New Endowment for Epidemiology Professorship

Mitchell Lang Dong A.B. ‘75 and Robin LaFoley Dong, longstanding friends of HSPH, have made a commitment of $3.7 million dollars to the school.

Their gift will endow a new professorship in the Department of Epidemiology, which will be the first endowed chair for the department.

James Robins will be the Mitchell L. and Robin LaFoley Dong Professor of Epidemiology.

In addition, the Dongs will establish the Dong Scholarship Fund to support exceptional students at the school.

The Dongs have been involved with HSPH since 1990. Mr. Dong is a member of the Nutrition Roundtable and a founding member and former chair of the Harvard Environmental Health Council.

He has also served on the Capital Campaign Committee and the Visiting Committee.

Ms. Dong is a member of the Nutrition Roundtable and has served on the Capital Campaign Committee and on the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention Advisory Board

Faculty Promotions Announced

At left, Katherine Swartz has been promoted to professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management

At right, Hannia Campos has been promoted to associate professor in the Department of Nutrition.

Largest Group of Students so Far for CCPE

The Center for Continuing Professional Education (CCPE) at HSPH recently hosted the largest and most diverse group of students ever to attend its courses.

In June, more than 220 people from 39 countries participated in courses about ethics, health and human rights, and biostatistics. David Shore is executive director and associate dean of CCPE, which has offered executive education, training programs, and conferences for mid- and senior-level health professionals for nearly two decades.

Pictured below, students of "Intensive Course in Health and Human Rights," taught by Stephen Marks, director, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights, Jennifer Leaning, director, Humanitarian Crises and Human Rights Program at the FXB Center and professor of international health, and Sofia Gruskin, director, International Health and Human Rights Program at the FXB Center and assistant professor, all in the Department of Population and International Health; George Annas, Utley Professor and Chair, and Michael Grodin, professor, both of the Health Law Department, Boston University School of Public Health.

Computer Classes Sign-up

The summer 2001 computer training classes are now open. The schedule is posted on the Human Resources website at www.hsph.harvard.edu/hr. Pamphlets are also available in Kresge 505. Register either by completing a registration form available in Human Resources or online at www.hsph.harvard.edu/hr/computertrainingschedule.html.