December 13, 2016 – Christalyn Rhodes has been named a 2017 Harvard University Horizons Scholar. Rhodes is a Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences in Public … Continue reading “PhD student Christalyn Rhodes named Harvard Horizons Scholar”
December 15, 2016 – There’s plenty to worry infectious disease experts these days. With millions of people on the move every day—travelers, immigrants, refugees—disease … Continue reading “Battling infectious diseases takes a village”
December 15, 2016- Students took a break from final exam preparation at the 2016 Holiday Expo held in Kresge cafeteria on December 7, 2016. Hosted … Continue reading “De-stressing from finals prep at Holiday Expo”
December 5, 2016—Road trip! This fall, four researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston hopped into … Continue reading “Scientists hit the road to gather Parkinson’s data”
Conference on whole genome sequencing addresses advances in technology, ‘fake diseases,’ ancient DNA, and broad opportunities for human disease research November 22, 2016 — In … Continue reading “A genome every 12 minutes”
How might the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president impact public health over the next four years? John McDonough, professor of … Continue reading “The future of public health under President Trump”
Ninety-percent of proposed Canadian hydroelectric projects may expose local indigenous communities to methylmercury November 14, 2016—In a new study, Harvard University researchers find over … Continue reading “Human health risks from hydroelectric projects”
November 8, 2016 – In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that phthalates—synthetic chemicals used in scores of products ranging from vinyl … Continue reading “Exposure to phthalates may raise risk of pregnancy loss, gestational diabetes”
November 7, 2016—The Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public aims to find new approaches to address the … Continue reading “Improving health and safety on the job”
November 4, 2016—Karen Emmons was welcomed back to the School at a festive reception held November 2, 2016 in Kresge Cafeteria. Emmons, who began … Continue reading “Karen Emmons welcomed back to faculty”