Longwood Fiber Arts Group, brought to you by Harvard Neighbors Knitting & More. If you knit, crochet, sew, embroider, have another craft, or want to learn, join us on the first Thursday evening of each month! Bring a project or come and chat, all are welcome. When: Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:30-7:00pm Where: The Squealing … Continue reading "Longwood Fiber Arts – May Meetup"
Please join the Mittal Institute for a panel on Genetics and Medicine with David Reich (Professor of Genetics at HMS), Vijay Chandru (Visiting Scientist at HSPH), and Priya Moorjani (Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California). This panel is part of the Mittal Institute's Annual Cambridge Symposium "Science and … Continue reading "Panel on Genetics and Medicine"
Richard Siegrist will chair. Please be aware that only the student and committee members are permitted to attend the Oral Qualifying Exam.
The Department of Epidemiology presents Cutter Lectures on Preventive Medicine series The 8th Symposium Speakers: Quantifying Regression Dilution and Residual Confounding Richard Peto, FRS Emeritus Professor of Medical Statistics and … Continue reading "Diet and Disease: Cause or Confounding?"
Please join the Mittal Institute for a fireside chat with Vikram Patel, Harvard Medical School, and Bharat Vatwani, co-founder of India’s Shraddha Rehabilitation Foundation. This discussion is part of the … Continue reading "The Role of Empathy in Global Health and Social Medicine: A Fireside Chat"
Please join the Mittal Institute for a lecture by Soumya Swaminathan, Former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), on "Lessons from the Pandemic for Science and Global Health", moderated by Megan Murray, Ronda Stryker and William Johnston Professor of Global Health and Director of Research, Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School. … Continue reading "Lessons from the Pandemic for Science and Global Health"
Digital Transformation of Health Care Organizations using Artificial Intelligence Application/Registration deadline: 5/6/2024 The field of artificial intelligence has now begun to mature in many industries. Health care, however, still struggles to unlock the gains that these powerful technologies can provide. At the same time, health systems worldwide are struggling with aging populations, rising expectations, and … Continue reading "Exec. Ed. Online: Innovation with AI in Health Care"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqrr8db97Tw It’s long been clear that societal forces affect health, from neighborhood demographics to school quality to the selection of products on sale in our corner stores. But what’s behind … Continue reading "The political determinants of health: How policy choices impact our well-being"
Please join the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences for their monthly Seminar featuring Daniel E. Dawes, a widely respected healthcare and public health leader, health policy expert, educator, and researcher who serves as Senior Vice President of Global Health and Founding Dean of the School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, … Continue reading "Within Our Reach: How We Can Actualize Health Equity By Understanding and Leveraging the Political Determinants of Health"
“Too often genetics gets the short end of the stick in public health. But I’m going to tell you how we can use genetics to save and improve lives and study environmental exposures.” – Charleen D. Adams, PhD, MPH Research Fellow / Lead Scientist