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Expanding access to clinical trial data responsibly
For immediate release: October 21, 2013 Boston, MA – A new report by researchers from Harvard University and others in a working group convened by the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center (MRCT) at Harvard proposes recommendations for addressing a…
Buckee named an ‘Innovator Under 35’
August 21, 2013 — Caroline Buckee, assistant professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard School of Public Health, has been named by MIT Technology Review as one of this year’s Innovators…
At India’s Kumbh Mela, world’s largest gathering, researchers document public health concerns
February 12, 2013 -- Tens of millions of people are gathering for the Kumbh Mela, a 55-day Hindu religious festival currently underway in Allahabad, India. The event happens every 12 years, with a massive temporary city constructed to accommodate…
HSPH to launch second public health course on edX
January 2, 2013 -- Harvard School of Public Health’s new online course, “Health in Numbers: Quantitative Methods in Clinical and Public Health Research,” an introduction to biostatistics and epidemiology, has drawn 53,857 students from all over the world.…
Declining air pollution levels continue to improve life expectancy in U.S.
For immediate release: Monday, December 3, 2012 Boston, MA — A new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found an association between reductions in fine particulate matter and improved life expectancy in…
In pursuit of clinical research career, surgeon follows in parents' footsteps
November 13, 2012 -- When Meera Kotagal, MD ’09, MPH ’14, a surgical resident and research fellow at the University of Washington, entered the classroom to begin the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness(PCE) at Harvard School of Public Health this…
HSPH's Nathan Eagle awarded prestigious economics prize
June 19, 2012 -- Nathan Eagle, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) adjunct assistant professor of epidemiology, is a recipient of the 2012 Global Economy Prize from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy. He was honored along with Nobel laureates…
The promise of big data
[ Spring/Summer 2012 ] Petabytes of raw information could provide clues for everything from preventing TB to shrinking health care costs—if we can figure out how to use them. Harvard School of Public Health microbiologist Sarah Fortune went…
Using cell phones for public health
February 28, 2012 Nathan Eagle is an expert in how to use cell phone data to predict and influence human behavior. And he thinks that cell phones could be the next big thing in public health. That’s because cell…
Mobilizing a revolution: How cellphones are transforming public health
[ Winter 2012 ] In addition to his role at HSPH, Nathan Eagle is CEO of Jana (formerly txteagle), a technology company that has built a platform capable of awarding billions of people with free mobile airtime in…