Experts focus on translational science at global health event
December 16, 2015 – More than 40 national and international health leaders gathered December 10-11, 2015, at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for a Stakeholder’s Advisory Board (SAB) conference supporting Donna Spiegelman’s National Institutes of Health…
Symposium honors legacy of Dimitrios Trichopoulos, leader in field of epidemiology
Former students, colleagues remember his kindness, generosity, passion for science December 10, 2015 — Scientists from around the globe joined Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty, alumni, and students at the 162nd Cutter Lecture on Preventive…
Victims of recent terror attacks remembered
November 17, 2015 — Students, faculty, and staff at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health paused on Monday, November 16, to remember the victims of recent terror attacks in Paris, Beirut, Baghdad, and Sinai. A moment of silence…
How racism impacts health
November 3, 2015 — Public health professionals must not be afraid to use the word “racism” when they see health inequities linked to issues like poverty, segregation, and lack of access to care, Mary Travis Bassett, commissioner of…
School aims to broaden diversity, inclusion
November 3, 2015 -- Creating a more welcoming climate for all. Recruiting and retaining a more diverse group of students, staff, research appointees, and faculty. Fostering stronger connections with the surrounding Mission Hill community. These were some of…
Symposium gathers experts on oxidative stress and mitochondria
October 29, 2015 — Cutting-edge work on molecular mechanisms involved in the cellular response to stress was the focus at the 18th annual John B. Little Symposium, held October 23-24, 2015 at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.…
At HUBweek, experts focus on global health threats
October 8, 2015 — The roots of the current Syrian crisis may be found in the massive drought that afflicted the country between 2006 and 2009 and precipitated a migration of more than 1 million people from rural…
Meet the Acting Dean
[Fall 2015] David Hunter, Dean for Academic Affairs at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health since 2009 and Vincent L. Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention, has been named acting dean of the faculty for the School. He…
Maintaining the momentum
[Fall 2016] As I begin my new role as Acting Dean of the Faculty of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, I feel extraordinarily privileged to be leading an institution with such tremendous momentum behind its…
Maintaining rigorous drug development standards in personalized cancer treatment
New advances in genomic testing have the potential to radically change the way cancer drugs are developed and prescribed, offering personalized therapy with treatment tailored to the patient’s tumor genome. With the advent of this “personalized medicine,” scientists…