A bold pathway in life—and biology
[ Winter 2015 ] Anthony Covarrubias, PhD ’15, grew up in a working-class neighborhood in South Los Angeles. While celebrities in sports cars whizzed to the beach just a few miles away, Covarrubias’s neighbors waited in long lines…
Students 'hack' Ebola
Harvard School of Public Health was well-represented at the Harvard HackEbola (with Data!) event, held November 21-23, 2014. Students and researchers worked in teams to develop methods for more effective data mining to predict Ebola cases, and one…
HSPH students, researchers share findings at annual poster day
November 12, 2014 — Harvard School of Public Health's Postdoctoral Association and Student Government, with the support of the Office of Faculty Affairs and Dean for Academic Affairs David Hunter, presented a school-wide poster day on November 7,…
Student profile: Sandra Pirela SD '15
Q: Why did you choose Harvard School of Public Health? A: The decision to attend the Harvard School of Public Health was not a hard one. The state of the art research facilities and expertise of the faculty…
Student profile: Michael Gilbert SM '15
Q: Why did you choose HSPH? A: I chose HSPH because it provides a unique combination of top-tier faculty, an ambitious, inspired student body, and an unparalleled setting for exploring new ideas. I knew I wanted to work…
An equal exchange
[ Fall 2014 ] HSPH pairs with refugee public health students to create a healthier Burma The thatched bamboo huts sprawling up the side of a mountain near Thailand’s border with Burma could at first be mistaken for a…
Orientation 2014: HSPH welcomes new students
September 4, 2014 — The Harvard School of Public Health community welcomed new students during orientation activities held August 25-29, 2014. Students from across the country and around the world came together for workshops and events designed to…
Why Public Health? Tari Owi
July 2014 — In our video series "Why Public Health?" we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students and alumni to talk about what drew them to the field. With an interest in cost efficiency, cost containment,…
Helping ‘the poorest of the poor’
June 23, 2014 -- Anubhav and Arunika Agarwal share more than a marriage. Both earned MBAs focused on health management in their home country of India. Both worked in India and Afghanistan on health improvement projects. And both…
New student-led public health publication looks for an edge
June 17, 2014 -- A new publication based at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) aims to tackle tough, timely questions facing the public health community and provide a platform for debate, according to its editor and founder,…
