Jesse Bump, Nancy Turnbull receive inaugural Sastry Awards for outstanding teaching
Jesse Bump and Nancy Turnbull are the 2022 recipients of a new award recognizing outstanding teaching in public health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Is helping cells self-destruct the key to treating COVID-19?
Radiation biologist Kristopher Sarosiek zeroes in on why the severity of COVID-19 varies so widely.

A fellowship to help clinicians fight burnout – and climate change
The Climate Health Organizing Fellowship is training a dozen teams on activating their communities to improve patient well-being.

Marcia Castro named AAAS Fellow
Marcia Castro of Harvard Chan School has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Hidden in plain view
Bob Farese Jr. is an expert in how lipid synthesis and storage may lead to disease—and an accomplished amateur photographer.

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A global health ‘conductor’ returns to Harvard Chan School
Muhammad Pate, a former Nigerian health minister, plans to explore trends that will shape the future of global health, and share his perspective as a practitioner September 1, 2021—When Muhammad Pate became head of Nigeria’s National Primary Health…

Joe Allen’s focus on clean indoor air
A Science magazine profile of healthy buildings expert Joseph Allen described his research on how indoor air quality affects human health and cognition, his work advising companies on ventilation and air filtration, and his efforts during the pandemic…

Epidemiologist Albert Hofman knighted by the Netherlands
Albert Hofman, chair of Harvard Chan School's Department of Epidemiology, has been named a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands for exceptional service to the community.

Dean Michelle Williams elected to Americares Board of Directors
Michelle Williams, dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of Americares. The board oversees all aspects of the health-focused relief organization’s health programs, including…