May 26, 2017 Thank you, Dean Williams, I really appreciate it that you invited me here today. Perhaps more importantly, I want to thank … Continue reading “Commencement 2017: Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency”
May 26, 2017 – The message to students at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s 2017 commencement ceremony couldn’t have been clearer: In … Continue reading “Harvard Chan graduates urged to ‘speak truth to power’”
Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Winners were announced at the Commencement Eve Celebration held on May 24, 2017.
May 24, 2017—Few researchers studied the Zika virus (ZIKV) before an outbreak that started in Brazil two years ago spread to 40 countries and … Continue reading “Zika virus found to be circulating in Africa for decades”
Mary Tate, MPH ’17, is studying to be an obstetrician and to help reduce disparities in maternal and neonatal health May 24, 2017 – … Continue reading “Closing the gaps”
May 24, 2017— Scientists are just beginning to understand the many ways in which our microbiomes—the trillions of microbial organisms that live on and … Continue reading “Harvard Chan School awarded $4.9 million to create microbiome biobank”
May 23, 2017—Soon after he left his volunteer job at Mercy Children’s Home in Togo, West Africa, Todd Lewis, SM ’17, had a moment … Continue reading “A theater major moves on to the global health stage”
May 17, 2017 – Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency worldwide. Now, researchers have demonstrated that a small molecule called hinokitiol can help … Continue reading “Iron-transporting molecule could help reduce anemia”
May 12, 2017 – Intimate partner violence takes a huge toll on the physical and mental health of millions around the globe and results in … Continue reading “Curtailing domestic violence through research, prevention”
May 12, 2017—Rahima Dosani, MPH ’17, has led efforts to increase patients’ access to vaccines and HIV testing in Malawi, and tuberculosis testing in … Continue reading “Improving health care delivery in the world’s poorest regions”