A Brown Bag Lunch Information Session

"Human Subjects Protections at HSPH: How Did We Get Here and Why Does It Matter?"

Speaker: Sarah Putney, Director,
HSPH Human Subjects Administration

Wednesday, April 28
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Kresge 101

HSPH members are invited to bring their lunches. Drinks and dessert will be provided. RSVP to deansoff@hsph.harvard.edu. This lecture is not open to the public.

Harvard Sponsors University’s Participants in Annual Walk for Hunger

HSPH members can raise money for the underserved and get a little exercise at Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 2–with Harvard University’s Office of Government, Community, and Public Affairs offering to help support the efforts of faculty, staff, retirees, and students.

For the 18th year, the Office will sponsor Harvard participants, either as walkers or volunteers, at a rate of 50 cents for each mile walked and for each hour volunteered. For more information, call 617-495-4955.

The 20-mile Walk for Hunger begins and ends on Boston Common, wending through Boston, Brookline, Newton, Watertown, and Cambridge. Registration is from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the day of the event. For more information and to learn how to receive pledge sheets, visit http://www.projectbread.org/ or call 617-723-5000.

Pledges will fund 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, food banks, and food salvage programs in 124 communities in Massachusetts, according to Project Bread.

Studdert Wins Award for Young Investigators

	David Studdert

The award recognizes scholars early in their careers as health services researchers who show exceptional promise for future contributions. This award commemorates the dedication of Alice Hersh to supporting the next generation of health services researchers. Hersh was the founding executive director of the Association for Health Services Research, which merged with the Alpha Center in June 2000 to become AcademyHealth.

A lawyer, Studdert researches the nexus between law and health policy. He is currently using records from the malpractice system to examine causes of medical errors that result in severe injury. He has also researched appeals by managed care enrollees against benefits denials by their health plans.

"This is an extremely competitive award, and is a wonderful testament to the outstanding work that David has been doing," said Arnold Epstein, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management.

Department of Biostatistics Names Alumni Award Winner

	Stuart Baker

The award recognizes an individual in government, industry, or academia who has impacted the theory and practice of statistical science.

Baker’s research includes missing-data methods survival analysis, potential outcomes models, before-and-after studies, randomized trials, graphical methods, cancer screening evaluation, evaluating biomarkers for the early detection of cancer, surrogate endpoints, and twin genetics.