Students perform at annual International Night—virtually
June 23, 2020 – Unnati Mehta twirled and leapt gracefully during two Indian dances—in front of an invisible audience. Mehta, a doctoral student at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was among the many performers at the…
Student articles focus on housing insecurity, urban farming, and environmental justice
Two doctoral students in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health recently wrote articles focused on environmental justice that were featured in Environmental Health News’ Agents of Change series. In an April…
Amid pandemic, Harvard Chan students connect with isolated local seniors
June 3, 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic, which has pushed so many people physically apart, brought together two unlikely friends, Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa and Sofiya Deych. Now the two look forward to the day when they can meet in…
Harvard Chan–affiliated teams compete in finals of President’s Innovation Challenge
June 2, 2020 – Three teams with ties to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Vincere Health, Concerto Biosciences, and SanaRx—were among the finalists in the 2020 President’s Innovation Challenge presented by the Harvard Innovation Labs, and two…
Graduation 2020: Alumni Association President Carmon Davis address
May 28, 2020 To the graduates of the Class of 2020, proud families and friends, eminent guests, valued faculty and staff, the honorable Dean Williams and our distinguished commencement speaker, Dr. Pate: It is a privilege as the…
Graduation 2020: Muhammad Ali Pate address
May 28, 2020 It is a great honor to join you on this day, which you’ve worked so long and so hard to reach. I imagine it looks a bit different than what you expected. Whatever you pictured,…
Graduation 2020: Student speaker Nadhira Nuraini Afifa address
May 28, 2020 Good afternoon everyone. Greetings to Dean Williams, faculty, staff, and alumni, and to the Class of 2020: Congratulations! Congratulations to our parents, friends, and loved ones, without whom today would not be as special as it…
Graduation 2020: Dean Michelle Williams address
May 28, 2020 Welcome Remarks Even though we aren’t physically together, it’s wonderful to be here with you, your proud professors, and your families and friends who have logged on from all over the world. When you first…
‘Today, public health is everywhere’
May 28, 2020 – At Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s 2020 graduation ceremony, Dean Michelle Williams acknowledged that no one would have envisioned graduating virtually amid a global pandemic. But Williams—in academic regalia, speaking from her home…
Helping babies get a nutritious start in life
Latifat Okara, MPH ’21, is raising awareness for mothers about the lifelong importance of serving healthy food to babies.
