Celebrating the legacy of Thailand’s “Father of Public Health and Modern Medicine”
September 1, 2016—One hundred years ago, a young member of the Thai royal family gave up a promising military career to devote himself to the health and well-being of his people. As part of his new plan, Prince…
Michelle Williams, Paula Johnson breaking new ground
Michelle Williams, new Dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Paula Johnson, new president of Wellesley College and a professor in Harvard Chan School’s Department of Epidemiology, talked about their milestone achievements and education in…
Violence in the U.S. and globally
Dear Members of the Harvard T.H. Chan School Community: It is with profound sadness that I write to you in the wake of violence over the past 10 days that has spanned the globe – from Turkey to…
Michelle Williams begins as Dean
First day message from Dean Williams July 1, 2016 Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community: I am delighted to be starting my first day as Dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It is…
Alumni win 2016 Kenneth Rothman Epidemiology Prize
June 28, 2016 — John Jackson, SD ’13, and Sonja Swanson, SD ’14, are the winners of the 2016 Kenneth Rothman Epidemiology Prize. The award is given annually for the best paper published in Epidemiology in the preceding…
Program preps students from underrepresented minority groups for international field research
June 27, 2016 —Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health recently welcomed 10 new fellows into the Multidisciplinary International Research Training (MIRT) program. MIRT is a national program aimed at encouraging students who are members of underrepresented minority…
Orlando tragedy
June 12, 2016 Dear Members of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Community: It is with a sense of horror, sadness and outrage that we learn today of the worst mass shooting on US soil in…
Students urged to lead a life of ‘service and integrity’
May 26, 2016 -- You don’t have to be in a high-profile role to be a leader in public health. That was the message from Acting Dean David Hunter, MPH ’85, ScD’88, to graduates gathered at Harvard T.H.…
Advice for future public health leaders: Build partnerships before crises occur
May 2, 2016 – Making connections and building partnerships with other people and organizations is key to handling a public health crisis—and it’s particularly important to do so before the crisis hits. That was one of the leadership…
High school students sample field of public health
April 20, 2016 — The field of public health provides an opportunity “to be a ripple of hope in improving the lives of others,” David Williams, Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health, told…
