Alumni Week 2020

Lifting Lives

Public Health Solutions for Vulnerable Populations

The week includes live and on-demand content, including the annual Alumni Association awardee videos, and three live panels featuring faculty, alumni, and international experts discussing public health solutions for vulnerable populations. On Saturday, pre-recorded “Alumni Lightning Talks” will be released featuring Harvard Chan School graduates discussing their efforts to respond to the global crisis. Throughout the week you will hear about the Harvard Chan Frontiers and the School’s next targets for humanity’s needed breakthroughs.

Schedule of events

Tuesday, September 29

Celebrating Alumni Award Recipients

Award of Merit and Professional Award Videos
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Wednesday, September 30 Live Virtual Event

A Crisis Compounded: How the Global Pandemic is Creating Greater Humanitarian Challenges

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Thursday, October 1 Live Virtual Event

The Next Great Frontier: COVID Vaccine Development

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Friday, October 2 Live Virtual Event

Stories from across the globe: International COVID Response

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Saturday, October 3

Lightning Talks: Alumni stories from the field

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Alumni support of the Harvard Chan School is critical in helping us fulfill our vision of Lifting the Lives of Vulnerable Populations. Please give today, and together we can provide public health solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.

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Special thanks to the Alumni Weekend Committee for working to plan the first all-virtual Alumni Week program. The committee members are Dr. Michael Brown, SM ’07, Dr. Priti Lakhani, SM ’13, Dr. Edmond Feeks, MPH ’96, and Jennifer Bishop, SD ’08. If you are interested in joining the Alumni Weekend Committee to assist with planning future programs please contact alumni@hsph.harvard.edu