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Assistant Professor Jessica Cohen is bringing a behavioral economics perspective to public health interventions in Africa.
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Living green
On a clear day, the air outside Anthony Cortese’s office in downtown Boston is filled with the unmistakable smell of the ocean—a pungent, brinelike perfume that hangs in the morning air.
Harvard’s public health moment
The act of generosity that renamed our School this past September is an astonishingly bold gesture. The unsolicited $350 million endowment—spearheaded by our distinguished alumnus, Gerald Chan, SM ’75, SD ’79, from his family’s Morningside Foundation—is the largest gift in the history of Harvard University and one of the largest ever in the history of higher education
Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Highlights
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health continues to pursue its strategy of revenue diversification and expense management on the path to returning to a balanced budget. In fiscal year 2015, revenues totaled $338 million, with endowment income and education revenue continuing to grow. Although sponsored research support was slightly lower than anticipated, a … Continue reading “Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Highlights”
A gift unsolicited, unrestricted, and unexpected
On September 8, 2014, Harvard University announced that the Chan family and its Morningside Foundation will donate $350 million to Harvard School of Public Health—the largest gift in the University’s 378-year history.
A bold pathway in life and biology
Anthony Covarrubias, PhD ’15, grew up in a working-class neighborhood in South Los Angeles.
2014 Alumni Awards
Four outstanding individuals nominated by their peers received the School’s highest alumni honor at this year’s Alumni Award of Merit Dinner held on October 25, 2014.
The Aging Game
A Special Report by Amy Gutman, Boston-based writer, and Madeline Drexler, editor, Harvard Public Health The Gray Wave. The Silver Tsunami. The Agequake. Aging societies have been on the horizon for decades, not just in the United States but also around the world. The driving forces are well-established: falling fertility rates (by far, the most important … Continue reading “The Aging Game”
Fong Clow Doctoral Fellowship Fund
The path from a rice field in China—where Fong Clow, SM ’86, SD ’89, worked during the Cultural Revolution—to Harvard University was not a common one. But thanks to some prior medical training, a rare gift for mathematics, and an even rarer World Bank scholarship that allowed her to choose anywhere in the world to … Continue reading “Fong Clow Doctoral Fellowship Fund”
Grant funds research to identify health care solutions for high-need patients
Some 9 million Americans are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. These patients tend to be older, have lower incomes, and have more health problems than individuals who qualify for just one of the federal programs. Although care for “dually eligible” patients is costly, complex, and often fragmented and poorly coordinated, great potential exists for … Continue reading “Grant funds research to identify health care solutions for high-need patients”
