Rethinking building design for the health of people and the planet
Adele Houghton, DrPH ’23, is creating new tools to help real estate teams become more responsive to the health needs of their buildings’ occupants and the surrounding communities.
Shamard Charles gets the word out
The physician and health journalist on the power of telling stories in the classroom, online, and in his podcast "Heart over Hype."
Maximizing outcomes through better decision making
The Center for Health Decision Science inspired Alan Colowick’s career, and now he’s returning the favor.
Is helping cells self-destruct the key to treating COVID-19?
Radiation biologist Kristopher Sarosiek zeroes in on why the severity of COVID-19 varies so widely.
Harvard Chan News Winter 2022
Workplace health, crisis response, collaborations in China and Africa, and other news from the school.
A reef gets a reboot in Madagascar
Scientists hope restoring coral reefs will boost a local economy, improve nutrition, and even relieve anxiety.
Thirteen students awarded Rose Service Learning Fellowships for winter, spring projects
Over the next few months, students in the latest group of Rose Service Learning Fellows at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are launching a diverse array of field projects.
Hot, dusty, and unhealthy
Barrak Alahmad, PhD ’22, is studying the health impacts of heat and air pollution in Kuwait.
The Age of Trauma
A global pandemic. Horrific acts of police violence. Political upheaval. The climate crisis.The opioid epidemic. With sources of stress piling up and intersecting in new ways, a growing number of mental health experts are looking to root-cause solutions.
Artificial Intelligence’s Promise and Peril
As algorithms analyze mammograms and smartphones capture lived experiences, researchers are debating the use of ai in public health.
