More than 30 high school students came to HSPH on March 8 to spend the day learning about public health. They toured the school, spoke to scientists and participated in activities.

The students are part of the SMILE Program, an after-school program for students from underrepresented groups.

The day was sponsored by the Outreach Program in the Department of Environmental Health, with funding from the NIEHS Kresge Center for Environmental Health, the Harvard-NIOSH Education and Research Center and the Superfund Basic Research Program.

Small groups of fifth- and sixth- graders from the Mission Hill and Farragut Schools visited HSPH last week to learn about the basics of microscopy. "Project Micro" allowed the students to see fingerprints, textiles, powder, bugs and pond water up close.


The project was sponsored by the NIEHS Kresge Center for Environmental Health, HSPH Environmental Health Education Program and HSPH Office for Government and Community Programs. The project was a program of the New England Society of Microscopy, which donated use of the microscopes.