Faculty News
AWARDS & HONORS Caroline Buckee, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, received the 2019 Alice Hamilton Award at a ceremony at the School in April. Presented by the Committee on…
Michael Mina earns NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is a recipient of an NIH Director’s Early Independence Award.
Professional sports and health
A new study finds that pro football players appear to be at an elevated risk of death compared to pro baseball players. We’ll explore the factors that may be driving this.
Human flourishing and public health
In this week’s episode we explore what it means for people to flourish, how we can measure it, and ways to help reach a state where all aspects of their life are good.
Faculty News
Faculty appointments and promotions, awards and honors, and books
David Williams elected to National Academy of Sciences
David R. Williams, Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health, and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and professor of African and African American studies and…
There are no 'low-hanging fruits' in science
In this week's podcast we speak with Gökhan Hotamışlıgil, a scientist who is working to understand the basic biology of some of the world’s most prevalent diseases.
The future of cancer prevention (part 2)
In this episode, we speak to a scientist who is examining how our microbiome—the collection of trillions of microbes in and on our bodies—can affect the development of colon cancer.
The future of cancer prevention (part 1)
In this week’s episode, we speak with the director of an innovative new research center who wants to change how we think about preventing and diagnosing cancer.
What can design do for public health?
A leading public health expert and a leading design expert share what they’ve learned from each other and how the principles of design can be applied to address some of the world’s most complex health challenges.
