HSPH alumnus Donald Hopkins joins Jimmy Carter, Nicholas Kristof, for global health chat
Donald Hopkins, MPH ’70, internationally recognized for his work on smallpox and Guinea worm disease eradication efforts, joined former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof on September 10, 2013 for a special video…
When engineering met public health
People often ask Victoria Fan, SM ’08, SD ’11, how she ended up in public health after completing undergraduate studies in engineering at MIT. As she sees it, the trajectory is a natural one, rooted in history. In…
HSPH alumna named HIV/AIDS Envoy to UN Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) alumna Speciosa Wandira-Kasibwe as his Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. A surgeon who has played a key role in both public health and politics…
The Eradicator: Donald Hopkins
August 2013 -- Donald Hopkins, MPH ’70, and currently a vice president at the Carter Center, has spent a career helping to eradicate two major tropical diseases. Beginning in the 1960s he helped lead efforts to vaccinate people…
Spreading his wings: Air Force flight surgeon wants to promote healthy strategies for patients
May 13, 2013 -- As a flight surgeon for the U.S. Air Force, Russell Tontz doesn’t perform surgery—the name “flight surgeon” is historical, dating to WWI—but he is a doctor specially trained to care for pilots. Most recently…
Alumnus Donald Hopkins works to end the scourge of Guinea worm
A New York Times profile of HSPH alumnus Donald Hopkins, MPH ’70, describes his impressive efforts to battle Guinea worm disease and his prior involvement with the eradication of smallpox. Former deputy director and acting director of the…
A Healthier World: The Impact of Financial Aid
Students and alumni talk about the impact that receiving financial aid has had on their lives. For Raphael Arku, SD ’15, it means the chance to study environmental health so that he can improve the lives of people back…
HSPH alumni and faculty part of Boston Marathon tragedy response
Harvard School of Public Health-affiliated physicians were among the hospital emergency department staff called upon to care for victims of the explosions at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Stephanie Kayden, MPH ’06, was the senior physician…
In Memoriam: Nevin Scrimshaw, HSPH alumnus and global nutrition pioneer
February 27, 2013 -- Nevin Scrimshaw, a nutritionist who pioneered the use of protein supplements to save the lives of children at risk of dying from malnutrition, passed away on February 8, 2013. He was 95. Scrimshaw, MPH…
Tropical disease expert Adetokunbo Lucas wins humanitarian award
January 29, 2013 -- Adetokunbo Lucas, who earned a master of science in hygiene at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in 1964 and went on to play a major international role in fighting neglected tropical diseases, has…
