Harvard School of Public Health professor Barry R. Bloom named recipient of national award for contributions to understanding immune responses to infectious diseases
For immediate release: September 2, 2009 Boston, MA -- Barry R. Bloom, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), will receive…
Case-based learning
[ Spring 2009 ] Innovative course prepares students to cope with complexity Imagine yourself as a candidate for the master's degree in public health at Harvard. Your task: Acquire the skills and leadership traits to solve complex public health issues.…
TB superstrains
[ Fall 2008 ] Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is research focus Covering 200 square kilometers of arid scrubland in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province, the rural district of Tugela Ferry seems to swallow its inhabitants, its parched mountain ridges shutting out the…
Statement of concern on detention of Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei by Iranian authorities
For immediate release: Friday, August 8, 2008 Boston, MA -- Barry R. Bloom, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, today expressed "deep concern regarding the detention by Iranian authorities of Dr. Kamiar Alaei, a 2007 Masters…
Hope for a needle-free TB vaccine
[ Spring 2008 ] New "dry-spray" technology passes muster in guinea pigs Aiming to make immunization safer and more cost-effective for the developing world, Harvard School of Public Health Dean Barry R. Bloom and two bioengineers at Harvard, David Edwards and doctoral…
Inhaled tuberculosis vaccine more effective than traditional shot in study using experimental animals
For Immediate Release: March 12, 2008 Boston, MA -- A novel aerosol version of the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, administered directly to the lungs as an oral mist, offers significantly better protection against the disease in experimental…
Dean's message: Investment in the future
[ Winter 2008 ] In her installation speech as President of Harvard University in October, Drew Faust reflected on the special quality of universities, stating that “The essence of a university is that it is uniquely accountable to the past and to…
