Program preps students from underrepresented minority groups for international field research
June 27, 2016 —Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health recently welcomed 10 new fellows into the Multidisciplinary International Research Training (MIRT) program. MIRT is a national program aimed at encouraging students who are members of underrepresented minority…
Student recognized for genetic research on malaria
June 16, 2016 -- As an undergraduate working in malaria researcher Dyann Wirth’s lab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Caleb Irvine was curious why malaria transmission was on the uptick in the Thiès region of…
Hijacking mosquito evolution to prevent malaria’s spread
Andie Smidler, PhD ’19, took STAT inside Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s mosquito insectary for a June 14, 2016 article. Smidler conducts experiments using a tool called gene drive that can be used to spread an…
Rebuilding health care in Nepal
Following last year’s devastating earthquake, a student commits to improving health care in his native country June 1, 2016 -- When Ramu Kharel, MPH ’16, was seven years old, his father won the lottery for an immigrant visa…
Commencement 2016: Student speaker Yu Na address
May 26, 2016 'Not a privilege but a responsibility' Greetings to Acting Dean Hunter, Dean Designate Williams, Dr. Shalala, distinguished members of the faculty, alumni, fellow graduates, and our friends and family who provided each of us with…
Commencement 2016: Alumni Council President-elect M. Rashad Massoud address
May 26, 2016 Thank you Dean Hunter. Graduates of the class of 2016, proud parents and families, honored guests, friends, esteemed faculty and staff, honorable Dean Hunter, Miss Yu Na, and distinguished commencement speaker Dr. Shalala. My fellow…
Commencement 2016: Dean David Hunter address
May 26, 2016 Welcome Remarks Dear graduating students, family members, and friends; members of the faculty and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community: What a pleasure it is to be among the first to congratulate…
Commencement 2016: Clinton Foundation President Donna Shalala address
May 26, 2016 'Expect the Unexpected' Thank you so much, Dean Hunter. And thank you for your leadership. Let’s give Dean Hunter a big hand. It’s not easy to be an acting anything. Before I begin, I’d like…
Students urged to lead a life of ‘service and integrity’
May 26, 2016 -- You don’t have to be in a high-profile role to be a leader in public health. That was the message from Acting Dean David Hunter, MPH ’85, ScD’88, to graduates gathered at Harvard T.H.…
Commencement 2016: Award winners
May 26, 2016 — Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Winners were announced at the Commencement Eve Celebration held on May 25, 2016. …
