Marc Roberts, a ‘human face of HSPH,’ recognized for 46 years of service to Harvard
March 29, 2013 -- When Arnold Epstein meets Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) alumni on his frequent travels in the U.S. and abroad, he’s often asked about [[Marc Roberts]], professor of political economy emeritus. “They always want…
Infectious disease expert works to ban landmines, fight tuberculosis and AIDS
Since the 1980s, infectious disease specialist Anne Goldfeld has worked to ban landmines, treat victims of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Cambodia and Ethiopia, and conduct research aimed at eradicating those diseases. A professor in the Department of Immunology…
HSPH’s Joseph Brain ends 40-year stretch teaching Harvard undergrad public health course
Joseph Brain, Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Physiology at Harvard School of Public Health, launched the Harvard undergraduate course “The Human Organism” in 1971 and has taught it for all but one year since. He…
In Memoriam: Donald Hornig, founding director of HSPH's Interdisciplinary Programs in Health, former president of Brown University
January 25, 2013 -- Donald Hornig, professor of chemistry, emeritus, at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and a former president of Brown University, key figure in the Manhattan Project, and science adviser to three presidents, passed away…
In Memoriam: Vilma Hunt, former HSPH scientist, radiation expert, feminist
January 22, 2013 -- Vilma Hunt, a pioneering researcher who studied radioactivity in cigarette smoke and workplace environmental hazards for women, died on December 29, 2012. A former research associate and visiting scientist at Harvard School of Public…
Off the cuff: Science of the spirit
[ Winter 2013 ] You are an epidemiologist who focuses on quantitative methods. Yet you study an area that seems almost unquantifiable: the intersection of religion and health. Can public health researchers, objectively study spirituality? If so, how…
HSPH faculty members honored
November 30, 2012 -- Brendan Manning, associate professor of genetics and complex diseases, received a 2012 Senior Scholar in Aging Award from The Ellison Medical Foundation for his research on determining the genetic and metabolic relationship between the major longevity…
Postdocs take center stage at annual appreciation day
September 27, 2012 -- Raffles, kudos, and awards were on the agenda at the Harvard School of Public Health's Postdoc Appreciation Day celebration to recognize postdocs and their mentors. The September 21, 2012 event, held in the Kresge…
Public health and the U.S. economy
[ Fall 2012 ] How the next U.S. president can stack the deck in favor of people’s health and wealth in 2013 With the November 2012 elections on the horizon, Americans surveyed in national polls consistently rank the…
Off the cuff: Starting a revolution
[ Fall 2012 ] In May 2012, you resigned from the editorial board of Genomics, protesting the exorbitant subscription fees that scientific journals charge. Researchers and institutions in poor nations often cannot afford to pay and are effectively shut out of…
