinguished Lecture with a 'hidden agenda' to inspire students to join fight for women's and children's health
March 29, 2011 -- Marking the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Flavia Bustreo (right), assistant director-general for women and…
Crises responders seek to bridge gaps in emergency response
March 29, 2011 -- When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers, injuring dozens and spewing…
Experts at HSPH forum give views on 'unprecedented' triple crisis in Japan
March 28, 2011 -- People in Japan may look calm on the outside but they are depressed on the inside,…
HSPH prof. Nancy Krieger pens new book, Epidemiology and The People's Health: Theory and Context
March 28, 2011 Ask a typical student who is studying epidemiology what she or he is learning, and the overwhelming…
Brendan Manning receives Armen Tashjian, Jr., award for excellence in endocrine research
March 22, 2011 -- Former colleagues, faculty, students, staff and family members of the late Armen H. Tashjian, Jr., professor of toxicology,…
HSPH delegation visits Tanzania and Botswana nutrition, AIDS program
March 9, 2011 -- A delegation of Harvard School of Public Health friends and faculty – including HSPH Dean Julio Frenk and Dean…
Moderate alcohol intake may decrease men's risk for type 2 diabetes
February 15, 2011 Middle-aged men who drink alcohol only occasionally appear to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes…
Guns and politics: David Hemenway takes aim at gun violence
January 30, 2011 David Hemenway is Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. He…