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Case-based teaching, “flipped” classrooms, and a focus on leadership skills—these will be key changes as Harvard School of Public Health ambitiously redesigns its educational strategy. In recent years, the effort to help future students make a dramatic impact on public health has received critical support from the Charina Endowment Fund and Richard L. (MBA ’59) … Continue reading “Menschel gifts define enlightened philanthropy”
Elif Yavuz, SD ’13, was killed on September 21, 2013, during a terrorist attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya. She and her partner, Ross Langdon, also killed in the attack, were expecting their first child. Yavuz, 33, a Dutch national, completed her dissertation research on malaria in eastern Africa. After graduating from Harvard … Continue reading “In Memoriam: Elif Yavuz, SD ’13”
In 1992, Countess Albina du Boisrouvray gave $20 million to the School to establish the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights. Her gift included sufficient funds to construct the FXB building—in which the Center is housed—and to endow the FXB Professorship to lead the center’s work. All were named for her son, … Continue reading “Her fortune for the children”
During 2013, the remarkable centennial year of Harvard School of Public Health, I had the deeply gratifying experience of reflecting on the meaning and purpose of public health—both across the globe and in my own life. I circled this theme in writing, in conversation, in moments of solitude, and on occasions of exuberant celebration.
When Catlin Powers first stepped into a nomadic family’s canvas tent in the Chinese Himalayas, she was overpowered by the smell of burning yak dung, the traditional source of fuel. She almost choked on the thick yellow smoke that spewed out of the family’s stove and hung in the air. Her eyes and nose stung, and her eyes started watering—just like those of the woman leaning over the stove, boiling water for tea.
The second annual HSPH Fellowship Celebration recognized individuals and organizations that have made gifts of $10,000 or more to student aid in the past year, and provided them with an opportunity to meet the students who benefit from their generous contributions.
Is bench research that creates a lethal, contagious bird flu virus worth the risk that the virus could escape the lab?
On October 25, 2013, HSPH publicly launched the Campaign for Harvard School of Public Health, and Campaign co-chair Jonathan Lavine announced the School’s intention to raise $450 million by 2018. We went on to enjoy a record-breaking fundraising year thanks to our many very generous donors, raising $103.3 million in fiscal year 2014. This, combined … Continue reading “Philanthropic impact: Campaign update”
Harvard Chan researchers are looking at the emotional, physical, and genetic consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder, which affects 7 percent of the U.S. population—most of them women
Leadership Council Annual Meeting From Cells to Cell Phones The annual summit of the School’s Leadership Council on October 29 and 30 explored the role that communication plays in improving lives across the globe. The keynote presentation featured former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and the School’s work on “swarm intelligence” during crises, including the 2013 … Continue reading “Events 2015”
