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Blue Sky Scenario

[Winter 2016] Jeremiah Zhe Liu, SM ’15, PhD ’20, is creating new biostatistical methods that may help reverse the devastating effects of air pollution in his native China. On calm days, an acrid fog descends over Taiyuan, China,…

A doctor and dentist walk into a classroom…

…and join forces to make a case for oral health November 24, 2015 -- When Romesh Nalliah, a dentist, spoke about the importance of oral health to overall health in a class at Harvard Chan School in summer…

A baby box aims to save infant and maternal lives

September 14, 2015 -- Under a new student-led nonprofit aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality in South Asia, expectant mothers would receive a free box full of newborn essentials like baby clothes, diapers, and wipes, as well as health-related…

Commencement 2015

[Fall 2015] You are not just creating a résumé. You are creating a biography,” Dean Julio Frenk told graduates on May 28 at the School’s 2015 commencement ceremony. He urged them to stay alert for “the tap on the…

Harvard Chan School responds to earthquake in Nepal

[Fall 2015] On April 25, a massive earthquake in Nepal, and a major aftershock on May 12, killed more than 8,800 people and injured more than 23,000. It was the worst natural disaster to strike this rugged Himalayan…

Building safer construction sites

[Fall 2015] Emily Sparer may be the first Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health student to have construction workers cheering her on at her dissertation defense. Sparer, who graduated in May with an SD in occupational safety…

Toe to toe

[Fall 2015] In a groundbreaking new course, students at the Harvard Chan School and Harvard Business School square off over corporate regulation—and find common ground Whether it’s a cruise ship line, pharmaceutical company, garment factory—or even a purveyor…

Unraveling the mystery of sepsis

July 2015 - Sepsis kills more than 500,000 Americans each year, but in some ways it remains a mystery to both researchers and doctors. Lester Kobzik,  professor in the Department of Environmental Health, and Rose Filoramo PhD '17…