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Emissions from traffic congestion may shorten lives
Air pollution from traffic congestion in 83 of the nation’s largest urban areas contributes to more than 2,200 premature deaths annually, costing the health system at least $18 billion, according to a study by Harvard School of Public…
HSPH's Connolly fighting tobacco use worldwide
Gregory N. Connolly, director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control and professor of the practice of public health at HSPH, was featured in the Harvard Gazette for his research into the health effects of tobacco and the…
HSPH awarded $8 million from EPA for air pollution research
The Harvard School of Public Health was awarded an $8 million grant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to launch one of four new university-based Clean Air Research Centers. Aiming to advance understanding of the effects of…
Traffic and air pollution most significant triggers of heart attacks worldwide
Every day activities such as drinking alcohol or exercising strenuously can raise an individual’s risk of a heart attack, and exposure to more potent triggers such as cocaine can significantly raise risk. But a new study finds that…
Aging light fixtures in New York City schools leaking PCBs
Inspections have revealed that elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are leaking from aging light fixtures in many New York City public schools. HSPH’s Robert Herrick, senior lecturer on industrial hygiene, spoke to the Wall Street Journal on…
From pond to pump
[ Winter 2011] HSPH student sees the future of energy production—and cleaner, healthier skies—in tiny green algae Birds no longer fall dead out of the sky in Mexico City. One of the most polluted spots on Earth 20 years…
Nanoparticles' path from lungs to body illuminates effects of air pollution, offers promise for inhaled drug therapies
Nanoparticles too small to see through a traditional microscope could be used in developing therapeutic agents to treat pulmonary disease, and also offer a greater understanding of the health effects of air pollution, according to scientists from HSPH…
Students target air pollution from Boston to Sub-Saharan Africa
[Fall 2009] Kathie Dionisio and Emmanuel Baja A pair of HSPH doctoral students look at air pollution in new ways. For one, the goal is to describe unique air pollution challenges in the developing world. For the other,…
Our world our challenge
March 2009 -- Explore HSPH's contribution to environmental health science -- from protecting workers from toxic exposures to investigating the subtler health impacts of air pollution -- through interviews and footage of faculty and students in the Department…
BYU-HSPH study shows that Americans owe five months of their lives to cleaner air
For immediate release: January 21, 2009 A new study by researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health shows that average life expectancy in 51 U.S. cities increased nearly three years over recent decades, and…