Fall 2012 frontlines
[ Fall 2012 ] Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond. HSPH Raises a Healthy Cup to … Continue reading “Fall 2012 frontlines”
[ Fall 2012 ] Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond. HSPH Raises a Healthy Cup to … Continue reading “Fall 2012 frontlines”
[ Fall 2012 ] In May 2012, you resigned from the editorial board of Genomics, protesting the exorbitant subscription fees that scientific journals charge. Researchers and institutions … Continue reading “Off the cuff: Starting a revolution”
[ Fall 2012 ] A decades-long fight to bring clean air standards in line with environmental health science offers lessons for today. On a … Continue reading “Prevailing winds”
[ Fall 2012 ] HSPH’s Will Mair hopes his work in worms will identify molecules that have an effect on aging-related diseases—and which could … Continue reading “Why do we age? Surprising revelations from a worm”
[ Fall 2012 ] As director of the second-largest health department in Washington State, Anthony Chen, MPH ’06, tackles all the issues—from infections to … Continue reading “Working the system”
[ Fall 2012 ] Raphael Arku should have been on top of the world. There he was, in his early 20s, a geologist for … Continue reading “Arku’s journey”
[ Fall 2012 ] According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one out of every two Americans suffers from a chronic … Continue reading “Infographic: The dollars and sense of chronic disease”
[ Fall 2012 ] On May 1, 2012, Harvard School of Public Health launched the Harvard Humanitarian Academy. This month, as in every September for nearly … Continue reading “Lives transformed”
[ Fall 2012 ] Prajna—a Sanskrit word that conveys ultimate wisdom—is the name of a new scholarship for doctoral students in the HSPH Department of Nutrition … Continue reading “New scholarship supports doctoral students in nutrition, honors Willett”
[ Fall 2012 ] Killer infections. A dramatic rise in chronic diseases. Environmental emergencies. Unequal access to medical care. These problems—just a few of the daunting … Continue reading “Transformative education for public health leaders”