Buckee named an ‘Innovator Under 35’
August 21, 2013 — Caroline Buckee, assistant professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard School of Public Health, has been named by MIT Technology Review as one of this year’s Innovators…
James Robins receives Nathan Mantel Lifetime Achievement Award
August 13, 2013 -- James Robins, whose work at the intersection of statistical science and epidemiology aims to estimate causal effects of exposures or drug treatments—as opposed to just associations—has received the 2013 Nathan Mantel Lifetime Achievement Award in…
A tireless advocate for the science of healthy eating
The Boston Globe Magazine profiled Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) nutrition expert Walter Willett in the cover story of its July 28, 2013 issue. Willett, Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and chair of the…
Biostatistics prof wins ‘Champion of Change’ award for commitment to open science
June 24, 2013 — John Quackenbush, professor of computational biology and bioinformatics in the Department of Biostatistics, has received a White House Open Science Champion of Change award in recognition of his efforts to ensure that vast amounts of…
Healthcare expert Donald Berwick announces governor bid
Donald Berwick, one of the nation’s leading authorities on healthcare quality and improvement and former professor of health policy and management at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), has announced his candidacy for Massachusetts governor. Berwick is former…
Commencement 2013: Award winners
Each year, several awards are presented to graduating students, faculty and staff at the Harvard School of Public Health. STUDENT AWARDS Albert Schweitzer Award Dr. Mary Mwanyika Sando, Master of Public Health Dr. Fang-Ching Sun Memorial Award Dr.…
Women Deliver
Video interview with HSPH's Ana Langer, May 17, 2013, The Lancet
Quan Lu receives Tashjian award for excellence in endocrine research at annual ceremony and lecture
Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, right, with John Lechleiter, president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company May 10, 2013 — Quan Lu, Mark and Catherine Winkler Assistant Professor of Lung Biology in the Departments of Environmental Health and Molecular…
Off the cuff: The turning point in the AIDS epidemic
[ Spring 2013 ] Ten years ago, President George W. Bush launched a $15 billion international program to fight AIDS—the largest public health initiative in history dedicated to a single disease. The School’s Phyllis Kanki spearheaded HSPH’s application to the…
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…