Climate Week NYC Roundup
September 27, 2024 — Today marks the end of Climate Group’s 2024 Climate Week in New York, and the Department of Environmental Health was well represented among the many panels … Continue reading “Climate Week NYC Roundup”
Category: News
New NIH-funded center to bring community-based solutions for climate resilience and health equity to US and Africa
September 23, 2024 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced last week the award of a P20 grant to fund a new Center based at the Harvard T.H. Chan … Continue reading “New NIH-funded center to bring community-based solutions for climate resilience and health equity to US and Africa “
Mary Rice announced as the new director of Harvard Chan C-CHANGE and faculty at Department of Environmental Health
September 18, 2024 —The Department of Environmental Health is excited to welcome Mary B. Rice as the Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Respiratory Health and director of … Continue reading “Mary Rice announced as the new director of Harvard Chan C-CHANGE and faculty at Department of Environmental Health”
Hot & Dusty Days Increase Diabetes Hospitalization in Kuwait
September 18 — Heat and particulate air pollution may increase risk of diabetes-related hospitalizations, according to a recent paper published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. The study, co-authored … Continue reading “Hot & Dusty Days Increase Diabetes Hospitalization in Kuwait”
Welcome to our new Environmental Health faculty!
September 4, 2024 — We are thrilled to announce the appointment of three new faculty members to the Department of Environmental Health this fall. I am so excited about the … Continue reading “Welcome to our new Environmental Health faculty!”
What System is Best for Measuring Extreme Heat?
July 15, 2024 — “How we talk about hot weather is seriously flawed. As heat waves become more intense and more frequent because of climate change, we need to change … Continue reading “What System is Best for Measuring Extreme Heat?”
Access to Green Spaces May Help Prevent Cognitive Decline
July 17, 2024 — A new study co-authored by Francine Laden, SD, Jaime Hart, SD, and Peter James, ScD found that exposure to green space during middle-age may improve cognitive … Continue reading “Access to Green Spaces May Help Prevent Cognitive Decline”
The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxers
June 13, 2024 — A recent New York Times Magazine article featured Tamarra James-Todd, Associate Professor of Environmental Reproductive Epidemiology, and her research concerning endocrine disrupting chemicals in hair relaxers, … Continue reading “The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxers”
Heat waves demand a rethinking of air conditioning
June 19, 2024 – “During extreme heat events, our buildings can turn into ovens, creating a heat crisis indoors that can pose serious health hazards,” writes Kari Nadeau, Chair of … Continue reading “Heat waves demand a rethinking of air conditioning”
