Friday, March 5: Yanyue Wang (Adelina), PhD, post-doctoral fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), will present “The impact of alternative types of elder care providers: Stratified IV analysis with machine learning using nursing home exits.” Please REGISTER.
Join us to learn the radical history of IWD, reflect on COVID & gender & structural racism & health justice, AND share your IWD story too! Brought to you by the Women, Gender, and Health Interdisciplinary Concentration at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
On Tuesday, March 9 at 1:00 PM EST, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative will host a special webinar on Careers in Humanitarianism, featuring Vincenzo Bollettino, PhD, Director of HHI's Program on Resilient Communities. Dr. Bollettino will describe his current humanitarian research work, chat about his career in the sector, and field questions from attendees. This event … Continue reading "Careers in Humanitarianism: Vincenzo Bollettino"
Event Description Health expenditures in the United States reached 17.7% of GDP in 2019, higher than any other country in the world. Yet the U.S. healthcare system consistently lags other advanced economies in terms of quality, access, efficiency, and other performance indicators. What is wrong with the healthcare system in the United States, and WHY … Continue reading "Fixing the Underlying Problems of the Broken American Health System"
Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series Speaker: Neil Ferguson Professor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health Vice-Dean (Academic Development) Imperial College London Event URL: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology/epi-seminar-series/
Promoting Vaccine Equity: A Global Perspective on COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution is the first event in a new series focused on global vaccine equity hosted by the Harvard Global Health Institute, in partnership with Ariadne Labs and the Harvard University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). In this webinar, global experts will convene to lay the groundwork … Continue reading "Promoting Vaccine Equity: A Global Perspective on COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution"
As we approach the year-mark of many more people around the world working from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that working remotely is here to stay – and that home office furniture may need to be adjusted to provide a healthier and more productive work space. In this interactive 45-minute … Continue reading "Lights, Camera, and Well-being: Workstation Solutions for Working from Home"
Sandra Susan Smith, PhD, Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice; and Faculty Director of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School; and Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute, will present “Mobilizing social capital for pretrial release.” Please REGISTER.
Join us on March 11 at 1:00 PM ET for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series which features an informal talk and Q&A session. Topic: Impact of COVID-19 on the Socio-Economic Development of Children, Adolescents, and Their Families in Laos Speaker: Sitthiroth Rasphone Join the discussion here! Link to reports related to UNICEF's work in … Continue reading "Department of Global Health and Population Thursday Brown Bag Series"
Whether you’re motivated by the joy-sparking tidying up of Marie Kondo, or get inspired by a good old-fashioned spring-cleaning spree, now is a great time to clean up your data. The time you spend doing a good data cleanup will more than pay off in increased efficiency in your workflows and project time. This session … Continue reading "Spring Cleaning for Your Data"