There is overwhelming evidence that people of color, and Black communities in particular, are disproportionately exposed to harmful air pollutants. The NYTimes recently highlighted a study, conducted by a team of … Continue reading “New study led by Francesca Dominici quantifies the benefits of pollution reduction in terms of race and class”
Congratulations to doctoral student Jemar Bather on publishing his paper, “Racial and Ethnic Composition of Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Environmental Health Sciences, 2011 to 2021”, which was an invited paper … Continue reading “PhD Student Jemar Bather Publishes 3rd Paper in Series Related to Increasing Diversity in the Public Health Research Workforce”
HDSI’s 5th AnniversaryKeynote:Megan T. StevensonAssociate Professor of Law, University of VirginiaWednesday, November 3rd, 202112:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET | RegistrationAlgorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of HumansAbstract: We evaluate the … Continue reading “HDSI 5th Anniversary Keynote: Megan Stevenson – 11/3”
While initially looking to explore “Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Longitudinal Emotional-Behavioral Functioning Among Youth Born to Women Living With HIV,” doctoral student Jemar Bather found a more surprising outcome to his research– that youth who … Continue reading “Surprising Results in Study of Youth Born to Women with HIV”
Dr. Francesca Dominici, the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population and Data Science and co-director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, will speak at the upcoming COVID-19 Town Hall Series presented by … Continue reading “Francesca Dominici to Speak at COVID-19 Town Hall – 7/15”
