Fall 2019

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IN THIS ISSUE

  • ℞ for an Epidemic

    A surge of opioid prescriptions launched an epidemic of substance use disorder in the U.S. Harvard Chan School researchers are piecing together how it happened—and how to stop it from happening again.

  • The Translator

    After a three-decade career as a physician, HIV/AIDS researcher, and policymaker, Lawrence Deyton, SM ’76, is bringing a public health ethos to medical education.

  • Commencement 2019

    “Break out of your comfort zones,” Dean Michelle Williams advised the 606 public health students who earned their degrees

  • Speaking of Climate Change

    C-Change Conversations, an organization devoted to sharing the science of climate change, focuses on taking its message to political conservatives and moderates.