A Message from Dean Designate Michelle Williams
February 23, 2016 Dear Members of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Community: I was thrilled and honored today to be named by President Faust to become the next Dean of the Harvard T. H. Chan…
Michelle Williams to lead Harvard Chan School
February 23, 2016 -- Michelle A. Williams, S.M. ’88, Sc.D. ’91, a distinguished epidemiologist and award-winning educator known for her influential studies of maternal and child health around the world, will become the next dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan…
‘Blended’ online, on-campus master’s program in epidemiology offers maximum flexibility
January 12, 2016 -- Between shifts in a California hospital, on lunch break in Singapore, or on an airplane soaring over Canada, students from all over the globe are now studying epidemiology in a new Harvard T.H. Chan…
Getting residents on board with proposed smoking ban in public housing
December 14, 2015 -- Under a new federal proposal, smoking would be banned in all public housing in the United States within several years. On December 3, 2015, about 35 experts from around the country—federal officials, representatives from…
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…
Childhood abuse linked to sleep disturbances in pregnancy
A history of childhood abuse is associated with increased odds of stress-related sleep disturbances for women during pregnancy, according to researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and colleagues. The study is believed to be the…
Poor sleep may contribute to health disparities
Insomnia, sleep apnea, snoring, and other sleep difficulties common among older adults are more common among blacks, Chinese, and Hispanics in America than in whites and may contribute to health disparities, according to a study led by Harvard…
Innovation through collaboration
Harvard Catalyst fosters relationships across the University June 26, 2014 — Fathers tend not to be included in research on how kids are fed at home, despite increasing evidence that men are contributing more time to the daily…
Harvard Public Health Magazine Extra: Stress & Health
April 2014 – Michelle Williams, Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discusses the connections between stress, human biology, and financial constraints.…
Adaptability key to success of cohort studies
December 17, 2013 – With federal research dollars declining, investigators must think of creative and flexible ways to keep their long-running cohort studies running and funded, said Bruce M. Psaty, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University…
